I would love to see us bring in 13 from the portal. I just don't see that happening though.

Are we going to reach the 85 scholarship limit or just take another large class next year. Or are we not done yet?

Need another portal corner in addition to Grimes. Need 2 portal LB's. Remember Hicks and Samu still to sign.

Jimbo not done yet. Big surprise coming.

I'm wondering if a couple of more of our guys that hit the portal will decide to come back? Some of them may find it hard to find a landing spot.

lagoag said:

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I'm wondering if a couple of more of our guys that hit the portal will decide to come back? Some of them may find it hard to find a landing spot.

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I believe it was said that 60% of players in the portal won't be selected by another school

As long as we land Grimes we will only have 1 more position in question. That would be NB, which will dictate how we attack the portal.

If Smith does in fact go pro we have to grab a starting WR from the portal, if not we need depth.

Sure we can upgrade LB and OT but we have experience and depth there.

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lagoag said:

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I'm wondering if a couple of more of our guys that hit the portal will decide to come back? Some of them may find it hard to find a landing spot.

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I believe it was said that 60% of players in the portal won't be selected by another school

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That's a crazy percentage of players that just lost a scholarship and a chance of a diploma if they don't find a new school. I bet in the future that more players will second guess themselves before entering the portal. IMO

Be nice if there was a roll up from each school on who lost scholarships and was not picked up anywhere

Am I the only one who sees Tease's name and automatically says it in the Olsen field voice? You know when a manager doesn't good game his pitcher…

One trend I'm liking with the last few signees is they seem to be high character guys. York obviously, but Platt and Owens as well. I haven't seen interviews with a lot of the guys but those three all seem to be great guys. I think we had a lot of high ego personalities with the last class that poisoned the locker room. Based on what I've seen with TU's class, it seems like they are leaning that way too. Except Hill, really wanted Hill.

Thanks! Very helpful to see actual information rather than so many questionable opinions.

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lagoag said:

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I'm wondering if a couple of more of our guys that hit the portal will decide to come back? Some of them may find it hard to find a landing spot.

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I believe it was said that 60% of players in the portal won't be selected by another school

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CORRECTION: NCAA: 40 percent of scholarship FBS players do not find scholarships on the other side of the transfer portal
only 59 percent of scholarship transfers found scholarships at FBS school. Eight percent left their scholarships to become walk-ons elsewhere, while a full third remain stuck in limbo. Incredibly, 18 percent of walk-ons that Portaled managed to find a scholarship at their new school.

https://footballscoop.com/news/ncaa-transfer-portal-data

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lagoag said:

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I'm wondering if a couple of more of our guys that hit the portal will decide to come back? Some of them may find it hard to find a landing spot.

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I believe it was said that 60% of players in the portal won't be selected by another school

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CORRECTION: NCAA: 40 percent of scholarship FBS players do not find scholarships on the other side of the transfer portal
only 59 percent of scholarship transfers found scholarships at FBS school. Eight percent left their scholarships to become walk-ons elsewhere, while a full third remain stuck in limbo. Incredibly, 18 percent of walk-ons that Portaled managed to find a scholarship at their new school.

https://footballscoop.com/news/ncaa-transfer-portal-data

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That's still crazy numbers. The grass isn't always greener.

lagoag said:

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lagoag said:

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I'm wondering if a couple of more of our guys that hit the portal will decide to come back? Some of them may find it hard to find a landing spot.

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I believe it was said that 60% of players in the portal won't be selected by another school

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That's a crazy percentage of players that just lost a scholarship and a chance of a diploma if they don't find a new school. I bet in the future that more players will second guess themselves before entering the portal. IMO

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Doubtful. We aren't talking about rocket scientists here.

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lagoag said:

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ABATTBQ87 said:

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lagoag said:

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I'm wondering if a couple of more of our guys that hit the portal will decide to come back? Some of them may find it hard to find a landing spot.

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I believe it was said that 60% of players in the portal won't be selected by another school

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That's a crazy percentage of players that just lost a scholarship and a chance of a diploma if they don't find a new school. I bet in the future that more players will second guess themselves before entering the portal. IMO

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Doubtful. We aren't talking about rocket scientists here.

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You're correct they're not rocket scientists, but when their parents see they are giving up their scholarships they may make them think twice about it.

Nice summary OP. Thank you!

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I would love to see us bring in 13 from the portal. I just don't see that happening though.

Are we going to reach the 85 scholarship limit or just take another large class next year. Or are we not done yet?

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My guess... we'll add 3 +/- to the signing class.

I think we'll keep 4-5 that are currently in Portal.

We'll pull in 2-3 impact guys from the Portal, but mostly depth.

I think we will sign more than 5 from the portal but of course that all depends on if any of our portal guys are allowed back and want back.

Any word on Foster? Sounded like some rumblings he may be considering sticking with only the shotput? Have to assume this is only a rumor with zero validity to it, because in my opinion he would be key to an improved line this year.

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Ol -
Zuhn, Dewberry, Wykoff, Robinson, Fatheree
Ogunbiyi, Moko, Foster, Nabou, Crownover
Erb, Bankhead, Strickland, BISONTIS, SHANAHAN

THOMASSON, BETRAND

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Thin areas appear to be corner, safety, linebacker and wide receiver

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I thought Ogunbiyi and Moko should be flipped. Moko was LT and Ogunbiyi was LG. I would also be surprised if 1s and 2s will be decided until summer. We're returning 5 starters from 2022 and 3 guys that were projected starters at the beginning of the season. Great place to be.

I believe our projected line for 2022 was:

Moko, Ogunbiyi, Foster, Robinson, Fatheree

We saw mostly this:
Zuhn, Dewberry, Wykoff, Robinson, Fatheree
Crownover, Nabou, Strickland, Bankhead, Erb <- Line listed 2nd in depth

I think both BISONTIS (6'5"/290), SHANAHAN (6'4"/310) project as Guards.

The two Ts we got:
Thomasson (6'8"/325)
Betrand (6'7"/310)

Look to be beasts.

My co-worker from Philly sent me a text once Betrand signed. He gave me some info on Enai White. I'm pretty excited about both those kids.

Also, I'm predicting Enai White to be a Von Miller-type LB. We saw him drop back in coverage and blitz off the corner. I think his speed and athleticism will get plenty of attention.

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Any word on Foster? Sounded like some rumblings he may be considering sticking with only the shotput? Have to assume this is only a rumor with zero validity to it, because in my opinion he would be key to an improved line this year.

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Where did you hear this rumor?

CB is the most glaring position of need. Hope we get a good one out of the portal.

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CB is the most glaring position of need. Hope we get a good one out of the portal.

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Probably going to land Grimes. That would give us 2 experienced starters.

Sylla was playing some LB last year. They may transition him to OLB

he finished strong. If he beefs up and keeps his speed he could be a really good hybrid edge/LB

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Sylla was playing some LB last year. They may transition him to OLB

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Yes, I noticed that in the LSU game.

Updated added MCCall

Offense/ Specialists (39)
Qb -
Weigman, Johnson, REED

Rb -
Moss, Daniels, Crownover, OWENS

Te -
Green, Johnson
Ohrstrom, Garza, PLATT

Wr -
Muhammad, Stewart, Thomas
Smith, Jackson, TEASE

Ol -
Zuhn, Dewberry, Wykoff, Robinson, Fatheree

Ogunbiyi, Moko, Foster, Nabou, Crownover

Erb, Bankhead, Strickland, BISONTIS, SHANAHAN

THOMASSON, BETRAND

P - Constantinou, WHITE
K - Bond, Moczulski


Defense (33)
Dl -
Overton, Turner, Jackson, Diggs
Stewart, Nolan, Raikes, Lucas
White, Regis, Brownlow-Dindy, Sylla
Overton, HICKS

Lb -
Cooper, Harris, Russell
SANFORD, KENNEDY, JOHNSON, YORK

S/N -
Gilbert, Matthews, Anderson, Kerr, Harmon, BROOKS

Cb -
Chappell, Taylor, ROGERS, THOMAS, (GRIMES) (McCall)

After the churn, that makes 72 players on scholarship

That leaves 13 spots open with TAUMANUPEPE counting against that total

Need - (13 available)
1 corner
1 safety/nickel
1 linebacker
DT - TAUMANUPEPE
3 wide receiver
1 running back
1 QB
1 OL
3 - best available

lagoag said:

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lagoag said:

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ABATTBQ87 said:

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lagoag said:

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I'm wondering if a couple of more of our guys that hit the portal will decide to come back? Some of them may find it hard to find a landing spot.

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I believe it was said that 60% of players in the portal won't be selected by another school

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That's a crazy percentage of players that just lost a scholarship and a chance of a diploma if they don't find a new school. I bet in the future that more players will second guess themselves before entering the portal. IMO

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Doubtful. We aren't talking about rocket scientists here.

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You're correct they're not rocket scientists, but when their parents see they are giving up their scholarships they may make them think twice about it.

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think what we don't know is how many going into the portal are suggested/told by the school they need to go.

Jimmy Johnson used to tell them they are four one year scholarships

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lagoag said:

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ABATTBQ87 said:

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lagoag said:

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I'm wondering if a couple of more of our guys that hit the portal will decide to come back? Some of them may find it hard to find a landing spot.

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I believe it was said that 60% of players in the portal won't be selected by another school

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That's a crazy percentage of players that just lost a scholarship and a chance of a diploma if they don't find a new school. I bet in the future that more players will second guess themselves before entering the portal. IMO

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Doubtful. We aren't talking about rocket scientists here.

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You're correct they're not rocket scientists, but when their parents see they are giving up their scholarships they may make them think twice about it.

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think what we don't know is how many going into the portal are suggested/told by the school they need to go.

Jimmy Johnson used to tell them they are four one year scholarships

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Stupid kids typically come from stupid parents.

Add 4 Star WR #148 overall Raymond Cottrell to the list. Long time Georgia commit didn't sign and committed to is

Offense/ Specialists (42)
Qb -
Weigman, Johnson, REED

Rb -
Moss, Daniels, Crownover, OWENS

Te -
Green, Johnson, Wright
Ohrstrom, Garza, PLATT

Wr -
Muhammad, Stewart, Thomas
Smith, Jackson, TEASE, COTTRELL, (SMITH)

Ol -
Zuhn, Dewberry, Wykoff, Robinson, Fatheree

Ogunbiyi, Moko, Foster, Nabou, Crownover

Erb, Bankhead, Strickland, BISONTIS, SHANAHAN

THOMASSON, BETRAND

P - Constantinou, WHITE
K - Bond, Moczulski

Defense (35)
Dl -
Overton, Turner, Jackson, Diggs
Stewart, Nolan, Raikes, Sylla
White, Regis, Brownlow-Dindy, Scarlett
Overton, HICKS, TAUMANUPEPE

Lb -
Cooper, Harris, Russell
SANFORD, KENNEDY, JOHNSON, YORK

S/N -
Richardson, Gilbert, Matthews, Anderson, Kerr, Harmon, BROOKS

Cb -
Chappell, Taylor, ROGERS, THOMAS, (GRIMES) (MCCALL)

After the churn, that makes 77 players on scholarship

Need - (8 available)
1 corner
2 safety/ nickel
1 linebacker
2 wide receiver
1 running back
1 quarterback