2024 Transfer Portal

[Bigvalley84]

LSU up to 12 portal commits , that just seems like a huge number to me , how’d you like to be a returning player for them , talk about chemistry problems

 

[cardvolfan]

LSU up to 12 portal commits , that just seems like a huge number to me , how’d you like to be a returning player for them , talk about chemistry problems

They will never have a Skenes/Crews combo again. Those 2 guys turned them from good to great. Can’t imagine 12 transfers in one year.

 

[Volprofch05]

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[drvenner]

The beating out Vandy aspect is pretty nice. I was checking out the Commodore War Room on Rivals the other day, and they were—no joke—cheering the fact that Jordan Beck broke his hand recently. Vandy fans are the sorriest, trashiest bunch of sore losers I've ever seen. Tony Vitello has forced them all into an existential crisis.

I'll say it again. Corbin is a slightly above average coach without that endowment advantage he had for years.

 

[tn4elvis]

I'll say it again. Corbin is a slightly above average coach without that endowment advantage he had for years.

Kinda like Nebraska use to have in football. No more recruiting advantages no more championships

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Kinda like Nebraska use to have in football. No more recruiting advantages no more championships

I was only a kid at the time, what advantages did Nebraska have at the time?

 

[oldfiji]

I was only a kid at the time, what advantages did Nebraska have at the time?

I am trying to remember correctly but the state of Nebraska used to have County Agricultural Scholarships that each county could bestow on a worthy individual. Most just happened to be very good football players.
Since these young me went to Lincoln on “non-athletic” scholarships, then the Cornhuskers could spend the actual football scholarships on out of state players. It seemed they used to have about 150 players on the team

 

[CAVPUT]

I was only a kid at the time, what advantages did Nebraska have at the time?

If memory serves, they also took advantage of roster sizes and "walk on" status.

 

[JarFly]

I am trying to remember correctly but the state of Nebraska used to have County Agricultural Scholarships that each county could bestow on a worthy individual. Most just happened to be very good football players.
Since these young me went to Lincoln on “non-athletic” scholarships, then the Cornhuskers could spend the actual football scholarships on out of state players. It seemed they used to have about 150 players on the team

Yes, in the 80's-90's Nebraska had one of the greatest "walk on" programs in all of college football at the time - and boy most of those walk-ons were extremely large and nasty corn fed young men who absolutely mauled us in the 1998 Orange Bowl game 42-17, which in turn forced us to get extremely serious and revamp our S&C program which had a very positive impact on our '98 National Championship Season!

 

[CAVPUT]

Yes, in the 80's-90's Nebraska had one of the greatest "walk on" programs in all of college football at the time - and boy most of those walk-ons were extremely large and nasty corn fed young men who absolutely mauled us in the 1998 Orange Bowl game 42-17, which in turn forced us to get extremely serious and revamp our S&C program which had a very positive impact on our '98 National Championship Season!

Yeah...a lot of those husker linemen were chemistry majors, too.

 

[NighthawkVol]

If memory serves, they also took advantage of roster sizes and "walk on" status.

And steroids.

 

[Mccage]

Yes, in the 80's-90's Nebraska had one of the greatest "walk on" programs in all of college football at the time - and boy most of those walk-ons were extremely large and nasty corn fed young men who absolutely mauled us in the 1998 Orange Bowl game 42-17, which in turn forced us to get extremely serious and revamp our S&C program which had a very positive impact on our '98 National Championship Season!

They hoed their own corn

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Tony has shown a liking to mixing Lefty/righty in lineups as much as possible. My stab would be:

1. Ensley CF
2. Killen 2B
3. Curley 3B
4. Fischer DH
5. Backus RF
6. Rat 1B
7. Peebles C
8. Chapman LF
9. Antigua SS

Bargo could steal Backus or Chapman's spots but I love having him as a super Utility guy.

If Bargo can mimic Burke’s early transformation and stop trying to hit the ball 500ft on every swing of the bat, he’ll be fine.

 

[CAVPUT]

If Bargo can mimic Burke’s early transformation and stop trying to hit the ball 500ft on every swing of the bat, he’ll be fine.

I was blown away by the changes Burke made to his approach at the plate. Guy transformed himself into a MLB hitter.

 

[Aladywhovolunteer]

LSU up to 12 portal commits , that just seems like a huge number to me , how’d you like to be a returning player for them , talk about chemistry problems

@Bigvalley84 you are correct.

For what ever reason, LSU ( in my opinion) appears to be blowing up their roster and starting over completely. You mentioned 12 portal commits and this includes 7 pitchers. They also had 12 players enter the portal and that included 8 pitchers. Some of those pitchers were highly sought after.

Their three starters from the 2024 season are all draft eligible. Gage Jump who didn't pitch in 2023 is expected to be taken in the second round of the MLB draft, although LSU is hopeful he will return. Thatcher Hurd not only is draft eligible he entered his name in the portal on Thursday. Holman ( Alabama transfer) will be selected early in the draft.

Their 2nd ranked recruiting class for the 2025 season has only 16 recruits listed but 10 of them are draft risks as they are ranked in the top 100 recruits.

Their second ranked portal class signed in 2023 for the 2024 season had six players listed and five of those are either draft eligible or out of eligibility. The one player who may return is Kade Woods and he appears to be draft eligible.

LSU head coach Johnson said recently that what he was noted for was building programs. He continued, "That philosophy dosen't work in the current NCAA environment." He now believes you must build one year teams. So, the explosion in Baton Rouge appears to be the demolition of a program in an effort to create a one year team.

Next year, when the camera pans the LSU bench it would not surprise me to see the players with programs trying to determine which teammate is batting.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

 

[Volprofch05]

Barn could use some pitching

 

[tn4elvis]

Barn could use some pitching

I think we hit like 15 home runs down there. Even the Auburn homer announcers were impressed.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

@Bigvalley84 you are correct.

For what ever reason, LSU ( in my opinion) appears to be blowing up their roster and starting over completely. You mentioned 12 portal commits and this includes 7 pitchers. They also had 12 players enter the portal and that included 8 pitchers. Some of those pitchers were highly sought after.

Their three starters from the 2024 season are all draft eligible. Gage Jump who didn't pitch in 2023 is expected to be taken in the second round of the MLB draft, although LSU is hopeful he will return. Thatcher Hurd not only is draft eligible he entered his name in the portal on Thursday. Holman ( Alabama transfer) will be selected early in the draft.

Their 2nd ranked recruiting class for the 2025 season has only 16 recruits listed but 10 of them are draft risks as they are ranked in the top 100 recruits.

Their second ranked portal class signed in 2023 for the 2024 season had six players listed and five of those are either draft eligible or out of eligibility. The one player who may return is Kade Woods and he appears to be draft eligible.

LSU head coach Johnson said recently that what he was noted for was building programs. He continued, "That philosophy dosen't work in the current NCAA environment." He now believes you must build one year teams. So, the explosion in Baton Rouge appears to be the demolition of a program in an effort to create a one year team.

Next year, when the camera pans the LSU bench it would not surprise me to see the players with programs trying to determine which teammate is batting.

So, it appears that like Tony Vitello, Jay Johnson has also alienated high school coaches across the country, and is having to build from the portal, which will eventually blow up in his face and LSU will soon be an afterthought in the world of college baseball.
I’ll talk with some vandee people to confirm...

 

[tn4elvis]

So, it appears that like Tony Vitello, Jay Johnson has also alienated high school coaches across the country, and is having to build from the portal, which will eventually blow up in his face and LSU will soon be an afterthought in the world of college baseball.
I’ll talk with some vandee people to confirm...

I think that you have to have a mixture of high school kids and a few portal kids the fill in some holes. I don’t think that you can win consistently with only recruiting one side

 

[Vols330]

So, it appears that like Tony Vitello, Jay Johnson has also alienated high school coaches across the country, and is having to build from the portal, which will eventually blow up in his face and LSU will soon be an afterthought in the world of college baseball.
I’ll talk with some vandee people to confirm...

TV has alienated high school coaches?

 

[Bigvalley84]

I for one hope Tony and staff never stop developing the young guys , it’s been a lot of fun seeing Burke, Moore ,Dreilling , Tears and the list just keeps going on and on and on , I know our transfers have had an impact too and I look at multi year transfers as more of a recruit than 1 year fill in the gap player , yeah I’m old school and don’t particularly like the portal but I understand every top program has to use it to stay relevant , I hope our transfers are successful and help us win but am more interested in our young guys growing into major contributors and future draft picks

 

[tn4elvis]

I for one hope Tony and staff never stop developing the young guys , it’s been a lot of fun seeing Burke, Moore ,Dreilling , Tears and the list just keeps going on and on and on , I know our transfers have had an impact too and I look at multi year transfers as more of a recruit than 1 year fill in the gap player , yeah I’m old school and don’t particularly like the portal but I understand every top program has to use it to stay relevant , I hope our transfers are successful and help us win but am more interested in our young guys growing into major contributors and future draft picks

I think that for the long term health of the program you have to continue to sign and develop high school kids

 

[cobbwebb0710]

TV has alienated high school coaches?

According to what I read in another thread, from a vandee “insider”


Tony V is all about himself and high school coaches despise him and his players hate playing for him, so he’s having to deceive transfers to keep the program going.
But no need to worry because our program is about to crumble because of all the shady doings and selfishness of Tony Vitello.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

I think that for the long term health of the program you have to continue to sign and develop high school kids

It’s a must, because it’s only a matter of time before the wild Wild West gets shut down.