knox73
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Vols certainly had poor luck with NIL investments in the secondary. Huge money was tied up in McCoy and Gibson who both were injured all season. Then the clown Boo Carter, who wanted to play offense and defense, turns out to be beyond worthless and I assume got paid serious NIL. Meantime, Jakobe Thomas hits the portal and becomes a star for Miami. Imagine trading Boo “2-way” Carter for Thomas. Of course the coaching staff cannot know the ill fortune ahead due to injuries and personal stupidity and they did a marvelous job with Colton Hood and Redmond. Following Hood’s opt-out a walk-on started at corner in the Music City Bowl.
The question is with scholarship limits moving from 85 (which is ridiculous) to 105, should a team be able to stockpile quality depth to make a meaningful difference? Can you find smaller college proven talent and make these roster additions via the portal that effectively give an NFL taxi squad type roster depth. These guys would also push the higher paid athletes to either perform or get out of the way. You also could carry an extra smaller school proven kicker to hedge against a meltdown by the starter.
Anyway I am curious when the scholarship limits change and could a program load up on portal additions to increase competition and have quality depth.
The question is with scholarship limits moving from 85 (which is ridiculous) to 105, should a team be able to stockpile quality depth to make a meaningful difference? Can you find smaller college proven talent and make these roster additions via the portal that effectively give an NFL taxi squad type roster depth. These guys would also push the higher paid athletes to either perform or get out of the way. You also could carry an extra smaller school proven kicker to hedge against a meltdown by the starter.
Anyway I am curious when the scholarship limits change and could a program load up on portal additions to increase competition and have quality depth.
