Mike Matthews to portal? [He’s staying]

[RockyTopTommy]

They run poor routes and are lazy. That’s coaching. Funny how Brazzell looked really good at Tulane. Comes here and looks like crap. Thorton looked good at Oregon. Came here and looked like crap. Why? The coaches played him at the wrong position. That’s coaching.

Hyatt wasn’t good his first few years. Then the coaches helped him with hitting the jugs machine and worked on his hands. Boom. Bilitnekoff winner. At the college level, the relationship between players and their position coaches is huge. It’s not like the NFL. If the WRs don’t like Pope, that’s a huge problem. You ever hear players say they hate Garner? Inge? Martinez? Elarbee? Sims? No you don’t. Now players have said sometimes they hate that Garner coaches so hard. But not that they don’t like him.

You can discredit coaching all you want. You think the WRs at OSU don’t like Hartline? Come on man.

Liking him has nothing to do with it. You're in your feelings. Sorry I'm not taking the word of a bum who was onlybrevryited here so we could get his younger brother. Thornton had his best year yet this year, not at UO. Also, if you think the difference between OSU'S WRs and ours is their fondness of their position coach, then you're as delusional as you sound

 

[RockyTopTommy]

I think Bishop will be very good.

He hits the holes way too slow and always goes down at first contact

 

[CAVPUT]

Again…. The people I know are basketball….and they’re boosters so not really inside information…..but it’s my understanding that they gave him what he was asking for and it’s still up in the air. Timing means he’s in the portal. But this isn’t over yet, it’s also my understanding that we’ve gone as high as we’re going to and feel good about other options.

I guess we’ll all find out the reality soon enough

If we met his price/terms and he's still not in the boat, I'd move on. Clearly the kid wants even more money or he just isn't sold on being here. Probably be like the DL that kept threatening to leave them started bouncing from school to school. 5 star....pfft.

 

[RockyTopTommy]

Who recruited and signed these slow, no hands, receivers?

The same WR coach who developed Jalin Hyatt

 

[CAVPUT]

Tennessee receiver Dont'e Thornton officially declared for the NFL Draft on Monday afternoon following the end of his senior season in Knoxville. Thornton is out of college eligibility after starting his career in 2021 and not redshirting in any of his four seasons.

Yet he declared for the draft. Some of these self absorbed kids makee shake my head.

 

[RockyTopTommy]

Nico was as much, if not more, a problem as anyone else.

Maybe early in the season. Definitely nothing more he could've done against OSU tho

 

[RockyTopTommy]

He's gone. Look at all the freshman impact WRs around the country. Jeremiah Smith at OSU, Wingo at Texas, the 17 year old Bama kid. Can't let elite talent sit on the bench anymore, they're just going to leave.

Except MM is lazy at practice and is too dumb to learn the playbook

 

[Volbrando]

Except MM is lazy at practice and is too dumb to learn the playbook

If that’s true, let em go.

 

[RockyTopTommy]

Lost the team anyway. WR exodus.

You're one of the people who said the same thing about last years secondary. Our wr room was pathetic and will be better without them

 

[RockyTopTommy]

If that’s true, let em go.

Exactly. Cause if he wasn't, he would've been on the field

 

[RockyTopTommy]

MM can still withdraw. Let's try to be nice.

Quit treating this kid like he's randy moss

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Except MM is lazy at practice and is too dumb to learn the playbook

False.

 

[Carp]

Yet he declared for the draft. Some of these self absorbed kids makee shake my head.

I mean it's pretty common. I would think the majority of college athletes, particularly at the FBS level, will declare for the draft, even if they run out of eligibility. Not sure why it bothers people so much.

 

[RockyTopTommy]

False.

Not false. There's a reason he couldn't get on the field behind WRs who aren't as talented as him

 

[RockyTopTommy]

Yet he declared for the draft. Some of these self absorbed kids makee shake my head.

Of course he declared. He's out of eligibility. Have you bumped your head?

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Not false. There's a reason he couldn't get on the field behind WRs who aren't as talented as him

I’m not going to source your imagination for why he didn’t play. There is no reliable report that he was “lazy” or “dumb”.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

And all you have to do is listen to him speak and you'll know how dumb that boy is.

Thank you for demonstrating this phenomenon.

 

[DaddyChad]

Did they indicate he was in the portal AND OUT THE DOOR? Lost the information chain?

AP said earlier if he entered portal probably wouldn’t be back. We had a few days to throw our best pitch at him and he’s going in anyways so I think we’re out of luck with him.

 

[RockyTopTommy]

Thank you for demonstrating this phenomenon.

I see now. Based on your posts, you pretend to be an insider even tho you are not. So you get mad when people tell the truth and it doesn't line up with your narratives

 

[DaddyChad]

If that’s true, let em go.

Nothing this clown says is true.

 

[RockyTopTommy]

Did they indicate he was in the portal AND OUT THE DOOR? Lost the information chain?

Nice name.. 256?

 

[CAVPUT]

Of course he declared. He's out of eligibility. Have you bumped your head?

Exactly. No eligibility left so what else was he going to do? But by all means be sure to announce it.

 

[Carp]

You're on your knees for a kid who doesn't even know you exist. At least wipe your mouth off son. You're so mad about him leaving that you ignore the obvious signs. If he's so good and smart then why didn't he get on the field more? You can't answer that

And you are making wild assumptions about an 18 year old kid that you don't even know, without having an ounce evidence of whether or not it is true. It makes you look petty and weak.

No one except the coaches know why he wasn't utilized more. The only thing we do know is that he was hurt a good bit to start the year and he played more as the season went on. But never really made a strong impact when he was healthy. Of course, none of our receivers played particularly well this year. That suggests more of a coaching issue than anything else.

 

[RockyTopTommy]

Exactly. No eligibility left so what else was he going to do? But by all means be sure to announce it.

Uhh get a real job like 75% of other college athletes. They have to put their name in or else they can't be drafted. Acting like it's some big deal or that he's full of himself for it is stupid beyond belief

 

[volbound1700]

If we can get Zachariah Branch from USC, I won't be as worried about Matthews leaving. Sucks but it is what it is.