Portal Activity (News and Rumors)

[vollygirl]

I hope we get things glued together a little quicker this coming season.

 

[Halph66]

I think that's a fair statement. I'm just not sure it's for the better.

People said the same thing when Elvis became popular, etc., etc.

 

[Weezer]

Thought ya'll would enjoy. I asked an LSU friend what happened this year. NO big portal wins so far. I said no $10 million this year. His reply. Obviously this year we spent our $10 million on jello shooters rather than players.

They could still land Burns.


Unless you know something....

 

[Halph66]

I hope we get things glued together a little quicker this coming season.

It was a roller coaster rider.

 

[AthensVol2007]

This false narrative has been debunked. He did make a mental error in running. But he didn’t run out of bounds.

I was at the game, where did he run then? To the sideline and took a slight push out of bounds? Is that a better description?

 

[WGWTFA98]

Rain sucks. It's in my bones.

Boom on Amick.

I knew LSU wouldn't let Burns slip by without throwing a bag at him. Prefer he land at Vandy, but suspect it will be LSU.

Would TV take him back at this point IF he wanted to come back? Or has too much damage been done?

They tried to keep him

 

[drylo]

Personally, I just hated all those moments. What a drag.

I know you mentioned Hooker, but for me, honestly the worst was watching Bru McCoy and Chase McGrath the last two plays of the Bama game. Freakin’ transfers… ruining college sports.

…

-Nick Saban

 

[VOLINVONORE]

This false narrative has been debunked. He did make a mental error in running. But he didn’t run out of bounds.

He certainly did run out of bounds, but let’s move on. That was then and now is now. Let is go!

 

[WGWTFA98]

I looked at Bargo coming out of high school

He was the 2nd best prep player out of Nebraska
6'1" 190 lbs
Can play catcher or either corner infield.
We're getting pretty well full up at all three of those spots
Fall ball is going to be insane sorting out that traffic jam

Can play corner outfield too. Tony V is building the perfect team for him. He wants major competition and the cream will rise to the top. Also wants options, and last year they had very few in the field - had plenty of arms. There’s lots of guys who can play lots of positions. They’re gonna be able to whittle it down to their 13 best bats by conference play and be in a very good spot which multiple lefty and righty bats off the bench

 

[WGWTFA98]

who else else is left? Holman and the kid from Coastal?

Yes - portal still open for a week though. Watch out for potential SS options to enter

 

[WGWTFA98]

A lefty. Interesting. Bullpen guy?

Definitely a bullpen guy. Little interesting considering they actually have a lot of lefty bullpen options - Evans, Kirby, Sechrist, Behnke. Also have talented freshmen in Matt Dallas and Dylan Loy coming in. But at the end of the day you can never have too many quality arms. That kid is good

 

[WGWTFA98]

Wasn’t the staff big on Wyatt.. I know he’s got to come Back and get it but I thought they were high on him

Wyatt is a stud. Coming off a year with arm soreness though so you never know. Ideally you can use him as a bullpen guy but he could start if they need a 3rd starter. Causey has started too but I believe they like his stuff out of the pen so I’m not sure he’d be next up if they miss on Holman (I personally don’t think they will miss in Holman though)

 

[drylo]

Tony V in the transfer portal like

 

[Vtonerider]

Wow....I thought we could get unhinged at times!!!

 

[WGWTFA98]

I hope we get things glued together a little quicker this coming season.

At the end of the day all that matters is that you’re playing your best ball in June. This team will be ranked extremely high next year, and while I don’t think they’ll struggle early as much as this years team did, I will not be shocked if they are a little slow out of the gates. There’s going to be a lot of options and tinkering that will need to happen to whittle down to the best lineup.
but at the end of the day this team is probably going to be more talented than last years and I think that talent will win out a lot of nights even before they’ve worked into their best lineup

 

[MT_Vol]

Apparently Tony V thinks the portal is like Pokemon. Gotta catch em all!

 

[Halph66]

Can play corner outfield too. Tony V is building the perfect team for him. He wants major competition and the cream will rise to the top. Also wants options, and last year they had very few in the field - had plenty of arms. There’s lots of guys who can play lots of positions. They’re gonna be able to whittle it down to their 13 best bats by conference play and be in a very good spot which multiple lefty and righty bats off the bench

My son played on a team that had 7 lefties out of 10 players. It was nuts.

 

[JCP201]

The flash in the pan thing is wrong, and I don't think Tony leaves, but for a lot of people baseball started like 3 years ago and they'll check out as soon as Tomy retires.

I have always been knowledgeable about baseball, because of little league, keeping score etc---- loved the Braves till that baseball strike and greed--so I get how you feel. That said, I didn't follow VOLS baseball till Tony. I think he has actually brought interest from OTHER teams fans. It started with that crazy team they had last year. Now, look at the ratings when we play. I think I read that they are breaking records for college baseball. I don't think it goes back to the way it was-- VOLS fans won't let it. They'll expect the best now, like they do with football and basketball. (Yes, I know you dislike Rick Barnes, but we are in the tournament every year, and that's a far cry from the way it use to be)

 

[taylorvol]

So you’re saying you’d prefer to go back to Raleigh? I’ll go with the latter.

What???

 

[NighthawkVol]

I was at the game, where did he run then? To the sideline and took a slight push out of bounds? Is that a better description?

“And he gets shoved out of bounds…”

That’s exactly what happened. The announcer told you.

 

[NighthawkVol]

He certainly did run out of bounds, but let’s move on. That was then and now is now. Let is go!

No. He didn’t. That’s not an opinion. He was shoved out of bounds by a defensive player. It’s on film. He was in bounds. A defender hits him. He goes out of bounds with the hit. Saying he ran out of bounds, insinuating that he’d rather lose than get hit, is verifiably false. The fact that people continue to argue this undeniable fact reflect how badly some of our “fans” enjoy eating their own.

 

[CAVPUT]

@CAVPUT

Much obliged!

 

[TechnoVol]

What???

Yeah, I misunderstood what he said. @chuckiepoo helped me understand the grammar nuance.

 

[taylorvol]

Its not the sport I fell in love with as a kid. I loved watching a highly touted Freshman come in and struggle then by their Jr year they blossomed into a draft pick. Nick Senzel wasn't great as a Freshman but he stayed, worked hard and parlayed that into being the #3 pick in the draft. Rooting for guys like Kirby and Sewell is easy because you get to know them and their personalities because they've been here. There transfers, I couldn't care less about them, here today gone tomorrow.

Totally get your point. Depending on if they will turn 21 within 45 days of MLB draft, many transferring true sophomores will be “one and done” as well. It will be an anomaly to have transfers around for 2 or more years.

 

[taylorvol]

It's certainly possible he signs in the draft. But less than 1% is not even close to accurate.

My opinion. You’re welcome to a different one but think it’s highly unlikely Galanie steps foot on campus.