'25 Portal Thread

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RandomUTfan said:
Georgia's 2025 recruiting class per On3: 93.068 points
Tennessee's 2025 recrutiing class: 91.702 points.

Fewer than 2 points separate the two classes but they are serious about winning championships and I guess we're just dicking around.
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They pay their DB coach almost as much as we pay our DC, and every position group is paid more than ours outside of receiver. Also a report came out a year or two ago that showed the recruiting budgets of each school and theirs was almost twice as high as the second closest SEC school and nearly 5x as high as ours. This is also the first time Georgia has finished outside the top 3 in recruiting since Kirby has been there I’m pretty sure. Georgia signed 11 top 150 players to our 5 and 7 of those are in the top 50 compared to our 2 and this is their worst class in years and our best
 
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csprig9 said:
Ha
You throw the word slave out and then run and hide bc you have no backing…
All your trying to do is cause problems
Shows how much you Know clown…..
Idiots like you are best put on ignore
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I pray this means you put me on ignore so I don't have to read any more of your inane replies to my posts.
 
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Weezer said:
But will we win championships? If not, then Heupel is just our Mark Richt. Winning titles is and always should be the goal. And Heupel has the hunger. His goal is to win titles.
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In light of the 2 decades of despair pre-CJH, can I at least suffer through a decade of 9+ win seasons before you guys run off our coach with your Ricky Bobby mentality and have us wondering in the desert again? TIA
 
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walkenvol said:
In light of the 2 decades of despair pre-CJH, can I at least suffer through a decade of 9+ win seasons before you guys run off our coach with your Ricky Bobby mentality and have us wondering in the desert again? TIA
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Nope. We took a vote, and you lost.

No one is screaming for Josh Heupel's head. He's still building this program back. But the ultimate goal is winning championships.
 
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Why look for a depth piece at WR? No offense to Brazzell or Squirrel, but we need to go get a starter that can go make plays consistently to pair with Matthews. Squirrel is what he is at this point and Brazzell may take off in year 2. We have room to take a day 1 starter, and worth with the investment.
 
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UTK said:
Why look for a depth piece at WR? No offense to Brazzell or Squirrel, but we need to go get a starter that can go make plays consistently to pair with Matthews. Squirrel is what he is at this point and Brazzell may take off in year 2. We have room to take a day 1 starter, and is with the investment.
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That’s why that Farooq kid is a perfect target.

He could be good enough to be starter (pre injury), but he may be fine with being a 4th or 5th option due to being injured all season last year, or for most of it.

A lot of teams aren’t going to guarantee him a starting spot due to that injury.

It’s a perfect risk. If it works, it’s awesome, if it doesn’t, develop the freshman and sit him.
 
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UTK said:
Why look for a depth piece at WR? No offense to Brazzell or Squirrel, but we need to go get a starter that can go make plays consistently to pair with Matthews. Squirrel is what he is at this point and Brazzell may take off in year 2. We have room to take a day 1 starter, and is with the investment.
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Why not go get a stud WR and let it all work out? Let these guys compete. I like Squirrel but why is everyone just scared to bring someone in who might be better? I don’t get it.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Why not go get a stud WR and let it all work out? Let these guys compete. I like Squirrel but why is everyone just scared to bring someone in who might be better? I don’t get it.
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Stud WRs don't go to teams already stacked with stud WRs. They are transferring to play larger roles. That's why a guy like Farooq would be ideal. He'd come in and slot behind the guys we have and provide experienced depth. We only need one guy and that's the role we need him to be willing to play.
 
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RandomUTfan said:
Stud WRs don't go to teams already stacked with stud WRs. They are transferring to play larger roles. That's why a guy like Farooq would be ideal. He'd come in and slot behind the guys we have and provide experienced depth. We only need one guy and that's the role we need him to be willing to play.
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Could definitely see his home state of Maryland involved with him.

I’m just assuming, but I’d imagine they might be the favorite…he could probably start there tbh
 
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RandomUTfan said:
Stud WRs don't go to teams already stacked with stud WRs. They are transferring to play larger roles. That's why a guy like Farooq would be ideal. He'd come in and slot behind the guys we have and provide experienced depth. We only need one guy and that's the role we need him to be willing to play.
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We aren’t stacked with stud WRs man. Mathews has potential to be one and I think he will be. But other than that it’s a lot of average at best unless Brazzell makes a huge jump in year 2
 
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TrippieRedd said:
That’s why that Farooq kid is a perfect target.

He could be good enough to be starter (pre injury), but he may be fine with being a 4th or 5th option due to being injured all season last year, or for most of it.

A lot of teams aren’t going to guarantee him a starting spot due to that injury.

It’s a perfect risk. If it works, it’s awesome, if it doesn’t, develop the freshman and sit him.
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I’m fine with it, I like his game. Just get Nico as many high level weapons as possible. If someone already there gets hurt feeling, oh well. We need to try to win this natty while Nico is here
 
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UTK said:
We aren’t stacked with stud WRs man. Mathews has potential to be one and I think he will be. But other than that it’s a lot of average at best unless Brazzell makes a huge jump in year 2
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You can think whatever you want about the roster. I don't get it, but I can't be mad at it either.
 
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The difference between what the Alabama moderator on 247 is telling Alabama fans vs. what the Florida mod is telling Florida fans.

Bama mod: "I've said for a while that Alabama isn't one of the top NIL-paying schools out there."
Florida mod: "I don't think it's an NIL problem."

I assure you, when you blow your load on the recruiting class and don't have anything left to land elite transfers to replace the guys you couldn't pay to stick around, it's absolutely an NIL problem. It's 2024.
 
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dascoop said:
Texas State RB Ismail Mahdi visiting Tennessee tomorrow
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www.espn.com

Ismail Mahdi - Texas State Bobcats Running Back - ESPN

View the profile of Texas State Bobcats Running Back Ismail Mahdi on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
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Looking at his espn page, he seems a bit undersized but apparently a good receiver out of the backfield and also was a returner. Sophomore year was better than his junior year.

I approve of this signing. Looks like a potential quality one Year rental.
 
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