'25 Portal Thread

[RAVOL]

Besides money, this was my first thought. Hunter just won the Heisman trophy and maybe he thinks he can too. It's not really that far-fetched of an idea.

I love Boo as a player but he is not in zip code of Hunters Talent

 

[VOLED]

He’s meeting with the staff atm.

We certainly need to keep him. I would guess they need to be careful or many will want more.

 

[MarcoVol]

There’s got to be structure. This is truly the wild, wild west. Some of these players are asking for more than their position coaches probably. Do you make more than your boss? Would you even think about asking as much as your boss? These kids want their cake and want to eat it too. They’ve approved this travesty so there’s no putting the toothpaste back in the tub. I just find zero entertainment value in this current culture of “collegiate” athletics. It’s just very sad.

Most med/software sales jobs (good ones) you can make more than your boss.

But I do see what you’re saying.

 

[KB5252]

I think you meet him in the middle, he's worth it for what he adds to the defense. If he walks you have to replace him and we will absolutely need help at safety. I think the idea/strategy is to break in youth at safety like we did corner this year. If Boo is out that kind of changes the calculus for your plans I would think.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Someone has to step in and make a damn change to college athletics.

 

[Type Orange+]

That means another team has offered him that.

That is what I suspect.

 

[Daddy pants]

We have to expect portal entries as a leverage tactic. This is nothing new. We've had guys enter the portal, get what they want, then pull out. We've also had guys enter the portal, not get their number, and leave. It's a negotiating tactic. I get the sense our staff and spyre will keep the guys who they really want to stay. Would be a bummer to lose someone with as much talent as Boo but he may be asking for something ludicrous. Or he may be a pain to deal with. I have no idea. But it's hard for me to imagine more of the kids (or more specifically, their representation) don't want raises. A little surprised we haven't heard more names, honestly. We won't keep them all.

 

[LotteryPick]

What did he get? And who told you how much he got?

Over double that. I know one of his old coaches.

 

[RikidyBones]

Florida was my last game attending in person until structure comes to Cfb.

 

[rockytop25]

FWIW….Boo rated 23/26 for the players that played 100 snaps according to PFF. He graded out at a 60.6 which according to them is a rating a backup would have.

I think he’s a solid player BUT let’s not act like he is Caleb Downs or something

 

[KB5252]

We certainly need to keep him. I would guess they need to be careful or many will want more.

Asking for more with an increase in your role is fine. It's setting precedent for others as you mentioned. But at the end of the day if he thinks the market is bigger for him elsewhere.......


The money talks. And I could see Sanders in his ear, and we know he has no problem pushing star status for some of his players and paying them differently.

 

[MarcoVol]

Over double that. I know one of his old coaches.

Even if our NIL # next year is $20M, up from $15M, it would not make sense to pay Arion Carter north of $1.8M

 

[LotteryPick]

Even if our NIL # next year is $20M, up from $15M, it would not make sense to pay Arion Carter north of $1.8M

No. More than double $300,000.

 

[Volbrando]

coaching in college football - constantly recruiting your own players to come back along with new ones while competing with other a-hole coaches tampering with your team

 

[NighthawkVol]

I'm assuming you are talking to me. An OSU defender said they knew which plays were being called from the formation and that they could play fast and react fast because "we had seen it (the plays) for three weeks in a row"

I was talking to the poster I responded to.

 

[MarcoVol]

FWIW….Boo rated 23/26 for the players that played 100 snaps according to PFF. He graded out at a 60.6 which according to them is a rating a backup would have.

I think he’s a solid player BUT let’s not act like he is Caleb Downs or something

He’s good in the run game and likes to hit. Didn’t show much defending the pass. Great return man.

 

[Jackcrevol]

That is what I suspect.

its suspected because its truth.

 

[MarcoVol]

No. More than double $300,000.

Gotcha that makes more sense!

 

[mr.checkerboards]

He’s good in the run game and likes to hit. Didn’t show much defending the pass. Great return man.

I wanna see him in squirrels role on offense.

 

[orange parmejohn]

I would like to question how this is the staffs fault? Dude played a lot of snaps and had what I assumed was a pretty nice NIL package? Like I’m all for getting onto people but this feel more like the kid want to get a bag and we were not willing to pay it not saying it doesn’t suck but not sure what more the staff could do (besides obviously pay the price)

That is the problem. Market value is always set on what someone is willing to pay.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

No. More than double $300,000.

We were kinda desperate when we recruited him.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

FWIW….Boo rated 23/26 for the players that played 100 snaps according to PFF. He graded out at a 60.6 which according to them is a rating a backup would have.

I think he’s a solid player BUT let’s not act like he is Caleb Downs or something

Yeh bc a true freshman DB has never improved before

 

[NoogaVol96]

Meet him in the middle and let him play both ways. The dude is a playmaker with the ball in his hands.

 

[bpalmer28]

Only difference is @dascoop posted it and he has been on the money to this point.

I’m holding out hope that he’s just making educated guesses based on X and message board vibes. A committed person can have a pretty high batting average that way. Fingers crossed

 

[csprig9]

That is the problem. Market value is always set on what someone is willing to pay.

Cap the **** and have contracts like the NFL
Only way to fix it
You are seeing what happens when young adults have more power, they act like toddlers and forget how much more was invested in them then what they are paid