'25 Portal Thread

[Christian Lowe]

Is Heupel tampering though? Doesn't seem like he is, or to be the type to tampering with players not in the portal. Needs to start!

They all are. Only the ones who are crazy good at actually getting the players consistently, like Tony, are the ones who get accused frequently.

 

[Christian Lowe]

Maui Ahuna

He got nabbed for that one and it isn’t even his most egregious get imo lmao

 

[MarcoVol]

Is Heupel tampering though? Doesn't seem like he is, or to be the type to tamper with players not in the portal. Needs to start!

King confirmed if ya ain’t cheating ya ain’t trying

 

[Hawaiian Hammer]

He got nabbed for that one and it isn’t even his most egregious get imo lmao

It’s gotta be Amick right?

 

[Christian Lowe]

It’s gotta be Amick right?

Definitely in the top 3. There’s a few guys we had games or series against that we miraculously wound up getting their best player the next season

 

[jbr82]

Holy he!!...does our leader (QB) not have better leadership skills than this? How can Nico lead others down this path of uncertainty?

What I was thinking. Leaders need to be all in. Don’t like that from the leader

 

[Vols919]

Maui Ahuna

Ahuna entered portal, Ahuna agreed to transfer, TV suspension for a series, then Ahuna cleared to play. Absolutely nothing similar to Miami's courting of Ward, or failed pre-entry bids for Salter, Bailey, Brown, Raiola, Mateer etc.

 

[MoreSteam]

What I was thinking. Leaders need to be all in. Don’t like that from the leader

I don't understand for the life of me how, as AP said, Matthews didn't know whether Nico was going to go into the portal or not. How's that even possible?

 

[Hawaiian Hammer]

Definitely in the top 3. There’s a few guys we had games or series against that we miraculously wound up getting their best player the next season

We didn’t even play Ole Miss last year and yet Tony goes and grabs their best pitcher and power hitter… we need that kind of cut throat drive with football players

 

[GVol1966]

Are the Miami tampering rumors true? If so they need to be burned and razed as a program, death penalty.

Tampering? What’s tampering?

 

[InVOLuntary]

Are the Miami tampering rumors true? If so they need to be burned and razed as a program, death penalty.

Fight fire with fire. I'd be recruiting every player on their roster worth a dam.

 

[Christian Lowe]

We don’t even play Ole Miss last year and yet Tony goes and grabs their best pitcher and power hitter… we need that kind of cut throat drive with football players

We did play ole miss

 

[marcusluvsvols]

In Austin’s defense, all of this is accurate.

10:30 he requests we put in paperwork

11:45 it seems like it’ll be fine

12:10 or whatever on3 reports he’s planning to enter, which is true based on 10:30 request

But what Austin said is still true. I’d be kind of surprised if he actually goes in.

For Mike Matthews:
THiS is the situation as of 12:30 Eastern ...30 minutes after the portal has officially closed on the East Coast.


Just reposting this so people like me hopefully dont have to read 25 pages of people worrying and complaining to find out the latest intel.

 

[MoreSteam]

We don’t even play Ole Miss last year and yet Tony goes and grabs their best pitcher and power hitter… we need that kind of cut throat drive with football players

Heupel just seems too "by the book" and nice to do this. Maybe I'm wrong. And I like Heupel! (not bashing)

 

[EastTNVol95]

Fight fire with fire. I'd be recruiting every player on their roster worth a dam.

Their QB quit at halftime of their bowl game today and they had teammates throwing punches at one another on the sideline.

Hope we stay 10 miles from any player associated with that dumpster fire.

 

[Hawaiian Hammer]

We did play ole miss

That’s right it was an early SEC series. Damn Tony is ruthless

 

[Christian Lowe]

That’s right it was an early SEC series. Damn Tony is ruthless

And guess what.. their best hitter in that series? The guy we got

Their best pitcher in that series? Also the guy we got.

 

[volfaninpa]

Definitely in the top 3. There’s a few guys we had games or series against that we miraculously wound up getting their best player the next season

Dollander was one. Not from an SEC school, but nonetheless.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Their QB quit at halftime of their bowl game today and they had teammates throwing punches at one another on the sideline.

Hope we stay 10 miles from any player associated with that dumpster fire.

Maybe some players on their team didn't like those things either.

 

[Christian Lowe]

Dollander was one. Not from an SEC school, but nonetheless.

Even colder that his first game in a UT uniform was against his prior school lol

 

[GVol1966]

We were 3-7 four years ago. We just finished a playoff season when we couldn't sniff a NY6 bowl for more than a decade. . . and that's not mentioning '22. What more do they need to do to prove they know what they're doing?

Butch Jones went from 5-7 to 9-4 in 2 years. And 9-4 again.
What more did he need to prove?
Oh yeah —- how to crash and burn at 4-6 the next year.
Early success isn’t always proof.
Sustainability is.

 

[IMissTheMidRangeGame]

Some holiday cheer

 

[Christian Lowe]

Some holiday cheer

He’s hilarious fairly often. Good follow

 

[cncchris33]

Definitely in the top 3. There’s a few guys we had games or series against that we miraculously wound up getting their best player the next season

Chase Dollander comes to mind

 

[Midas]

Enjoy the evening guys.

Made it through the portal season only losing an undersized slot receiver that really contributed when at different points it seemed pretty bad.

Big win in my mind. Excited to go get some guys. Go Vols.

so we good with the MM situation?