'25 Portal Thread

[TrippieRedd]

“I’d expect a couple in the coming days…sorry too early to share as of now.”


Branch and Matthews

Or

Some other guys


Makes it sounds like it’s a done deal. If they were just targets, he usually tells us.

 

[Jackcrevol]

It appears Matthews is staying as he put all of his TN photos back up on instagram per VolReport. Who knows?

playing the game.

 

[NighthawkVol]

dallas kid

He’s an incoming freshman. Why does that count as “getting weapons for Lagway,” but the three stud incoming freshman Tennessee has doesn’t count as getting weapons for Nico?

 

[Jackcrevol]

“I’d expect a couple in the coming days…sorry too early to share as of now.”


Branch and Matthews

Or

Some other guys


Makes it sounds like it’s a done deal. If they were just targets, he usually tells us.

What are you talking about?

 

[Jimmy Football]

“I’d expect a couple in the coming days…sorry too early to share as of now.”

Branch and Matthews
Or
Some other guys

 

[MemphisVol3]

Couple of nuggets from the MNC

On portal WRs



On staff changes


% chance we take a rb in portal


On MM



On portal


-AP

Unless Banks leaves, sure the “staff change” will be either Pope and/or Elarbee. I’d maybe put Hazle after them.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Unless Banks leaves, sure the “staff change” will be either Pope or Elarbee.

I’d lean Pope over Elarbee at this point.

 

[Orange_Crush]

I don’t use social media, it’s BS to me. I think we’ve had some issues the last couple years with the WR’s group.

You just posted that on a social media platform.

 

[Carp]

Would be nice if we would invest in getting Nico weapons like UF does for Lagway

Matthews is a former 5 star (assuming he comes back)

Staley was a top 100 recruit.

Ethan Davis was a 4 star TE

In this incoming class we have two 4 star WRs and two 4 star TEs.

We also brought in Brazzell last year who was a well regarded portal transfer.

Reportedly we are also going all in for Branch, who is the # 2 rated portal WR and a former top 10 overall recruit (the top WR recruit in Nico's class).


The notion that we don't invest in weapons for Nico is not grounded in reality.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Couple of nuggets from the MNC

On portal WRs



On staff changes


% chance we take a rb in portal


On MM



On portal


-AP

Man, trying to read AP's comments... talk about saying something without saying anything.

 

[TrippieRedd]

What are you talking about?

APs quote from last night

 

[Jackcrevol]

Matthews is a former 5 star (assuming he comes back)

Staley was a top 100 recruit.

Ethan Davis was a 4 star TE and we have.

In this incoming class we have two 4 star WRs and two 4 star TEs.

We also brought in Brazzell last year who was a well regarded portal transfer.

Reportedly we are also going all in for Branch, who is the # 2 rated portal WR and a former top 10 overall recruit (the top WR recruit in Nico's class).


The notion that we don't invest in weapons for Nico is not grounded in reality.

2024 College Football Team Talent Composite

In order to create the most comprehensive Team Recruiting Ranking without any notion of bias, 247Sports Team Recruiting Ranking is solely based on the 247Sports Composite Rating.

247sports.com

So, we actually dont. Or we dont close. Apologies, was trolling with that comment.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Matthews is a former 5 star (assuming he comes back)

Staley was a top 100 recruit.

Ethan Davis was a 4 star TE and we have.

In this incoming class we have two 4 star WRs and two 4 star TEs.

We also brought in Brazzell last year who was a well regarded portal transfer.

Reportedly we are also going all in for Branch, who is the # 2 rated portal WR and a former top 10 overall recruit (the top WR recruit in Nico's class).


The notion that we don't invest in weapons for Nico is not grounded in reality.

We’re actually bringing in three 4* WR recruits in the 2025 class if you go by On3, which rates Dodson as a 4*.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Man, trying to read AP's comments... talk about saying something without saying anything.

And the people here complaining about vol titter are eating it up, making assumptions, and posting out of their ***es about it on VN-social-media.

A lot of folks need to calm down, take a breath, and see how things unfold.

People don't have to be religious to take good advice, and Jesus gave good advice: "Worry... Don't borrow trouble from tomorrow. Just live today, as tomorrow generally takes care of itself. What problem has 'worry' ever solved? (Compared to what problems it causes...)

 

[Jackcrevol]

We’re actually bringing in three 4* WR recruits in the 2025 class if you go by On3, which rates Dodson as a 4*.

Just win.

Let's just go get the best players, and stop arguing over spilled milk. (I'm talking to myself also).

 

[Vawlz]

The stubbornness of the offensive staff to play young players is hurting us. It’s just how it is in the new NCAAF. The defense doesn’t suffer from that except for a bit in the backfield and isn’t suffering the same transfer woes.

Again, there's only so many reps to go around. Barring injury or lack of position depth, no staff in the country is going to play a true frosh more than a productive upperclassman. MM may have wanted to have more reps, but he also wasn't riding the pine.

Something has to break, as the coaches are being put in an impossible position with the portal: run off productive, experienced upperclassmen or run off talented, young players.

 

[Carp]

I would say they are better than Pruitt’s team in 2019. Pruitt didn’t beat an Ole Miss or an LSU level team. But I agree with your overall point. Folks may be overrating what they did, especially given the Texas result.

LSU was not good this year. But I will admit that 2024 UF is likely a better team than the 2019 Vols.

 

[Carp]

It appears Matthews is staying as he put all of his TN photos back up on instagram per VolReport. Who knows?

Isn't that info old? I thought he did all that on Sunday night?

 

[NighthawkVol]

LSU was not good this year. But I will admit that 2024 UF is likely a better team than the 2019 Vols.

They weren’t. But they were still better than anyone Pruitt beat in 2019.

 

[Vawlz]

Unless Banks leaves, sure the “staff change” will be either Pope and/or Elarbee. I’d maybe put Hazle after them.

Unless Banks gets a HC position, I don't see any changes, unfortunately. I can see Pope being given another year, as he's still young. Hazele and Elarbee have been with CJH forever.

But if CJH made one change this year, we desperately need an upgrade to the OL coach...it's been a consistently bad for years. Elarbee neither recruits nor develops players (at the ultimate development position).

 

[Jackcrevol]

Unless Banks gets a HC position, I don't see any changes, unfortunately. I can see Pope being given another year, as he's still young. Hazele and Elarbee have been with CJH forever.

But if CJH made one change this year, we desperately need an upgrade to the OL coach...it's been a consistently bad for years. Elarbee neither recruits nor develops players (at the ultimate development position).

Banks has had a contract, on his desk for weeks. Fact.

He hasnt signed, at last i'd heard.

Writing is on the wall.

I would be floored if Huepel made the change at WR coach.

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

They beat Ole Miss thanks to their defense stepping up and forcing 3 TOs. But UF had only 344 yards of total offense. If you re-watch that game, you'll see that OM beat themselves.

They didn't beat anyone else of note and they got throttled by Texas. This is Pruitt circa 2019. They "finished" strong by beating mediocre teams and everyone thought we were on the up and up. But we quickly found out that was fools gold in 2020.

Perhaps. But unfortunately I trust Billy as a coach way more than I ever trusted Pruitt. I never bought into the Pruitt hype. Didn’t trust the hire from the beginning.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Perhaps. But unfortunately I trust Billy as a coach way more than I ever trusted Pruitt. I never bought into the Pruitt hype. Didn’t trust the hire from the beginning.

I saw a team that kept playing hard for Napier this year. There were many times I did not see that with Pruitt. He was such a jerk, that I don’t think he ever really had buy in.

Disallowing walk-ons to participate in the Vol Walk was one example of his disconnect from players. What good could possibly come from such a move? And he was a walk-on as a player.

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

“I’d expect a couple in the coming days…sorry too early to share as of now.”

A couple of what? Recruits or coaching changes? Sorry, I didn’t see the full quote you’re referring to unless I missed something.

 

[VolsNUT]

Don’t love the MM info

I don't think it sounds bad. Imo, if MM wanted out, the process would've been much faster. The fact that this is dragging on tells me he wants to stay.

I may eat crow later.