'25 Portal Thread

#8,202
#8,202
Banks deal appears to be agent leverage at least from Clemson side.

From TI

As for the report and speculation on Banks as the front-runner to be Clemson's next defensive coordinator:


Agents frequently play the leverage game by trying to make their clients appear in demand elsewhere.


Let's just put it this way: We feel comfortable saying that the report on Banks as the front-runner was news to even Swinney himself.


Almost no one has a great window into


Swinney's thinking during a tumultuous time such as this one. But we feel confident we have a read on his thinking on the Banks count.
Click to expand...
 
  • Like
Reactions: BigOrangeGoose, HeadVol77, JustSomeVolFan and 12 others
#8,206
#8,206
IMO the only people that know if MM is officially going into portal is MM, his Family and Agent.

Put yourself in MM's shoes. I would hold out until last minute trying to get a better deal from UT or any other school offers through back channels with my Agent. I want the coaching staff to believe I am going into the portal so they might up the offer at last minute. Once UT tells me this is final offer and the time is up .... That is when I will eventually let everyone know my decision.

IMO it is still 50/50 on whether MM officially enters the portal
 
  • Like
Reactions: OptimusPrimerib, Scvol7906, Smokey19rt and 3 others
#8,208
#8,208
smokeyz1 said:
IMO the only people that know if MM is officially going into portal is MM, his Family and Agent.

Put yourself in MM's shoes. I would hold out until last minute trying to get a better deal from UT or any other school offers through back channels with my Agent. I want the coaching staff to believe I am going into the portal so they might up the offer at last minute. Once UT tells me this is final offer and the time is up .... That is when I will eventually let everyone know my decision.

IMO it is still 50/50 on whether MM officially enters the portal
Click to expand...
Your opinion probably doesn’t carry as much weight as Hubbs, AP and numerous insiders that say he’s gone.
 
#8,211
#8,211
mr.checkerboards said:
Also has to do with some video he has to watch, so they could use that as a stall tactic too.
Click to expand...
The NCAA developed an “educational video” about athletes rights to transfer and potential downsides to transferring. At the place I was most recently, our compliance office made requesting to be in the portal an online process. The AD purchased and software and every athlete had a log in assigned to them after they signed with the school. That way their entire file could be handled electronically. NLI’s (which have now been done away with), scholarship agreements, medical notes, etc was all visible in that software. So you’d log in, choose the “enter transfer portal” function, complete an online form, and the last step was watching the video before you hit the submit button. There was never one single piece of “paperwork” involved in an effort to make things more digital. So watching the video shouldn’t be holding him up. My understanding is TN is using that same software in the AD or some very similar so he can do that from his phone. The only thing holding himself up is him I believe.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Mr305Vol and WangoTango
#8,217
#8,217
DaddyChad said:
Your opinion probably doesn’t carry as much weight as Hubbs, AP and numerous insiders that say he’s gone.
Click to expand...
I actually felt the same way when I first saw Hubbs thought MM would be in portal this morning. But then I thought about MM probably trying to make the coaches think he was leaning towards leaving. After all, where do Hubbs, AP and insiders get their info? the TN staff.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Smokey19rt, marcusluvsvols, Brillovol and 1 other person
#8,218
#8,218
BigBadVol said:
I just read where apparently TN met MM’s demands but other schools stepped in and offered significantly more. (I can’t find the post so who knows?) If this is the case, I would move on. JMO.
Click to expand...
I don't understand why these teams don't just pay significantly more when they are high school recruits. What changed since last year? Seems like other schools are just trying to cause further chaos on our roster while we are down.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Smokey19rt, marcusluvsvols and BigBadVol
#8,221
#8,221
barney said:
I don't understand why these teams don't just pay significantly more when they are high school recruits. What changed since last year? Seems like other schools are just trying to cause further chaos on our roster while we are down.
Click to expand...
I’m starting to think other schools are finding a lot more money for their NIL and TN is relying too much on the fans to support it. I’m probably wrong but it appears that way. Buying players is the new norm.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Smokey19rt
#8,224
#8,224
smokeyz1 said:
I actually felt the same way when I first saw Hubbs thought MM would be in portal this morning. But then I thought about MM probably trying to make the coaches think he was leaning towards leaving. After all, where do Hubbs, AP and insiders get their info? the TN staff.
Click to expand...
Yeah. I was kind of a douche earlier. Apologies. Usually reserve that behavior to people that are also being douches, it’s been a rough week.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Smokey19rt, marcusluvsvols, Rocky Knocksville and 2 others
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top