'25 Portal Thread

No offense to dascoop, but saying something as incredibly vague as “Our WR room just got better” positions him to almost never be wrong with that statement. I’m not saying he is wrong, but without a timeline, a name, or really anything more concrete he could just circle back days later and say “This is who I was talking about”.
He slick been right about who is or isn’t jumping in portal though and King said he knows what he’s talking about. But yes he could do exactly what you’re saying but doesn’t seem likely he’s doing this just to claim insider status.
 
No offense to dascoop, but saying something as incredibly vague as “Our WR room just got better” positions him to almost never be wrong with that statement. I’m not saying he is wrong, but without a timeline, a name, or really anything more concrete he could just circle back days later and say “This is who I was talking about”.

In fairness, he did give additional information which would limit how much he could theoretically circle back on:

Not about Mike, Benson, or Branch
 
No offense to dascoop, but saying something as incredibly vague as “Our WR room just got better” positions him to almost never be wrong with that statement. I’m not saying he is wrong, but without a timeline, a name, or really anything more concrete he could just circle back days later and say “This is who I was talking about”.

Don’t push them back into the shadows mook…grain of salt🤌🏽 …let it happen organically
 
Another day of Mike Matthews watch.
Ok so I’ve made some calls to get full clarity because there has been so much confusion on when Mike will enter. He finished his responsibilities on Monday…Tuesday and Wednesday the University was closed and then there was today. So officially I’m told unless he requests out, he will go in tomorrow. Sorry for the confusion on all this. Everyone had a different timeline on this but I’m told tomorrow sometime unless the kid says otherwise.
-AP
 
He slick been right about who is or isn’t jumping in portal though and King said he knows what he’s talking about. But yes he could do exactly what you’re saying but doesn’t seem likely he’s doing this just to claim insider status.

I just think if he actually had information here, he could say more than he did. I’m not even asking for a name. For a team. Whether he’s a slot or outside. He could have given a loose timeline of when this would be made public so we can at least gauge if he knows anything here.
 
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"Fans" kept commenting, posting, tweeting that Mike Matthews should leave because he's not getting playing time. MM agrees and decides to leave, fans are freaking out. I'm a firm believer about speaking things into existence. Our "fans" are our own worst enemy.
If it had been up to the fans MM would have had plenty of playing time,,

So I don’t think blaming the fans for him leaving because of lack of playing is correct
 
I just think if he actually had information here, he could say more than he did. I’m not even asking for a name. For a team. Whether he’s a slot or outside. He could have given a loose timeline of when this would be made public so we can at least gauge if he knows anything here.
If the receiver hasn’t announced entering the portal yet then him giving too much info could indicate that this player is not supposed to be contacted yet per the rules and don’t think he would want to potentially put the university in a bad position by releasing this info. But saying if he’s an inside or outside guy wouldn’t be exposing too much so let’s ask him for that and a timeline and see if he’s right 🤷🏻
 
Yet, the staff has done pretty well. The overriding theme with coaches is that they play the guys who they trust to be in the correct spot and make the plays. Sometimes, they can get it wrong because some guys don't practice well. But, if you have ever been a coach, you would know what this means. Sometimes, guys just need a year to two to figure it out. Coaches want to win as well, as their job is on the line.
I think the staff knew that they had to cover up weakness in Pass Pro with the offensive line and needed WRs who were good blockers. It worked. Sampson had a legendary season, we made the playoffs, and beat traditional rivals Florida and Bama.
 
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If anyone is making decisions based on some Instagram comments they probably shouldn't be playing major college football.
You seriously believe that? People are persuaded everyday through subtle means. Constantly reading that you should be playing and you should transfer would have an effect on anyone. That's why marketing and advertising exist.
 
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I think the staff has criticisms of him that makes that guarantee blurry. Brian Rice and Ainge were talking about mm having issues running the wrong route, missing blocks, etc in practice while occasionally making an electric play but also who you are you taking out? Mm isnt a slot so it's brazzel, Thornton or Bru as that's where mm was working. He's not J Smith. He's not R Williams
It’s rare that a receiver does next to nothing and then transfers and lights it up. Especially on a team that has a receiving room where everyone is injured. It just makes no sense to keep him on the bench if he shows anything in practice. Saying it’s not about the money usually means it’s about the money. Staff just has to decide if they can find better value elsewhere. Sounds like this drama is about to be over which is probably best.
 
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