'25 Portal Thread

[MarcoVol]

-VQ

Other notes about Branch, Benson, and Jefferson, but nothing that isn’t common knowledge.

Makes it sound like our coaches were caught with their pants down. Not what we've been told about them having a "strategy".

Still feels like there's a lot to the story we're not hearing. This offseason, thus far, has been strange. I get we needed to shed numbers to make room, but I doubt the plan was to clear the WR room to do that.

Let the youngins eat. Target Kitselman and Davis a ton. Grab some depth if nothing else.

Should be interesting to see how it works out!

 

[Weezer]

Let the youngins eat. Target Kitselman and Davis a ton. Grab some depth if nothing else.

Should be interesting to see how it works out!

I'm good with that, to a degree. I just think this demonstrates that coaches aren't always infallible. Even should we take a step back next year, it may lead to three steps forward. You learn and improve as you go. But I still think we need some staff changes. Pope and Elarbee would be my choices. The decision is ultimately Heupel's to make, but the decisions he makes will ultimately decide how long he's our coach. I hope he makes the right ones. And no, I'm not saying my opinion is right. I could be wrong. If he keeps them and their units succeed, I'll admit I was wrong. Wouldn't be the first time. I apologized to Willie Mo already. But if he keeps them around and they continue to struggle, that's a bad look on him. I just want to see us win.

 

[Adam Sandler]

-VQ

Other notes about Branch, Benson, and Jefferson, but nothing that isn’t common knowledge.

Don’t like the sound of that

 

[OmegaVoLL]

Don’t like the sound of that

??

 

[thunder5]

You were losing 5 guys regsrdless with

Bru
DT
Spillman
Webb
Nimrod

Got to at least get one guy with those losses regardless. Horrible management

Obviously, I’m surprised by Matthews and still have my fingers crossed that he comes back…I was less surprised but also pretty disappointed by Leacock leaving…I know he has underwhelmed to this point but I was holding out hope that it was injury related and that he would eventually break out…his HS film just looked like a star in the making on the outside

 

[Weezer]

Obviously, I’m surprised by Matthews and still have my fingers crossed that he comes back…I was less surprised but also pretty disappointed by Leacock leaving…I know he has underwhelmed to this point but I was holding out hope that it was injury related and that he would eventually break out…his HS film just looked like a star in the making on the outside

Who knows, Leacock might go somewhere and turn into a stud WR with the proper coaching. And if that happens, we'll have our answer about Pope.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

Who knows, Leacock might go somewhere and turn into a stud WR with the proper coaching. And if that happens, we'll have our answer about Pope.

That could also be his natural growth as a wr as well.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Heupel is a great coach and I’m not sure anyone could do better than he has in the past four years but you’ve got to have an idea of where every position group is. How is he surprised that morale was that bad in that group?

Don’t believe everything that someone guesses at and writes up.

 

[JCVol00]

Yea, sounds like the staff didn’t anticipate everyone in the room leaving. Not a good look for them at all

 

[K87vol]

Thought this was hilarious, this is NCAA forum, dude bumped it, he took a beating from the volnation last year for suggesting Skattebo. It appears our volnation talent evaluators straightened him out...

 

[Pawleysvol]

View attachment 711555View attachment 711556
Thought this was hilarious, this is NCAA forum, dude bumped it, he took a beating from the volnation last year for suggesting Skattebo. It appears our volnation talent evaluators straightened him out...

Our running back this season was the player of the year in the SEC.

 

[rockytop25]

-VQ

Other notes about Branch, Benson, and Jefferson, but nothing that isn’t common knowledge.

If I had to guess, they didn’t anticipate Squirrel and MM leaving. Not the best look BUT:

Sounds like Squirrel wants to move back closer to home and make more in NIL. It sounded like he was in the boat for next year and then decided otherwise at the last minute

MM seems to have got his feelings hurt when he MAY have been WR1 this upcoming year

 

[VOLociraptorr]

Kelsey Pope right now

 

[UTSuave’]

@TrippieRedd

 

[Jackcrevol]

Yea, sounds like the staff didn’t anticipate everyone in the room leaving. Not a good look for them at all

If there's a mutiny, what do you do?

what were they hoping to achieve? if they dont want to be here, cant stop em. Give em more money, they can still leave.

 

[CAVPUT]

I'd still like to have both.

Yep. I think we need to shotgun it with both WR and OL and pray you hit on enough to get thru the season.

 

[CAVPUT]

The best thing we can do to improve the WR room is replace Pope.

Ouch. Someone put oatmeal in your fur this morning?

 

[K87vol]

Our running back this season was the player of the year in the SEC.

I know, and that's awesome!
Simply sharing something I thought was interesting that maybe someone might find a little humor in. Wasn't dissing our guy,... but if you seen Skattebo play in bowl game it was impressive.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Don’t like the sound of that

we have three guys coming in. 2 on campus. LOL, that is not good. one POSSIBLY coming via transfer.

dangit what can you do?

 

[CAVPUT]

Idk what to tell you, he was injured at least twice, once in fall camp, and once on that amazing TD catch against Kent State. It was an upper body injury.

Didn't White have a shoulder injury to the point he couldn't raise his arm overhead and he still played? Thought I'd heard something like that on a podcast or call in show. Was Matthews worse? Different?

 

[Lloyd_Christmas]

Here's a thought...no WRs in the offense for 2025, just go with TEs and extra RBs. The other team won't see it coming...

 

[CAVPUT]

I know, and that's awesome!
Simply sharing something I thought was interesting that maybe someone might find a little humor in. Wasn't dissing our guy,... but if you seen Skattebo play in bowl game it was impressive.

That dude was their offensive Al Wilson. Same type of competitor as that vandy qb this year. Not sure we have that type of dominant personality starting for us this year. Got a feeling that Boo might be that type of player for us in the future.

 

[NighthawkVol]

You were losing 5 guys regsrdless with

Bru
DT
Spillman
Webb
Nimrod

Got to at least get one guy with those losses regardless. Horrible management

I’m not sure we count Spillman as a loss. He wasn’t even on scholarship. We don’t call walk-ons who were never going to play “losses.”

 

[Jackcrevol]

Here's a thought...no WRs in the offense for 2025, just go with TEs and extra RBs. The other team won't see it coming...

got eeeem?

 

[CAVPUT]

Here's a thought...no WRs in the offense for 2025, just go with TEs and extra RBs. The other team won't see it coming...

Being color blind stinks doesn't it?