'25 Portal Thread

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Weezer said:
Every scholarship WR on the OSU roster is a former 4-5* recruit. I'd take any of them.
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Whats crazy is that Flarda just stole that 5* freshman from Oregon’s 2025 class at the last minute...after signing day in winter portal...and that makes their fourth 5* WR on the roster also just like OSU. They are all unproven...but to be a 5* coming out of HS means you are expected to be a 1st round draft pick after college. They don't give those out often, so all 4 of those guys were absolutely dominant in HS and likely top3 or 4 WR nationally in their signing class. Like Mike Matthews...Flarda has 4 of them. They have lost more games than they won in the last 3 years. We averaged 10wins a year. Yet their WR is loaded with young talent thats actually rated higher than ours coming out of HS....and we now have 6 kids that are freshmen/redshirt freshmen that I am really excited about.
Matthews
Staley
Jefferson
Smith
Jackson
Dodson

Thats 6 really good WRs that have their whole college careers ahead of them. But those bastards have four 5*s. I hate them SOOOO MUCH. I despise them. Loathe them. Most important game to me every single year. Yet even when they are down, with a coach who may be fired any time...they STILL have a WR room and roster every bit as good as ours. It makes me sick.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Bru is a fine possession receiver. Not sure he ever was more than that, and post-injury, I highly doubt he's ever more than that. I kind of felt like Amari Jefferson might have been the direct replacement for Bru.
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I think a good possession receiver is important in this offense. I think his best attributes have always been his size and strength. He’s not a YAC superhero, but he turned a lot of those 40yd lateral screens into gainers. He’s a great downfield blocker. He reads the qb and break off routes which is essential in this offense and more so with a mediocre pass blocking line. I agree with you that a hobbled version of him doesn’t get us there. Spots are too precious. If he gets back to close to a 100%, I’ve always liked what he brings to the room.
 
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Frankwillie87 said:
I've kept my opinion to myself, because it really isn't worth much, but the subtext I got from MM was he doesn't want to be the ONLY WR on the roster that's worth the spot.

Kids these days are smarter than they get credit for and know they need to be part of a team to get drafted. They know that having someone on the other side allows them to not get bracketed, pushed off their spots, and double-teamed throughout the game.

Bringing in Amari Jefferson and potentially Bru McCoy eases a lot of those concerns for him. He's got the chance to be #1, but those guys can absolutely take some of the heat off.
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That's a good point. And BTW, just because you're not an insider or someone who has an inside source doesn't mean your opinion doesn't matter. I, personally, value most people's opinion on this forum regardless of who they are. There are only a few people on here who actually have sources or insider information. The rest of us are simply fans giving our opinions just like you and I. We may not agree with every person's opinion, but that's basically what the forum is. So don't undervalue yourself or your opinion.
 
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I may be in the minority, but if we are just going to bring in a backup WR for depth, I’d much rather have Bru. Any receiver we bring in will need to learn the offense and there are no guarantees that they will be all in. With Bru, we have a guy that knows the offense, can help the younger guys, and he may not be what he was, but he plays his ass off every play.

I know spots are precious, but I feel like this team needs a few guys that know what it means to put on that jersey every week.

No guarantee we can get that from a short term rental.
 
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VN last week: OMG! We're losing all of our WRs!
VN this week: I hope Bru leaves.

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1world1love said:
I may be in the minority, but if we are just going to bring in a backup WR for depth, I’d much rather have Bru. Any receiver we bring in will need to learn the offense and there are no guarantees that they will be all in. With Bru, we have a guy that knows the offense, can help the younger guys, and he may not be what he was, but he plays his ass off every play.

I know spots are precious, but I feel like this team needs a few guys that know what it means to put on that jersey every week.

No guarantee we can get that from a short term rental.
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I would also say that, even though he spent a couple years at USC and transferred in, that dude has been the definition of the VFL term that frequently gets thrown around ever since he stepped on campus.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
I think a good possession receiver is important in this offense. I think his best attributes have always been his size and strength. He’s not a YAC superhero, but he turned a lot of those 40yd lateral screens into gainers. He’s a great downfield blocker. He reads the qb and break off routes which is essential in this offense and more so with a mediocre pass blocking line. I agree with you that a hobbled version of him doesn’t get us there. Spots are too precious. If he gets back to close to a 100%, I’ve always liked what he brings to the room.
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So, if you had to put a % on the chance he comes back what would you have the percentage at?
 
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Also, I’ll just add that it usually takes a long time to completely recover from an injury like the one Bru suffered. If he has a good offseason and gets back to 100% then he is automatically one of the best and most experienced receivers in the room. I would try him in the slot like Jauan Jennings. I dawg with sure hands and decent speed. Matthews and Brazzell outside receivers and Bru in the slot.
 
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CNeagleVolFan said:
So, if you had to put a % on the chance he comes back what would you have the percentage at?
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No one knows, but the math points to him coming back. He did not get good feedback on the draft, he’s been told he’ll be ok on eligibility. His choices seem to be come back or learn the dulcimer.
 
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LouderVol said:
middle of the SEC? We were top 3 this year.

you millenials need to stop being so needy demanding instant gratification.

its a gradual process to climb to the top. and our climb is steeper and longer than the schools you want to compare us to.

Day has been at OSU for a while and walked into a loaded roster. until this year was ALWAYS the also ran guy. top of the Big 10 but never could put them over the top. this year is still pending.

Smart was at Georgia for 5 or 6 years before he won the SEC. and he walked into a loaded roster, and one of the best recruiting set ups in the nation.

Bama has more talent but was down this year.

Sark at Texas took years to build to this point, with infinite money, and a better set up. and if you think our schedule was easy, don't look at Texas's.

Oregon has been stable for decades, has infinite money.

we are climbing. are we there yet? no. does that mean that we aren't making progress? No. every year our recruiting gets better. the incoming class is the best we have had yet. the last two have been more than 50% on that mythical Blue Chip Ratio standard.

the goal this year was always just to make it to the playoffs, but as soon as we did that it suddenly becomes not good enough because we played the best team in the nation first round.

No one started where we were and has made it as far as we have.
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You did not even understand the post to which you responded with all that. Middle of SEC was recruiting. We were not 3rd.
 
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