'25 Portal Thread

[GVol1966]

AP and Hubbs kind of hinted that.

Waiting for em to go on sale!!!

 

[Adam Sandler]

I think people misunderstood my comment. Most of Notre Dame and Penn State's best players will either graduate or be starters next season. Those players can't/won't hit the portal. The players who will hit the portal are those seeking playing time, and from those (looking at their rosters), I don't really see anyone of note. Texas and OSU have better reserves who might decide to transfer, on their rosters. Hopefully I'm wrong about ND and PSU though, because we can use a couple more quality players.

Ah I see. Well yeah probably less likely with ND. Especially since their coach is a relatable and good guy. Now PSU and Franklin on the other hand…

 

[Adam Sandler]

Miami has an ace recruiter in the hole on this one

I think he’s actually in the ace recruiters hole. Be weird if it was the other way around. Beck is a weird dude though so who knows.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Christian Gray got picked on every game i watched. It was tough to watch. I am glad he got the interception to set up the game winner.

Interesting. I haven’t watched them much. But the few times I did I heard his name making plays. Although, their defense does seem to have turned it up towards the end of the season.

 

[Adam Sandler]

So, when are all those State Penn transfers gonna hit the portal?

It’s not been even 24 hours since their last game ended.

 

[BarrythesnoUT]

Thank you. I appreciate you commenting on the post. Actually hearing you confirming that you still believe it will happen makes me feel better about our situation. Just all the negatives on here and people asking why we are stuck on this was the reason for the post. But again, it's much appreciated.

It’s because our fans are miserable lunatics.

 

[Adam Sandler]

https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/longformarticle/ranking-sec-wide-receivers-with-the-most-drops-during-the-2024-college-football-season-243691328/#2578713

For those lamenting the number of dropped passes our WRs had this year, I found this to be interesting data.

Brazzell shores that up and adds 10-15 lbs, he can be the wide receiver he wants to and can be. Pretty sure a couple of those drops would have been touchdowns.

 

[Adam Sandler]

I also found it interesting that guys like Ryan Williams(7 drops), Tre Harris(5 drops in 8 games), and Kyren Lacy(6 drops) were on that list. Also, Juice Wells had as many drops as Chris Brazzell(6), who was our only guy on the list.

Better statistic would be drop to target ratio opposed to just most drops.

 

[deatojl]

Better statistic would be drop to target ratio opposed to just most drops.

Those stats are on the link I posted.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Good grief why are good players still going to Mizzou? Let that program sink back into irrelevance where it belongs.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Waiting for em to go on sale!!!

That'll be 7.95

 

[Vawlz]

So is it safe to assume it would be from a team in the playoffs? Don’t think there are any splash WRs left that were already in the portal

Why do posters keep asking for a “splash” WR like they’re building a roster in the PS5? We have MM.

Where are all these offensive snaps going to come from?

 

[deatojl]

Probably the wrong thread for this but, for those concerned about our opening game against Syracuse next season, Kyle McCord has declared for the draft.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Those stats are on the link I posted.

It says how many targets they got but the article is just most drops, not highest drop percentage.

For instance if someone dropped 3 passes but only got 15 targets (20% drop rate) they don’t show up on this list, and that would be much different than someone who dropped 5 but had 75 targets (~7% drop rate).

“Stats” can be misleading.

 

[deatojl]

Why do posters keep asking for a “splash” WR like they’re building a roster in the PS5? We have MM.

Where are all these offensive snaps going to come from?

They don't want Bru to come back for fear of him taking targets from MM and the other young receivers. Bringing in a WR they think is great and having him take targets away from MM and the other young receivers is encouraged, though.

 

[deatojl]

I only saw it covered the top 10 drops.

Yeah, it listed the most drops by SEC receivers. It was 11 guys. I'm guessing because several were tied with 5. I haven't been able to find any stats on dropped passes for all receivers.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Better statistic would be drop to target ratio opposed to just most drops.

Looks like that's what they're judging.

 

[EJVOL4LIFE]

Why do posters keep asking for a “splash” WR like they’re building a roster in the PS5? We have MM.

Where are all these offensive snaps going to come from?

I don't think MM can do it all!! The more weapons we have the better!! And I'm pretty sure the WRs we have are not gonna complain if we do add someone or if Bru comes back. Just takes pressure off of them and makes their job that much easier, imo.

 

[EJVOL4LIFE]

Looks like that's what they're judging.

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Good info!

 

[CAVPUT]

Between VQ and our insiders, seems like we've been told we're looking for at least 4 more guys. Maybe that's down to 3 if Bru comes back. But we've been told a RB, WR, OG, and DT. Other than Prego at OG, I have no idea who we're seriously looking at. I hate waiting.

Know this won't be popular, but that's never stopped me. No offense to Bru, but I'd rather see our youngsters. Bru is kind of a cross between a TE and WR. Possession guy who blocks well. We need playmakers. Guys who can put a defense on their heels. Bru won't worry any secondary. I'd rather turn the page. Time to move on.

 

[deatojl]

It says how many targets they got but the article is just most drops, not highest drop percentage.

For instance if someone dropped 3 passes but only got 15 targets (20% drop rate) they don’t show up on this list, and that would be much different than someone who dropped 5 but had 75 targets (~7% drop rate).

“Stats” can be misleading.

Well, to be honest, even drops per target is a bit deceiving. For instance, if a receiver is targeted 20 times, only drops 1, but has 12 of the other 19 thrown 5 yards over his head, his drop rate would be 5% while he actually dropped 1 out of 8 catchable passes. It may be more accurate to take the number of drops and compare it to the number of catches the receiver had. An example would be Chris Brazzell. He caught 29 passes and dropped 6, so that would mean he had an 82.8% catch rate on catchable balls thrown to him(29 of 35).

 

[EJVOL4LIFE]

Well, to be honest, even drops per target is a bit deceiving. For instance, if a receiver is targeted 20 times, only drops 1, but has 12 of the other 19 thrown 5 yards over his head, his drop rate would be 5% while he actually dropped 1 out of 8 catchable passes. It may be more accurate to take the number of drops and compare it to the number of catches the receiver had. An example would be Chris Brazzell. He caught 29 passes and dropped 6, so that would mean he had an 82.8% catch rate on catchable balls thrown to him(29 of 35).

Good stuff.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Looks like that's what they're judging.

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It’s just most drops. They threw the targets in for perspective. Lazy statistical work if you ask me. Should have just started with the ratio. But the list would probably be full of backups and no one would care to read the little excerpts (which I didn’t read anyways).

 

[Visidog]

lol if he goes to Missouri it’s just for that bag. Ohio State I understand. Tennessee I understand. Lots of places make sense. But Missouri is just kinda sad.

 

[pricevol5]

I’ve said this already. Take away the meh games.

Use only SEC games, Lewis is below 4ypc.

Wright against SEC teams would’ve been over 5ypc.

@PlanetVolunteer made some good points earlier though. So I’m fine, just wanted to point this out.

Just look at Peyton Lewis as a barometer for Coach Sims next season. If he can’t make Lewis look like a RB1 I think we’ve downgraded from Coach Mack.

Lewis lacked some vision and finesse this season, but he’s not the first guy to show up as a freshman and all of a sudden, he’s not the strongest & fastest guy on the field.

That kid has the tools, the head, and the work ethic to be the dude. That’s why you trust in your position coach hires. Jaylen Wright was way more raw when he showed up, and Coach Mack made him a draft pick in less than 3 years.