'25 Portal Thread

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TrippieRedd said:
Well it’s definitely not ND, they have 2 starters that are Soph

3 grad transfers and one RS Jr. who will slide into the 3rd spot next season.

Plot twist: it’s no one
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Looking at OSU WRs, Bryson Rodgers actually entered the portal last year before withdrawing. Then they have two freshmen other than Smith. Someone will get Egbuka's snaps. Depending on who that is, that could push someone to the portal. And based on practice, they probably already have an idea of the pecking order.
 
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therickbol said:
There is no way our coaches with significantly more knowledge, experience and access to concrete evidence to evaluate could do better than internet sleuths working with half-thruths, zero experience and zero evidence from the practice field or film room!?!?
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therickbol said:
Make a statement that you anticipate posters will know was in the 'blue font' category. But then posters can't tell you meant it in 'blue font' might tell us something about the overall perspective of said posts.🤷
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I am who I am. It's why people love me.
 
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TrippieRedd said:
I would want Innis solely because he doesn’t seem interested in NIL apparently.

This was in 2023, when teams were offering him crazy NIL deals:
“Do you take the money now or do you get developed to be the best you can be, and in the long run you’ll earn more money and be more ready and developed by the time you get to the NFL?”
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A statement like like that makes him seem even less likely. Hartline>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Pope
 
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TrippieRedd said:
I’ll take whoever enters the portal.

I can’t lie, Innis would probably be ranked in the top 10 WRs in the portal due to him being a younger guy and having that potential.

He may not be getting paid that much nor is he getting that much playing time. Like in that article I posted, Innis said he wanted to be developed over NIL….doesn’t seem like he’s getting either At OSU.
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No truer words were ever spoken
 
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Hypothetical…..Ryan Day leaves for the NFL after winning the national championship and double Gauldens the OSU fanbase. Hartline takes HC gig somewhere. Mike Vrabel lands at OSU (irrelevant).

Carnell Tate to the good guys.
 
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I would guess that if a player like tate were to hit the portal, one of the serious teams would scoop him up before he got to us. He would bever pass up the money a team like Oregon, miami, georgia, alabama, michigan, auburn, or one of the other big spenders would offer, one would think
 
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tnvolfan16 said:
I would guess that if a player like tate were to hit the portal, one of the serious teams would scoop him up before he got to us. He would bever pass up the money a team like Oregon, miami, georgia, alabama, michigan, auburn, or one of the other big spenders would offer, one would think
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I’ve been worse troll attempts but this is up there
 
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tnvolfan16 said:
I would guess that if a player like tate were to hit the portal, one of the serious teams would scoop him up before he got to us. He would bever pass up the money a team like Oregon, miami, georgia, alabama, michigan, auburn, or one of the other big spenders would offer, one would think
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Only 2 of the 6 teams you named made the playoffs this year. I’d say the Vols are about as serious as they come.

Guess none of those teams wanted Nico or David Sanders or tried to lure away our best players with big paydays.
 
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TrippieRedd said:
“I’m sorry you can’t comprehend simple reading”

Thanks, you just proved my point.


Btw, I didn’t paint any narrative. Take away the OOC games, the games like Chatt, UTEP, etc. the nobodies. Everyone was one an even playing field. Again, comprehend what you’re reading before commenting on my posts.
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That's not how stats work. You can't exclude games. Do you go back and exclude sacks that Barnett had, based on who the sack was against? That is a dumbass take that you have.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
Saying lol after an illogical statement doesn’t make it either funny or logical. The least likely position to start as a Freshman is OL. It is by nature a developmental position. The most likely place to start as a Freshman is RB. Pass blocking in an RPO offense is tricky, but it can be picked up in months, not years. The top teams in the country the past ten years have been stacked with high quality experienced lines that average above four years experience. We need to match that level of talent and experience on the line to be great.
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But I think that's part of the frustration. This year's OL was comprised of experienced guys (except Heard) that our program worked hard to either get or keep for '24, and their performance this year, objectively, was underachiement/disappointing/inadequate. People recognize that and are assigning accountability.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
Saying lol after an illogical statement doesn’t make it either funny or logical. The least likely position to start as a Freshman is OL. It is by nature a developmental position. The most likely place to start as a Freshman is RB. Pass blocking in an RPO offense is tricky, but it can be picked up in months, not years. The top teams in the country the past ten years have been stacked with high quality experienced lines that average above four years experience. We need to match that level of talent and experience on the line to be great.
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I’m not saying start freshman you boomer, start the dudes that that have been here for years. I refuse to believe we’ve struck out on every oline recruit from high school, it’s been trasnfer heavy. Where are the dudes from high school the past few classes? LOL

And WR should be the most likely to start as freshman. Get over the stubbornness and throw them out there.
 
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vol9799 said:
But I think that's part of the frustration. This year's OL was comprised of exoerienced guys (except Heard) that our program worked hard to either get or keep for '24, and their performance this year, objectively, was underachiement/disappointing/inadequate. People recognize that and are assigning accountability.
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You mean “except for Dylan Sampson’s record breaking season” right?

Not all pass protection issues were OL based, some on Nico, some on WRs, and some on OL.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
You mean “except for Dylan Sampson’s record breaking season” right?

Not all pass protection issues were OL based, some on Nico, some on WRs, and some on OL.
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And not all of Sampson’s record is indicatory of good OL play. Has one objective expert say TN's OL play was championship caliber
 
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OmegaVoLL said:
This has to be the most secretive board with some information.
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A ton of people read this board and a ton of people go to twitter with names the moment they hit these threads, passing it on as their own “insider information.”

If the “insiders” on this board are passing on real information (I believe several of them are), it makes sense to not name the players.
 
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