'25 Portal Thread

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

If you look really closely after, you can see him tell a teammate "I can't wait to see the Sunsphere and try Gus's world famous chicken"

 

[MarcoVol]

There it is folks.

Tate confirmed

Would be really cool if we convinced him to leave.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Would be really cool if we convinced him to leave.

Cosigned

 

[MarcoVol]

Might be a little easier now.

Who they have at QB next season to throw him the ball? Any new kid that starts will look Smith’s way about 99.9% of the time.


Greater chance he has less yards next season.

Less yards there than here and I’ll buy it but barely. He’d be #2 WR there bc Egbuka is a Sr so highly doubt less yards than this year

 

[TrippieRedd]

Less yards there than here and I’ll buy it but barely. He’d be #2 WR there bc Egbuka is a Sr so highly doubt less yards than this year

New QB.

Most of the time you’re going to throw to your main target and rely on your RBs

Judkins is back and they have that WVU guy coming in.

So it’s like this season, but with a worse QB. It’s not that far fetched.

 

[Pawleysvol]

At worst, OSU has to pay more for him.

What does that do for us if he elects not to enter the portal? Lol

 

[MarcoVol]

I know nothing of the situation but my confidence meter is 2/10. Not bc of our staff or any stupid sh*t like that but bc he’ll be WR2 next year and is currently celebrating a NC.

If this actually happens tho then a lot of yans gonna look silly for all the hate.

 

[HawkVol2213]

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[jp1]

What does that do for us if he elects not to enter the portal? Lol

It doesn't do anything. Remain status quo. I think the chances of him coming here are, at best, very slim.

 

[rockytop25]

I really hope we didn't put all our eggs into the Carnell Tate basket...especially with how his recruitment went here

 

[TrippieRedd]

I really hope we didn't put all our eggs into the Carnell Tate basket...especially with how his recruitment went here

All in eggs in the basket.


If we don’t, wait till spring. I’d rather wait, surely someone in the spring portal will be better than whatever is in the portal currently.

 

[FBtime]

My Buckeye fanatic friend says he doesn't think it makes sense for Tate as he would be the #2 with a highly touted 5* Sayin likely the starter and would be surprised. Let's hope he is in fact surprised.

 

[jasonvol18]

There is 5 days, Ohio St is going to attempt to counter/convince him to stay.

The battle has begun, let’s hope we can close it out.

Damn! Would love to get him, but we rarely win bidding wars against the big boys. I'm not holding out hope, but it would be huge if we do find a way

 

[MarcoVol]

My Buckeye fanatic friend says he doesn't think it makes sense for Tate as he would be the #2 with a highly touted 5* Sayin likely the starter and would be surprised. Let's hope he is in fact surprised.

Maybe he’s not as high on Sayin as your buddy is.

Or maybe he doesn’t like Chip Kelly. I could see that being a real thing. He’s always been a bit prickly.

 

[jasonvol18]

I know nothing of the situation but my confidence meter is 2/10. Not bc of our staff or any stupid sh*t like that but bc he’ll be WR2 next year and is currently celebrating a NC.

If this actually happens tho then a lot of yans gonna look silly for all the hate.

He would immediately be WR1 here. He would be WR2 up there, unless they bring in an elite playmaker, which is possible . I think what helps us is, they will be breaking in a new QB. Unless they have their eye on someone that we haven't heard yet. Nobody on our roster would be ahead of him, nor is anyone more talented.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

My Buckeye fanatic friend says he doesn't think it makes sense for Tate as he would be the #2 with a highly touted 5* Sayin likely the starter and would be surprised. Let's hope he is in fact surprised.

It doesnt

 

[RiseToTheTop]

There is 5 days, Ohio St is going to attempt to counter/convince him to stay.

The battle has begun, let’s hope we can close it out.

We know how that usually works out

 

[Carp]

My Buckeye fanatic friend says he doesn't think it makes sense for Tate as he would be the #2 with a highly touted 5* Sayin likely the starter and would be surprised. Let's hope he is in fact surprised.

Sayin being equal or better than what Howard was right away would be unlikely. And the #1 WR for Heisman favorite Nico is better than a #2 WR for a QB who is an unknown right now. Let's recall that Kyle McCord was a consensus 5 star as well and he struggled his first year in Columbus so bad that Ohio State went out and got Will Howard.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Y’all also aren’t considering Innis taking away his receptions as well.

Very well could be option 3 again next season.

 

[MarcoVol]

Sayin being equal or better than what Howard was right away would be unlikely. And the #1 WR for Heisman favorite Nico is better than a #2 WR for a QB who is an unknown right now. Let's recall that Kyle McCord was a consensus 5 star as well and he struggled his first year in Columbus so bad that Ohio State went out and got Will Howard.

I agree about the new QB thing but not really about McCord. McCord had been on campus for 3 years, completed 65% of his passes for 3100 yards, 24 TD / 6 INT. Not mobile but he didn’t exactly struggle.

 

[Carp]

I agree about the new QB thing but not really about McCord. McCord had been on campus for 3 years, completed 65% of his passes for 3100 yards, 24 TD / 6 INT. Not mobile but he didn’t exactly struggle.

Maybe struggle wasn't the right word. But he certainly didn't light it up for them. His numbers were very similar to Milton's despite playing a weaker schedule if that tells you anything.

 

[rockytop25]

Y’all also aren’t considering Innis taking away his receptions as well.

Very well could be option 3 again next season.

I'd be fine with Innis or Tate, just get one of them.

 

[DaddyChad]

I really hope we didn't put all our eggs into the Carnell Tate basket...especially with how his recruitment went here

Exactly my thoughts. He likes to get attention but probably ultimately stays at OSU. Of course if Hartline is looking at other jobs maybe there’s a chance. Definitely don’t fault the staff for swinging for the fences though.

 

[rockytop25]

Doesn’t sound very promising for the good guys (Tate)

 

[DaddyChad]

Sayin being equal or better than what Howard was right away would be unlikely. And the #1 WR for Heisman favorite Nico is better than a #2 WR for a QB who is an unknown right now. Let's recall that Kyle McCord was a consensus 5 star as well and he struggled his first year in Columbus so bad that Ohio State went out and got Will Howard.

lol equal or better than Howard? Howard was pretty damn fantastic in the post season. I don’t see that.