'25 Portal Thread

[volinexile17]

The offense was garbage this yr and we only averaged 35 bc of the FCS and MAC games.

We got it. You hate UT.

 

[Carp]

There are wide receivers that came cheaper than Tate would that we passed on. It makes zero sense y'all are even entertaining this. If we get another WR (and I think we will) I doubt it's going to be anyone who would replace one of our projected starters. Because that's how we kept our projected starters.

Yes. We passed on them because they weren't very good. We were reportedly very interested in the Branch bros, but the Branch bros had no interest in us. We didn't even get to speak financials with them because they didn't have an interest in coming here.

 

[rockytop25]

This

We have shown we are not spending on the portal. Gotta pinch those pennies.

You sure do post a lot for being so negative. I'm not sure I would spend so much time on a place I had so much hate for.

 

[LaagerVol]

You sure do post a lot for being so negative. I'm not sure I would spend so much time on a place I had so much hate for.

He loves volnation, because he is a troll, and people can’t resist feeding him for some reason. I don’t know what would make someone want to be a troll, but I know they wouldn’t hang around if they weren’t being fed

 

[GVol1966]

This kid was in line to start next year.

“Why would he leave”

Maybe Tate has the same reasons.

Not getting a big enough chunk of that 20+ mil NIL money.
Looking for a raise, from OSU or some other team.

 

[RandomUTfan]

Yes. We passed on them because they weren't very good. We were reportedly very interested in the Branch bros, but the Branch bros had no interest in us. We didn't even get to speak financials with them because they didn't have an interest in coming here.

You're just demonstrating I know more about these situations than you do. And that's just because I follow the right people. I'm not trying to be mean, but you're trying to correct a post that didn't need correcting.

 

[bpalmer28]

It kind of sounds like Tate began listening to offers after the Michigan loss when Ryan Day's seat was scorching hot.

 

[TheDirector]

This kid was in line to start next year.

“Why would he leave”

Maybe Tate has the same reasons.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day and family needed around-the-clock police protection after Michigan loss

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Would love to see that, but doubt Heupel would go with an OC that didn't run his type Offense. Heupel needs some new elements to his offense, but again I think he's too damn stubborn.. As far as Saban, he only left Miami because he knew his controlling a$$ couldn't control grow men. In a perfect world this would happen. It would solve our OC and WR issues and lack of production.

The thing is Hartline is under Kelly. Kelly’s offense has some similarities to Heupels. I see no issue with making the offer. But I know it would never happen. Heupel isn’t an out of the box hire type of guy.

 

[bpalmer28]

The offense was garbage this yr and we only averaged 35 bc of the FCS and MAC games.

True, but to be fair... NOBODY averages 35 ppg against good defenses. The best offense in the country was Ohio State by a mile and they averaged 29.4 against Michigan and playoff teams. I could bring that number down a bit more if I included Nebraska. If you average in the mid 20s against the best defenses in college football, you're doing pretty good. Our average against playoff caliber defenses was 19.3 ppg (Bama, UGA, Ohio State) which, to your point, clearly isn't good enough.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Heupel is always going to call plays and Hartline would want to call plays if he became an OC.

You don’t know that. That’s conjecture.

 

[bpalmer28]

This

We have shown we are not spending on the portal. Gotta pinch those pennies.

Are you giving to the Volunteer Club?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

True, but to be fair... NOBODY averages 35 ppg against good defenses. The best offense in the country was Ohio State by a mile and they averaged 29.4 against Michigan and playoff teams. I could bring that number down a bit more if I included Nebraska. If you average in the mid 20s against the best defenses in college football, you're doing pretty good. Our average against playoff caliber defenses was 19.3 ppg (Bama, UGA, Ohio State) which, to your point, clearly isn't good enough.

You are wasting your time. The guy who you are responding to lives it when TN loses. He gets off on it.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Yes sir, but million dollar question is would Heupel do that or to stubborn. I would offer him at least 2 million a year

Fully agree. But unfortunately Heupel would never even consider it.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Want. Cant teach speed.

https://247sports.com/player/calvin-simpson-hunt-46127886/college-298983/

 

[Adam Sandler]

I hate to be negative, but it really feels like Tate is likely to use Spyre/UT as leverage to get more from OSU. The only reason I could see him leaving is if there's some stuff going on in the background at OSU that he's not happy about or he thinks the coaches are going to bump Innis over him and he'll be WR #3 again next season at OSU. I guess there's always the chance that their 5* freshman QB has looked bad in practice and he doesn't trust him. We'll see. I actually like the look of our WR room and think Tate would just be icing on the cake.

He used us once for a pay bump. Why wouldn’t he do it again.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Maybe shoulda payed up for pregnon or Thompson. Hoping we go after this guy but assuming we won’t for the same reasons.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Tate has shown more than any of the receivers we have now, so let’s bring him in. He could run the X, Brazzell the Y and MM the slot (yes I know Matthews was outside last year, but he could move inside)

MM can and should line up at every position throughout a game.

 

[MrVolton]

Ohio State coach Ryan Day and family needed around-the-clock police protection after Michigan loss

And people act like our fans are bad.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

Why does anyone think it's Tate? What started the fire?

Billy Joel says we didn't

 

[EJVOL4LIFE]

This makes no sense. I'd take Tate in a heartbeat, but OSU has put WR after WR into the NFL. Didn't matter if they were WR1 or WR2 or even WR3, OSU has put WRs in the league. If there are serious questions about QB, I could see that. If Hartline is leaving, I could see that. But being upset about playing next to Smith? If anything, that opens up more targets for him because Smith will draw the double.

Understandable. But the problem is that Tate wants to be "The Guy." Not "the guy that lives in the shadows of Jeremiah Smith." That's the problem.

 

[Weezer]

I was hoping more guys would hit the portal today. Not talking Tate, just more players from the two teams.

 

[Jackcrevol]

I was hoping more guys would hit the portal today. Not talking Tate, just more players from the two teams.

LOL.

The entire transfer portal affair this offseason.

 

[EJVOL4LIFE]

I see you 99Vawl

I saw that!!

 

[SugarCC]

So you think Mike Matthews doesn't want to be Numero Uno?

Carnell Tate is not Jeremiah Smith.