'25 Portal Thread

[bicenTENNial]

If Smith's offer is 4.5 mil and Tate's is 2mil, then they are talking more like 7mil

7 mil for just 2 players... Don't know how they're gonna keep the rest of the players when they spend so much on just 2.. We'll see though... College football is pretty much what teams are willing to pay.. There is no ceiling and it's only gonna get worse if there aren't some kind of rules set

 

[NighthawkVol]

Too much imo, but 1 mil for Tate makes sense.

Nah. I'd spend someone else's $4.5M on Smith.

 

[Legion of Doom]

Smith is the best player in college football. He is worth whatever someone wants to pay him. Never understand why people worry about salaries. Good for the kid if someone pays him.

 

[Blake25p]

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What are you hearing in regards to #1

 

[TrippieRedd]

Miami would have to pay me at least 5mil to go play for thst ****** program.

Playing in front of 10 fans isn’t fun. They lucky they have boosters or else they would be in division 2 right now.

 

[EJVOL4LIFE]

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Do you have any news on the #1??

 

[TrippieRedd]

Do you have any news on the #1??

Yeah Oregon has a big offer on the table and the GF.

Hope we can match it by creating a GF

 

[BigorangeBoy]

7 mil for just 2 players... Don't know how they're gonna keep the rest of the players when they spend so much on just 2.. We'll see though... College football is pretty much what teams are willing to pay.. There is no ceiling and it's only gonna get worse if there aren't some kind of rules set

Short of unionization and collective bargaining agreements that would follow, the courts have already spoken.

 

[ConwayFitty]

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[volnado2]

Tate isn’t coming.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Tate isn’t coming.

Prob would’ve been better off trying for Innis or thst freshman they have, Mylan Graham

 

[OmegaVoLL]

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Any reads on #1 you're comfortable throwing out?

 

[deatojl]

Smith is the best player in college football. He is worth whatever someone wants to pay him. Never understand why people worry about salaries. Good for the kid if someone pays him.

This is true and applies to every player. Someone's or something's value is whatever someone is willing to pay.

 

[NoogaVol96]

Some of y’all are so easy to throw your hands up on literally anything lol

 

[RikidyBones]

I also have a hard time thinking Oregon is a serious player with Tate. That wr room is crowded still, unknown QB.

 

[EJVOL4LIFE]

Yeah Oregon has a big offer on the table and the GF.

Hope we can match it by creating a GF

Yeah, but it's kinda up in the air if he would be a #1 there ya know. They have a crapload of WRs already in #1 WR commit Dakorien Moore, plus Stewart, Pellum, Benson, etc. I know Pellum and Benson probably won't be #1s but they also have some other big commits coming in at WR. So I guess we will see. Hoping he comes to the Volunteer state. If not, MM, Brazzell, Stayley, Boo, Smith, Jackson, Dodson, and possibly Brahme doesn't sound like a bad WR core.

 

[LotteryPick]

silly to think UT won’t throw out a huge number for the right guy. They JUST did for Sanders.

If Tate doesn’t come, I doubt it’s because UT stopped the bidding.

 

[LaagerVol]

Doesn’t the Ohio state board like to artificially inflate offers from other teams to make themselves feel better when they lose a player or recruit?

 

[TrippieRedd]

silly to think UT won’t throw out a huge number for the right guy. They JUST did for Sanders.

If Tate doesn’t come, I doubt it’s because UT stopped the bidding.

The difference is Sanders has 3+ years. Tate has 1.

Number works out a littleeeeeeeeee bit different

 

[cncchris33]

silly to think UT won’t throw out a huge number for the right guy. They JUST did for Sanders.

If Tate doesn’t come, I doubt it’s because UT stopped the bidding.

Even the right guy has a price limit, though.

 

[LotteryPick]

The difference is Sanders has 3+ years. Tate has 1.

Number works out a littleeeeeeeeee bit different

If they think Nico is really gone after next season, they’re going to pay up to give him the surrounding cast.

 

[LotteryPick]

Even the right guy has a price limit, though.

The good news is we don’t set that price!

 

[Adam Sandler]

I have a hard time believing that they will tie up almost 7mil between two receivers. They also have another 5* WR signed for next year along with the other 5*'s on their roster. Are they really going to tie up close to 10mil for just their WR room?

Interesting dilemma. Who’s supposed to get them the ball next year? All their guys in waiting have transferred out, except for Julian Sayin, right? Is he the real deal? On one hand, why would you tie up the money in the receivers if you’re not confident you have a guy that can make every pass to get them the ball. On the other hand, maybe that’s exactly why you need the best wr room in the country, to make up for any qb talent dropoff.

Although, with no real restrictions on NIL cemented yet, maybe they don’t care. Apparently their football program is worth twice as much as ours and only in competition with Texas from the report WSJ released.

 

[Adam Sandler]

7 mil for just 2 players... Don't know how they're gonna keep the rest of the players when they spend so much on just 2.. We'll see though... College football is pretty much what teams are willing to pay.. There is no ceiling and it's only gonna get worse if there aren't some kind of rules set

I think they have the money to blow.

 

[MemphisVol3]

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Glad to see you back! How was your board vacay? @KingVFL