'25 Portal Thread

[Jackcrevol]

I doubt we commit a dime for a receiver until after spring and we give more reps to our 3 lead returnees AND 3 prized WR newbies, AND 2 new also prized lengthy TE guys. Not to mention the unexpected return of KITS. Only so many balls to go around.

Might not be how we want to burn our open roster spots and acquisition money.

I doubt that, sincerely.

 

[deatojl]

You are correct. Everyone gets outbid here and there. We unfortunately have been outbid consistently this off season. We can either deny this is happening or do something about it. Thats why people are wanting to get more people donating.

my question is who have we truly been outbid for? Josh Thompson? We ended up taking Pendleton, who is similarly ranked. Possibly Carnell Tate, who never entered the portal? The Branch brothers reportedly wouldn’t even entertain an offer.

 

[Carp]

my question is who have we truly been outbid for? Josh Thompson? We ended up taking Pendleton, who is similarly ranked. Possibly Carnell Tate, who never entered the portal? The Branch brothers reportedly wouldn’t even entertain an offer.

Exactly. We MIGHT have gotten outbid on Pregnon. But he's always been a west coast kid, so we probably would have had to significantly outbid Oregon to get him here. There isn't a discernable difference between Thompson and Pendleton and Pendleton has more eligibility remaining with arguably a higher ceiling.

 

[Weezer]

 

[Weezer]

Time to shut 'er down!

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

 

[bpalmer28]

To be fair, $25/month isn’t really contributing either.

Yes it is. If everyone who traveled to Columbus or everyone who signed the petition to fire Cuonzo Martin gave $25/month we’ve have a base budget of $9M/year.

Problem is the majority of our fans give more complaints than they do dollars. $25/month is less than a dollar a day. Less than a round of golf. Less than a box of shells. Less than a tank of gas. We need to convince the masses to donate $25 instead of discouraging it like you have

 

[TrippieRedd]

Yes it is. If everyone who traveled to Columbus or everyone who signed the petition to fire Cuonzo Martin gave $25/month we’ve have a base budget of $9M/year.

Problem is the majority of our fans give more complaints than they do dollars. $25/month is less than a dollar a day. Less than a round of golf. Less than a box of shells. Less than a tank of gas. We need to convince the masses to donate $25 instead of discouraging it like you have

I’ve discouraged it, yet I donate $25 per month.

Got it.

 

[Weezer]

Yes it is. If everyone who traveled to Columbus or everyone who signed the petition to fire Cuonzo Martin gave $25/month we’ve have a base budget of $9M/year.

Problem is the majority of our fans give more complaints than they do dollars. $25/month is less than a dollar a day. Less than a round of golf. Less than a box of shells. Less than a tank of gas. We need to convince the masses to donate $25 instead of discouraging it like you have

For less than a dollar a day, you, too, can feed a starving college football player....

I can see the late-night infomercials now.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

my question is who have we truly been outbid for? Josh Thompson? We ended up taking Pendleton, who is similarly ranked. Possibly Carnell Tate, who never entered the portal? The Branch brothers reportedly wouldn’t even entertain an offer.

Well we know Mauigoa, Seaton, Tate to name a few. I mean being out bid happening every single time we lose out on a recruit. But with the way the money is flowing these days, it’s hard not to think that. Especially with seeing things floating around that our NIL isn’t as strong as other big programs.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

To be fair, $25/month isn’t really contributing either.

You cannot be serious. As of 2023, the population of the state of TN is 7.1 million. Now let’s be conservative and say out of that there are 2 million Vol football fans. Now if they all gave $25 per month, that’s 50 million per month. Now 90% goes to acquiring of players. That means we would have $45 million monthly. Now that’s just the state of TN. That’s not counting the Vol fans in other states or overseas.

How many members do we have in VN? 30-40k? Say it was 30k. Say each person on here donated $25 per month. That’s 675k per month JUST for VN. You don’t think that would help?

 

[TrippieRedd]

You cannot be serious. As of 2023, the population of the state of TN is 7.1 million. Now let’s be conservative and say out of that there are 2 million Vol football fans. Now if they all gave $25 per month, that’s 50 million per month. Now 90% goes to acquiring of players. That means we would have $45 million monthly. Now that’s just the state of TN. That’s not counting the Vol fans in other states or overseas.

How many members do we have in VN? 30-40k? Say it was 30k. Say each person on here donated $25 per month. That’s 675k per month JUST for VN. You don’t think that would help?

I meant what I’m donating compared to other people.

You and dude typing these paragraphs…why? Feel smart? You’re throwing numbers out that we will never see.

“iF 30k mEmBeRs DoNaTe”…you’re wasting time. Congrats on doing math…I guess?

 

[cncchris33]

For less than a dollar a day, you, too, can feed a starving college football player....

I can see the late-night infomercials now.

Sarah Mclaughlin playing in the background as footage rolls of players scrounging thru dumpsters and trash cans for food.

 

[Jackcrevol]

@Ericvol2096 any porthole updates?

Are we a player for Cam Camper?

 

[Weezer]

Sarah Mclaughlin playing in the background as footage rolls of players scrounging thru dumpsters and trash cans for food.

Stop it! Not the "Angel" song with the pets! That one makes me tear up! Dammit, I'm not crying, you're crying!

 

[DeepPurpleFloyd]

Sarah Mclaughlin playing in the background as footage rolls of players scrounging thru dumpsters and trash cans for food.

Arian Foster begging for Fulmer to bring him some Taco Bell at 2 AM.