'25 Portal Thread

[T2P_Priceless]

For all the posters who “know,” what we should be going after and sign, hate to break it to you…

BUT

You don’t “know.”

I know that’s so hard to wrap your mind around.

Sitting on your phone evaluating things, you actually don’t know what’s going on. Cripes that’s so hard to swallow

That’s a coach paid millions and there every day with deep relationships with his team, recruits coming in and so much more, somehow MIGHT know more than you looking at a spread sheet and stars.

Swallow your pride.

Laugh at yourself for your stupidity

STFU

 

[Maxwell865]

OP is updated. Let me know if I missed anyone.

Travis Shaw

 

[VawlIn]

Maybe Boo plays both sides

That’s not smart nor sustainable in the SEC. If he goes down they have to replace 2 positions and he will be lining up across from future NFL players on an almost weekly basis. This isn’t the Big 12 (which is essentially a glorified mid major conference). Now if we had a future 1st round pick at safety or star and they could play Boo around 30 snaps a game on both sides it might be feasible. But I think at most they try to work him into getting 8-10 touches a game if anything

 

[KG1821]

TJ Shanahan no longer visiting per AP. Says Northwestern OL Josh Thompson may visit next week if he makes it in

 

[TrippieRedd]

I’m picking the Northwestern OL every time.

 

[volinexile17]

The guys who left were all wallpaper. They were never going to start or even meaningfully contribute

I’m surprised all of them are in. Staff has shown they’ll play vets who are in the right spot. Those guys are all outside receivers and are an injury to Brazzell or Matthews away from starting. I get 1 or 2 going, but not all 3.

 

[JT3]

TJ Shanahan no longer visiting per AP. Says Northwestern OL Josh Thompson may visit next week if he makes it in

It was strange we would allow him to visit anyway. We already have young unproven guys on the roster lol.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Matthews has shown he can throw a block, so maybe he takes over Bru's spot? Brazzell on the other side and Squirrel in the slot. Then Staley. But unless we plan on playing true freshmen, definitely could see us taking a couple of WRs. Or, I wonder if we would consider making Seldon a WR?

Don’t sleep on Harmon. He’s good enough to contribute in the next couple of years.

 

[Carp]

How can we not be pursuing any transfer wr’s at this point? Will we even have a complete 2 deep?

Wonder what the chances are of one of these guys takes him name out of the portal.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

The WRs hitting the portal feel like all the DBs last year. A bunch of guys that we thought we would rely on this year and look how the staff upgraded that unit.

 

[BbwVol]

The WRs hitting the portal feel like all the DBs last year. A bunch of guys that we thought we would rely on this year and look how the staff upgraded that unit.

Said the same thing earlier.

 

[VolsFan-TX]

Like 9 of those are walk-ons, not scholarship. Our returning scholarship WRs are Squirrel, Matthews, Brazzell, and Staley. Smith and Jackson are EE's. Dodson will join in the summer. So 7 scholarship WRs next year with 3 of them being freshmen. Seems light, but I trust the coaches until they give us reason not to.

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Rushin Orange Collusion]

For all the posters who “know,” what we should be going after and sign, hate to break it to you…

BUT

You don’t “know.”

I know that’s so hard to wrap your mind around.

Sitting on your phone evaluating things, you actually don’t know what’s going on. Cripes that’s so hard to swallow

That’s a coach paid millions and there every day with deep relationships with his team, recruits coming in and so much more, somehow MIGHT know more than you looking at a spread sheet and stars.

Swallow your pride.

Laugh at yourself for your stupidity

I don’t need to laugh at myself for my stupidity. My wife does that for both of us!

 

[TheBigOne10]

The WRs hitting the portal feel like all the DBs last year. A bunch of guys that we thought we would rely on this year and look how the staff upgraded that unit.

I have a hard time believing we wouldn’t take a WR out of the portal. Really surprising to hear AP say he thinks we don’t.

 

[LittleVol]

Apparently AP just said on the radio that he doesn’t anticipate Tennessee to pursue WR in the portal. Interesting.

… I have this weird feeling…
We’re going to throw the kitchen sink at Ohio State with offensive play calling.

We win.

The next weeks after that Jeremiah Smith commits to Tennessee

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

STFU

He does have a point. None of us really do know what we should be targeting in the portal.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I have a hard time believing we wouldn’t take a WR out of the portal. Really surprising to hear AP say he thinks we don’t.

AP could be wrong. I mean we will be losing Bru, Thorton, Webb, Nimrod, Leacock and Spillman. Like you, I don’t know how they can’t look for a WR.

 

[Heupel's Offseason Beard]

Huge mistake if we don’t at least take 1 receiver from the portal.

Matthews
Brazzell
Squirrel
Staley

Yes I know we have some nice freshman coming in but to rely on all of them in the SEC doesn’t make any sense. Plus we have seen this year how banged up our WR core has been.

What’s going to happen if Squirrel is still injury prone and one of Brazzell or Matthews goes down? That’s razor thin in terms of production

You definitely freaked out when all of those mediocre DBs left in the portal last year, didn't you?

 

[swampfoxfan]

Seldon is a running back. He's not getting moved. He's one of our better running backs, when healthy.

Thanks for clearing that up coach

 

[NighthawkVol]

Same thing happened last year with the Herrings and Caleb stayed

Exactly. One brother wanting to go somewhere where he can play doesn’t mean the more talented brother will be upset at the program. Nate and Elijah aren’t good enough to start at an upper tier program that competes for championships. Edwin and Caleb are that kind of talent.

 

[BADGER_VOL]

Exactly. One brother wanting to go somewhere where he can play doesn’t mean the more talented brother will be upset at the program. Nate and Elijah aren’t good enough to start at an upper tier program that competes for championships. Edwin and Caleb are that kind of talent.

Unless you’re LeBron and Bronny lmao

 

[Type Orange+]

SIAP and discussed.
I searched and didn't find his name mentioned.
Rated by 247 as the #1 RB in the portal Wayshawn Parker from Washington State.
Tennessee has offered.

https://atozsports.com/nashville/volunteers/ranked-players-ncaa-transfer-portal-offered-football-tennessee-vols/

 

[TrippieRedd]

SIAP and discussed.
I searched and didn't find his name mentioned.
Rated by 247 as the #1 RB in the portal Wayshawn Parker from Washington State.
Tennessee has offered.

https://atozsports.com/nashville/volunteers/ranked-players-ncaa-transfer-portal-offered-football-tennessee-vols/

Not in his top 4 (the four visits)

Glad we’re going after multi year guys.

 

[Carp]

Not in his top 4 (the four visits)

Glad we’re going after multi year guys.

I trust the staff on whoever they target, but I would prefer a more seasoned back myself.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Regarding the wide receivers and the staff’s seeming reluctance to add any, I think back to the 2022 season. That was the best our wide receivers have performed in the Heupel era. We only used four receivers that year, and Keaton was only because Tillman got hurt. Maybe they just plan on shortening the rotation next season. It would make sense.