Remember that time Tennessee had all those players transfer out...

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...back in 2020 when Coach Cornbread dropped his drawers and McDonald's bag and all of the four and five-star rated Tennessee players hit the portal? I'm I wrong or wasn't the number something like 26 players (and many of the four and five-stars?)

Man, those were some depressing times. I saw the article today from ESPN raking the top 75 players in the Transfer Portal.

Not. One. Single. Tennessee Player. On the list.

I know they have some gaps to fill, but it feels like Heupel is still building a great culture in Knoxville.
 
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casual-observer said:
...back in 2020 when Coach Cornbread dropped his drawers and McDonald's bag and all of the four and five-star rated Tennessee players hit the portal? I'm I wrong or wasn't the number something like 26 players (and many of the four and five-stars?)

Man, those were some depressing times. I saw the article today from ESPN raking the top 75 players in the Transfer Portal.

Not. One. Single. Tennessee Player. On the list.

I know they have some gaps to fill, but it feels like Heupel is still building a great culture in Knoxville.
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Or it could mean the UT players in the portal simply are not that good
 
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utvolpj said:
Because our best players didn't go in.

Recruiting the portal also includes keeping your key players out of it
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That is right, but I would say that I can't recall any of our former portal players killing it at their new school....might be wrong but I can't remember anyone.
 
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utvolpj said:
Because our best players didn't go in.

Recruiting the portal also includes keeping your key players out of it
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Had to make some room as well. Bringing in the RB from Duke, WR from Bama, Moe, another Olineman possibly, and a WR. Possibly going to also target another DB. Just don’t have room and the ones leaving were never going to contribute likely.
 
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Golfprovol said:
That is right, but I would say that I can't recall any of our former portal players killing it at their new school....might be wrong but I can't remember anyone.
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Baron had a pretty solid year for Miami. Say what you will but Pearce was much more effective with Baron on the field at the same time imho.
 
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Just for posterity, it was January 21 when the hammer finally fell on Pruitt and the Henrietta TuTus of the world transferred.

There was that weird period of like 6 weeks there where it looked like Pruitt would be back.
 
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casual-observer said:
...back in 2020 when Coach Cornbread dropped his drawers and McDonald's bag and all of the four and five-star rated Tennessee players hit the portal? I'm I wrong or wasn't the number something like 26 players (and many of the four and five-stars?)

Man, those were some depressing times. I saw the article today from ESPN raking the top 75 players in the Transfer Portal.

Not. One. Single. Tennessee Player. On the list.

I know they have some gaps to fill, but it feels like Heupel is still building a great culture in Knoxville.
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Wound up being 35
 
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DaddyChad said:
Had to make some room as well. Bringing in the RB from Duke, WR from Bama, Moe, another Olineman possibly, and a WR. Possibly going to also target another DB. Just don’t have room and the ones leaving were never going to contribute likely.
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Everyone acts like we can get like 100 players in the portal. No we have just a few spots to fill. We lost 16-17 transfers plus 8-10 graduates but signed 25 so we have 4-5 open spots left!
 
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