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I think this is an extremely important season for Heupel and he definitely needs to be in win now mode for several reasons:
1. I think this is his best roster for the next couple of years, based on who's currently on campus (more below). We could be pretty thin after all the transfers.
2. This one is obvious for every new coach - it's easier to recruit when you're winning
3. This is the big one IMO - with last season not counting against anyone's eligibility, you're going to have a lot of players who graduate and still have eligibility over the next few years - some might have multiple years. If you want to flip the roster fast, this bloated transfer market is obviously a great place to get pieces. The more we win, the more we'll be an attractive landing spot for the best of that bunch - look at Oklahoma - and it can snowball. Good first season ----> good transfers ----> more wins in year 2 -----> more good transfers. Combined with good HS recruiting, Heupel could flip the roster pretty quick.
 
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tennesseefan31 said:
I think this is an extremely important season for Heupel and he definitely needs to be in win now mode for several reasons:
1. I think this is his best roster for the next couple of years, based on who's currently on campus (more below). We could be pretty thin after all the transfers.
2. This one is obvious for every new coach - it's easier to recruit when you're winning
3. This is the big one IMO - with last season not counting against anyone's eligibility, you're going to have a lot of players who graduate and still have eligibility over the next few years - some might have multiple years. If you want to flip the roster fast, this bloated transfer market is obviously a great place to get pieces. The more we win, the more we'll be an attractive landing spot for the best of that bunch - look at Oklahoma - and it can snowball. Good first season ----> good transfers ----> more wins in year 2 -----> more good transfers. Combined with good HS recruiting, Heupel could flip the roster pretty quick.
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Yes go 6-6 and look entertaining.

Build from there.
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
Been thinking about our talent on offense. Feeling too optimistic about this year. Just feels like if we can get some shootouts going, we may take a couple of games we shouldn’t in 44-40 type of games when the turnovers go the right way
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I agree. You're feeling too optimistic about our talent on offense.
 
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tennesseefan31 said:
I think this is an extremely important season for Heupel and he definitely needs to be in win now mode for several reasons:
1. I think this is his best roster for the next couple of years, based on who's currently on campus (more below). We could be pretty thin after all the transfers.
2. This one is obvious for every new coach - it's easier to recruit when you're winning
3. This is the big one IMO - with last season not counting against anyone's eligibility, you're going to have a lot of players who graduate and still have eligibility over the next few years - some might have multiple years. If you want to flip the roster fast, this bloated transfer market is obviously a great place to get pieces. The more we win, the more we'll be an attractive landing spot for the best of that bunch - look at Oklahoma - and it can snowball. Good first season ----> good transfers ----> more wins in year 2 -----> more good transfers. Combined with good HS recruiting, Heupel could flip the roster pretty quick.
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Trying to build a roster through the transfer portal is a recipe for disaster.
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
Been thinking about our talent on offense. Feeling too optimistic about this year. Just feels like if we can get some shootouts going, we may take a couple of games we shouldn’t in 44-40 type of games when the turnovers go the right way
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I just watched the ok vs Texas game from last year and it has made me really look forward to seeing what a modern offensive game plan looks like with our roster.
 
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Vol423 said:
Trying to build a roster through the transfer portal is a recipe for disaster.
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Oklahoma and Florida sure look like disasters.. 2 heisman winners and multiple finalists/multiple playoff appearances/multiple conference championship appearances in the last few years... we sure as hell don’t want that.. build it that right way!! 🙄🙄🙄
 
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UTMVol76 said:
Maybe (and I don't like this free agent market), but it could also be argued that a transfer today is not the same from a few years ago.
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I disagree. Other than players transferring back close to home, the overwhelming number of players in the transfer portal are there because they didn't cut it at their previous school. Trying to build a team from that population of players is a bad move. Adding a few players at select positions is fine. However, trying to flip your roster through the transfer portal is a horrible idea. Transfers become busts far more often than they become stars.
 
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Vol423 said:
Trying to build a roster through the transfer portal is a recipe for disaster.
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I hear this a decent amount. This is just wrong. You see it over and over that transfers are insanely impactful. Burrow, fields, mayfield, kyler Murray, Jalen hurts

I mean it is critical to win in the transfer market if you want to compete at a high level and aren’t bama or clemson

We get Jalen hurts. Or have Daniels and we are talking about a whole different situation right now.
 
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SCvol333 said:
I hear this a decent amount. This is just wrong. You see it over and over that transfers are insanely impactful. Burrow, fields, mayfield, kyler Murray, Jalen hurts

I mean it is critical to win in the transfer market if you want to compete at a high level and aren’t bama or clemson

We get Jalen hurts. Or have Daniels and we are talking about a whole different situation right now.
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You're talking about getting 1 key individual from the portal. As I've already stated in other posts, getting a few key players through the transfer portal is fine. The poster to which I was responding was saying that Heupel should try to flip UT's roster through use of the transfer portal. That would be a disaster.
 
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pierce60 said:
Lebron is amazing, outstanding and all-world, but Jordan is the GOAT if for no other reason than he didn’t let this numbskull (though amazing defender/rebounder) derail the last three-peat.

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Can't believe Rodman is now 60. Just saw him on an old episode of The Eric Andre Show. He doesn't really seem to age...just always looks strung out. He was the perfect guest since he's the real-world version of what the host character acts to be - off the wall, insane, with not a f*** in the world to give.
 
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Vol423 said:
You're talking about getting 1 key individual from the portal. As I've already stated in other posts, getting a few key players through the transfer portal is fine. The poster to which I was responding was saying that Heupel should try to flip UT's roster through use of the transfer portal. That would be a disaster.
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You can’t really flip a whole football roster. I agree that relying on transfers hasn’t been the way to go, but this year is a different deal. For a program like us, if we can add just 4-5 impact players/contributors, it could make a big difference.
 
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jackcrevol said:
fill up your tank, move on. ridiculous.
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Did you see the picture of the guy, in Florida, who filled up 4 containers of gas and put them in the back of his Hummer 2 and they somehow caught fire and the Hummer was burned to a crisp before the fire department could arrive at the gas station? Karma came home to roost :):):)
 
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