2025/26 Transfer Portal Thread

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Go Fight Win said:
Funny how little respect desean has gotten this offseason

If he went to the portal he’d get a million more than he’s making and would be a top 5 back

1100 and 16 in the sec


The loyalty he has for us is incredible
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I agree. Some on here must not like that he's a local kid who walked on and wasn't a 5-star. Bishop is a very good RB and I'm really happy for him.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
Give me Spurlin, Haslam, Scott or Agard, Mathis, one of the big Oregon DL (Green or Gray), and Sawchuck or the MSU RB. Then bring in a lower level QB to back up Mac. And give me 20 more lbs. on Mac. Then let’s roll.
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Think bigger. We saved a ton on QB. Get a better RB and DTs now.
 
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swchandler1988 said:
Desean* had almost 1100 yards rushing this year splitting carries with 2 other backs (avg 6 ypc, 16 TDs). He's absolutely a difference maker, and he'll have a game breaker counterpart in Daune Morris backing him up this year. All we need in an RB from the portal is an experienced back that can provide some relief for RB1 and RB2. IMO
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If we get the MSU RB, he will push heavily for RB1. Good problem to have with three solid RBs.
 
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swchandler1988 said:
Listening to AP yesterday talking about George made me pretty optimistic. He said he's more than capable of making the throws, but can he hold up to the physicality of the league is the question. George knows that's a "weakness" as well. He's 197 pounds now according to Price. I won't pretend to know what it really takes to gain 15-20 pounds of good weight, but you gotta think if we got Sanders from 275 to 310 in 8 months, would think George gaining 15 pounds of mass in 8 months would be very doable.
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There’s a thing called hard gainers (muscle increasing in amount of time). Trust me as someone that was an o lineman thru college we are used to eating a tons of food in order to keep on weight in season and gaining weight in the offseason. Add on d1 nutrition it won’t take long like it did for David Sanders. Gmac has the body type of taking a lot of time to gain muscle. The taller and lankier you are the longer it takes to grow lean muscle. Ex. Short men get muscled up really quick. I got done playing ball I lost 100 lbs in a year, and had abs from how much I stopped eating. We still have that muscle mass from that huge weight. Eating way less, and still working out burns the fat off quick. It’s a part time job eating that much food.
 
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Gilbert said:
If GMAC is the guy, then great. I hope he’s ready, coached up, and kills it.

However, it’s a huge ask for a RSFr to come in with no experience in this league and play well, especially with the schedule we have.

Missing on a sure thing in the portal isn’t the end of the world but it’s really on the staff now to get it done. Right or wrong, there are no mulligans in year 6 even with a young QB.
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I will never, and I mean NEVER, understand why it is a "huge ask" for a R-FR to come in to UT and lead us to a successful season, yet we have examples around the country of FR and R-FR who come in to other P4 schools and start and do well.....

Someone please help me understand why it is so different for UT....
 
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FranklinVFL said:
I will never, and I mean NEVER, understand why it is a "huge ask" for a R-FR to come in to UT and lead us to a successful season, yet we have examples around the country of FR and R-FR who come in to other P4 schools and start and do well.....

Someone please help me understand why it is so different for UT....
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Prepare yourself for the " it's the SEC conference" speech...
 
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Jackcrevol said:
my brother and brother in law struggle.

I was able to gain strength and mass with no issue. up to my bodies natural limit. then the chassis started to break down.

now it's like an 89 Renault.
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Truly wish I had an issue with gaining weight....I see a Dominos commercial on TV and gain 5 pounds just watching it.
 
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Go Fight Win said:
Funny how little respect desean has gotten this offseason

If he went to the portal he’d get a million more than he’s making and would be a top 5 back

1100 and 16 in the sec


The loyalty he has for us is incredible
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I think fans/media in general underestimate how big keeping your best players on the roster is. People get so caught up in portal players that they assume it’s already better than what’s on the roster. Caleb Herring was here for 3 years. Was an ok player here with underwhelming production. He’s in the portal and he has top 10 programs coming after him.
 
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Danny Dollars said:
He allegedly has Celiac's. That makes it difficult to gain mass, as he is allergic to a lot of the protean powders and and snacks they provide to the athletes. He has to have gluten free everything, which should be easy to handle because of how widespread the gluten free movement is.

We need to get him a steak after every practice. I think a portion of our NIL should be partnered with Big Beef to get him bulking.
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How do I get some of that Celiac? I need to stop gaining mass
 
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Pawleysvol said:
I think fans/media in general underestimate how big keeping your best players on the roster is. People get so caught up in portal players that they assume it’s already better than what’s on the roster. Caleb Herring was here for 3 years. Was an ok player here with underwhelming production. He’s in the portal and he has top 10 programs coming after him.
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I totally agree emotionally-- you get invested in these players from high school recruiting through watching years of development and eventually some production. And in general, yes, keep your best production. But you got to move on from bad fits/underwhelming production. In theory and in practice (Indiana, Vandy, etc) winning the acquisition game is extremely important right now and personally I think we are upgrading from Caleb Herring. He's a good player, not the right fit. I want playoff caliber right now. Indi-f'in-ana is in the title game. We have an offensive and defensive mind that are both playoff coaches. Let's go get the playoff team and compete.


RE: Desean, I just think he is a special case of loyalty in the new age. Not a dig on the others, I was raised poor in east TN... shoot, if someone gave me even $50,000 more to do my job somewhere else I'd have to consider. I want to retire my mom! That's expensive. So I do not blame a single one of these guys (we call them kids, but they are adult men) making these decisions. But Desean? That dude's got something special about him, and I'm happy he's here
 
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