'25 Portal Thread

#11,576
#11,576
volinbama256 said:
SMH...


our NIL must be flat broke. Getting a bit embarrassing that we seem to get outbid on just about everyone so far... crazy that the elite teams, who we are supposedly trying to get to their level, seem to have unlimited funds...If we can't compete in the NIL game and get who we want because we don't have the money, then we're not going to be competing for championships and the schools with the $$$$, will continue to feast. College football is so broken.
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TBF most teams can’t out bid Phil Knight or Texa$
 
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#11,578
volinbama256 said:
SMH...


our NIL must be flat broke. Getting a bit embarrassing that we seem to get outbid on just about everyone so far... crazy that the elite teams, who we are supposedly trying to get to their level, seem to have unlimited funds...If we can't compete in the NIL game and get who we want because we don't have the money, then we're not going to be competing for championships and the schools with the $$$$, will continue to feast. College football is so broken.
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All you have done for the past month is moan and complain about NIL. It has been covered that this staff spends more on NIL retaining guys rather than going and getting mercenaries. We have absolutely no idea why Pregnon may choose elsewhere and we can't always assume it's a money thing.
 
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#11,579
volinbama256 said:
SMH...


our NIL must be flat broke. Getting a bit embarrassing that we seem to get outbid on just about everyone so far... crazy that the elite teams, who we are supposedly trying to get to their level, seem to have unlimited funds...If we can't compete in the NIL game and get who we want because we don't have the money, then we're not going to be competing for championships and the schools with the $$$$, will continue to feast. College football is so broken.
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If you would just donate more, it wouldn't be... Instead you are here crying
 
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rockytop25 said:
All you have done for the past month is moan and complain about NIL. It has been covered that this staff spends more on NIL retaining guys rather than going and getting mercenaries. We have absolutely no idea why Pregnon may choose elsewhere and we can't always assume it's a money thing.
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I would also like to know who we have been outbid on. Which guys were we going after that went somewhere else due to us being outbid? Josh Thompson is the only one I can think of. Were we outbid or did LSU offer him more than we thought he was worth?
 
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deatojl said:
I would also like to know who we have been outbid on. Which guys were we going after that went somewhere else due to us being outbid? Josh Thompson is the only one I can think of. Were we outbid or did LSU offer him more than we thought he was worth?
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Pregnon

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#11,582
#11,582
volinbama256 said:
SMH...


our NIL must be flat broke. Getting a bit embarrassing that we seem to get outbid on just about everyone so far... crazy that the elite teams, who we are supposedly trying to get to their level, seem to have unlimited funds...If we can't compete in the NIL game and get who we want because we don't have the money, then we're not going to be competing for championships and the schools with the $$$$, will continue to feast. College football is so broken.
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Texas, and Oregon.
 
#11,583
#11,583
volinbama256 said:
SMH...


our NIL must be flat broke. Getting a bit embarrassing that we seem to get outbid on just about everyone so far... crazy that the elite teams, who we are supposedly trying to get to their level, seem to have unlimited funds...If we can't compete in the NIL game and get who we want because we don't have the money, then we're not going to be competing for championships and the schools with the $$$$, will continue to feast. College football is so broken.
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How much are you contributing? The fans provide the funding. If we don’t have enough then whose fault is it?
 
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I understand that some posters live to get offended by any post they deem as "negative", but I think it's completely fair for any fan to be underwhelmed by our portal strategy thus far. We've been slow and methodical while other teams have been quite aggressive. Thankfully, there's still teams left that could lose players to the portal. And we'll see if things take a turn to make everyone happy. But I doubt it. Some people are never happy. Simple fact of life. But I can understand being underwhelmed RIGHT NOW.
 
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Weezer said:
I understand that some posters live to get offended by any post they deem as "negative", but I think it's completely fair for any fan to be underwhelmed by our portal strategy thus far. We've been slow and methodical while other teams have been quite aggressive. Thankfully, there's still teams left that could lose players to the portal. And we'll see if things take a turn to make everyone happy. But I doubt it. Some people are never happy. Simple fact of life. But I can understand being underwhelmed RIGHT NOW.
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we dont have many spots.

so much for lurking. now ive been pulled into to arguing with overgrown carpets.
 
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volinbama256 said:
SMH...


our NIL must be flat broke. Getting a bit embarrassing that we seem to get outbid on just about everyone so far... crazy that the elite teams, who we are supposedly trying to get to their level, seem to have unlimited funds...If we can't compete in the NIL game and get who we want because we don't have the money, then we're not going to be competing for championships and the schools with the $$$$, will continue to feast. College football is so broken.
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We’ve got a few slots for players. Obviously they’re going to spend big on one guy and apparently it will be at WR. There’s a few schools in the country that you’re just not going to outbid if it comes down to it, two of them were in the running for this guy.
 
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DaddyChad said:
We’ve got a few slots for players. Obviously they’re going to spend big on one guy and apparently it will be at WR. There’s a few schools in the country that you’re just not going to outbid if it comes down to it, two of them were in the running for this guy.
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Rather spend big on OL. Glad King said we’re going for one.

Our OL is ass. As harsh as King has been, I have no faith any of the guys waiting are ready to step up.

I will not enjoy seeing Nico get sacked more than 25+ times like he did this year, combine that with no Sampson and it looks bleak.

I get it, people can spin it how they want and say we will actually be good with development, till I see it, I’m not buying it.

Pregnon would have solidified the OL and made it comparable to this years, at least at the guard spots with he and Moe. I hope whoever we go after now is comparable to Pregnon.
 
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TrippieRedd said:
Rather spend big on OL. Glad King said we’re going for one.

Our OL is ass. As harsh as King has been, I have no faith any of the guys waiting are ready to step up.

I will not enjoy seeing Nico get sacked more than 25+ times like he did this year, combine that with no Sampson and it looks bleak.

I get it, people can spin it how they want and say we will actually be good with development, till I see it, I’m not buying it.

Pregnon would have solidified the OL and made it comparable to this years, at least at the guard spots with he and Moe. I hope whoever we go after now is comparable to Pregnon.
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I don’t disagree with anything you said. I think Heard will be much better bc he will be in shape this season I believe. You got Sanders coming in as well so he will probably have to be ready to go as a freshman. Added Moe at OG or OC. You’ll have the young guys with another year of strength and conditioning hopefully ready to go.

That’s spin I know but if Elarbee is worth a damn he’ll find a way to develop a few guys that he actually recruited. If not maybe we can at least get some staff changes to get it fixed after this season.
 
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And I get it TR I would rather dump money into the Oline as anywhere else but they’re not going to pay for an OG what they will for a splash player at WR imo.
 
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DaddyChad said:
I don’t disagree with anything you said. I think Heard will be much better bc he will be in shape this season I believe. You got Sanders coming in as well so he will probably have to be ready to go as a freshman. Added Moe at OG or OC. You’ll have the young guys with another year of strength and conditioning hopefully ready to go.

That’s spin I know but if Elarbee is worth a damn he’ll find a way to develop a few guys that he actually recruited. If not maybe we can at least get some staff changes to get it fixed after this season.
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I just didn’t want to get to that point…potentially.

If that ends up being the case, then our season in my opinion didn’t go as planned, and that’s a problem. I guess having the occasional 8-4/9-3 season isn’t bad, but I absolutely hate seeing glimpses of potentially going back to our past.

I get it, Heupel has done nothing to show that he’s going in that direction, but some of the stuff I’ve seen is stuff we’ve seen the past, and we all saw how that went (hiring/firing his friends situation is one example)

I truly like Heupel, I think he’s done a hell of a job, and I don’t want him to be another coach on our list. I hate being at the bottom and don’t want to head in that direction ever again.

People can take my bitching and complaining as being negative and that’s fine, I’ll wear that badge. I also understand that it does nothing, but this is a board where I can throw my thoughts out there.
 
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TrippieRedd said:
Rather spend big on OL. Glad King said we’re going for one.

Our OL is ass. As harsh as King has been, I have no faith any of the guys waiting are ready to step up.

I will not enjoy seeing Nico get sacked more than 25+ times like he did this year, combine that with no Sampson and it looks bleak.

I get it, people can spin it how they want and say we will actually be good with development, till I see it, I’m not buying it.

Pregnon would have solidified the OL and made it comparable to this years, at least at the guard spots with he and Moe. I hope whoever we go after now is comparable to Pregnon.
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No one currently in the portal is comparable to Prego, IMO.

I'm good with going with the young guys. Hopefully they perform fine, protect Nico, and we have a great year. If we struggle, then maybe Nico comes back for an extra year. And maybe we see Elarbee is not the guy. As much as I've said he's not, I actually hope he proves me wrong. I will gladly eat crow for better pass protection next year.
 
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TrippieRedd said:
Rather spend big on OL. Glad King said we’re going for one.

Our OL is ass. As harsh as King has been, I have no faith any of the guys waiting are ready to step up.

I will not enjoy seeing Nico get sacked more than 25+ times like he did this year, combine that with no Sampson and it looks bleak.

I get it, people can spin it how they want and say we will actually be good with development, till I see it, I’m not buying it.

Pregnon would have solidified the OL and made it comparable to this years, at least at the guard spots with he and Moe. I hope whoever we go after now is comparable to Pregnon.
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Have you seen any hints of desperation out of CJH?

How many guys in the room?

I would have thought if there were major questions more from this room would have joined the WR in the portal and Like the DB’s last year.

I will wait to spaz out till after spring AND late portal. Big money late could be an alarm. If not I will try to act like an adult.

After Moe, it appears to me they were bargin shopping the current portal. Let big money slip out to incentivize post spring entries then strike out, questions would be in order. Use money elsewhere and it will be fall before answers are available.
 
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