'25 Portal Thread

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I can't really blame Jakobe, tbh. He wasn't guaranteed the starting spot, and he doesn't seem to be on any NFL GM's radar. This is likely his last chance to make money playing football. If he can get an extra $100k or $200k, think about how that could change his life. It could mean he'll never have a mortgage payment, for example. And if managed properly it means he can retire a lot earlier than most.
 
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bpalmer28 said:
I can't really blame Jakobe, tbh. He wasn't guaranteed the starting spot, and he doesn't seem to be on any NFL GM's radar. This is likely his last chance to make money playing football. If he can get an extra $100k or $200k, think about how that could change his life. It could mean he'll never have a mortgage payment, for example. And if managed properly it means he can retire a lot earlier than most.
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I want these players to get as much money as they can ... even if I think this systems stinks.

My question is lets say he does get a pay raise how much do his agents get and how much does he actually receive ?
 
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MarcoVol said:
It’s also a consistent thing that everyone surrounding the program is always looking for the negative. Always. Including many fans here.

Idk if Swain is like that bc I don’t listen but all the pods/reporters that I’ve heard are and it’s annoying.
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That was definitely true before Heupel got here but for the past few years I feel like it’s been mostly positive. This was the first time I’ve heard him in a long while sound legitimately frustrated.
 
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PowerT. said:
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Him or Burris would be good. Wonder how we’re looking with the latter.

Also, these are the type of comments that make it feel like we are bargain bin shopping and maybe somehow dont have the NIL funding we need to attain the talent level we’re all hoping for. We all felt this way last year and then they closed strong and the guys we got ended up being pretty good. This year we barely have the numbers to suggest it might turn out as well as needed (made worse by the qb situation - or maybe caused by it?), so I get the belly aching and worry circle stuff. Been a weird portal season.

Fwiw I like who we got this year so far. Just don’t like what all we haven’t gotten (and think we need).
 
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MarcoVol said:
This is why it’s ludicrous to say if Heup has a bad season that it’s the beginning of the end. This isn’t 2015 recruiting anymore.

Look at FSU coming off 2-10. Pay and players will come. Doesn’t matter if you go 0-12 the prior season.
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If Heupel knows his roster is in trouble, he needs to lobby boosters for more NIL money, like other coaches have done. This is the downside of the new dynamic, but it's up to him as HC to adjust. His job is to win games. One bad season won't cost him his job, but multiple bad seasons might. I want Heupel to succeed, but I don't believe in making excuses before the season even happens. He's the head coach. Everything ultimately falls on his shoulders.
 
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I think everyone thought we were positioned to turn the corner, and were just a WR piece or two set' away. not sure anyone envisioned any scenario like this
 
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Weezer said:
If Heupel knows his roster is in trouble, he needs to lobby boosters for more NIL money, like other coaches have done. This is the downside of the new dynamic, but it's up to him as HC to adjust. His job is to win games. One bad season won't cost him his job, but multiple bad seasons might. I want Heupel to succeed, but I don't believe in making excuses before the season even happens. He's the head coach. Everything ultimately falls on his shoulders.
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What if he doesn’t think his roster is in trouble and that’s only a belief held by those not on the staff?
 
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Weezer said:
If Heupel knows his roster is in trouble, he needs to lobby boosters for more NIL money, like other coaches have done. This is the downside of the new dynamic, but it's up to him as HC to adjust. His job is to win games. One bad season won't cost him his job, but multiple bad seasons might. I want Heupel to succeed, but I don't believe in making excuses before the season even happens. He's the head coach. Everything ultimately falls on his shoulders.
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Trying to be impartial here😒 you're right. i have no idea what the issues are. have we gotten better in the offseason? other teams have.
 
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MarcoVol said:
What if he doesn’t think his roster is in trouble and that’s only a belief held by those not on the staff?
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And then we have a bad season? That's probably worse, because he didn't see the problem to begin with. My hope is he does see the holes that need to be filled. My hope is that those of us screaming for more are wrong, and that he's right. I ALWAYS want what's best for Tennessee. If Heupel is the coach I want him to be, he knows what needs to be done, what needs to be fixed, what needs to be addressed. Winning is what matters. Winning is what is best for the team.
 
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bpalmer28 said:
I can't really blame Jakobe, tbh. He wasn't guaranteed the starting spot, and he doesn't seem to be on any NFL GM's radar. This is likely his last chance to make money playing football. If he can get an extra $100k or $200k, think about how that could change his life. It could mean he'll never have a mortgage payment, for example. And if managed properly it means he can retire a lot earlier than most.
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I see what you're saying and it tends to be a popular opinion. However, I get the feeling people greatly overestimate a college student's ability and/or desire to manage large sums of money responsibly.
 
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Nico leaves we were paying $2.4M, we had $$ for the portal PRIOR to Nico leaving, so that means there should be additional portal $$...Aguilar did not eat up Nico's $$...
 
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troopervol said:
Nico leaves we were paying $2.4M, we had $$ for the portal PRIOR to Nico leaving, so that means there should be additional portal $$...Aguilar did not eat up Nico's $$...
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Love your dogs.


And despite the propaganda being spread by certain posters, Yetis do no not eat dogs. Or cats. So don't believe them when they try to say otherwise.
 
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Saw where Merklinger got a raise as well. Has barely played, but because of the situation, is able to get a pay hike. We need enforceable contracts in college sports.
 
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KG1821 said:
This staffs biggest failure was not getting a WR in the December portal. No one wants to come here to catch passes from 3 unknown QB’s
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We had 2 unknown QB’s at the time . We didn’t actually think the 3rd one would be dumb enough to take a $2million paycut to play for a 3rd rate B1G school before the Spring game.
 
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