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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
They are already feasting in the portal. Hoover and Nick Marsh today, a handful of depth takes on defense to shore up their holes and they are projected to land some difference makers on defense as well. Mark Cuban is happily dumping tens of millions a year into their NIL now, doing his best Cody Campbell cosplay, and they have two other absurdly rich (not sure if technically also billionaires or not) families all in on keeping them relevant. Indiana likely will be players even at the top of the portal market for the foreseeable future.
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Didn't he mostly suck this year? Probably is losing his job to a younger player or portal target. He just got eaten alive by the Miami DL.
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Clemson Safety Khalil Barnes just locked in with Georgia (didn't seem like we ever had a shot there but he would have been a nice fit; hopefully we get the FSU S). Hawkins also just locked in with Okie St as expected.
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Frustratingly stupid to focus on measurables for a guard anyway. All that really matters is strength. I'll happily take some feisty 6'1 guard who can actually hold back a DT than a flat footed pussy who is 6'6 330. I can understand being a size queen especially with wingspan at tackle but for guard it really just Strength > footwork/technique > size they should be looking at and I'm pretty sure the only fucking thing Flood even cares about is the last one.
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Michigan apparently expressing some cautious optimism that they can bring back Guarnera. They have mostly written off Sprague since if he doesn't land at Texas he is basically a lock to Mizzou over them as fall back.
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Williams would finally get us out of the weeds with IDL. Been such an ongoing struggle at that spot for years now. Williams and Sharma continuing to develop for another season behind January + Portal NT (Arkansas kid hopefully). Both would have two years eligibility left beyond 2026. Get back in the habit of making sure to add one young NT either through recruiting or portal each cycle and that room might finally be in good shape. DT and Edge are already 'fixed'. Would be nice having the defensive front not be a constant headache to fill out.
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I swear to god if that fucking retard Flood moves forward with Roberston at center and thinks we will be 'fine' just adding a single guard and RT we didn't even need, banking on Baker suddenly getting twice as strong so he can hack it at RG, I'm going to embrace my IRA ancestry and firebomb his fucking car send a very strongly worded email. Ain't no way he used moon shot to describe a DT who redshirt last year and has shown nothing in college so far. I mean it is Nahlin so who knows but I doubt it.
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I heard someone describe him as Robertson insurance. Can't remember who it was. Basically a guy they like as a backup incase Robertson decides to portal if/when we upgrade at center. I'm sure he would be a take even if Robertson stays assuming he is willing to come here as potentially third string.
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The Michigan guard is more naturally a center. He was playing guard out of need due to injury but was recruited by Michigan to play center. I believe that is also his preferred position. My strong hope is that he will replace Robertson and we are still in the market for a third OL take for the other guard spot.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
Woodyard is a great player and we should all have been very happy had we landed him but you are absolutely right. Rashem Briles (Pitt) and Cade Ulave (the Cal LB who just entered) are both better. Ulave has been a menace for three years now.
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Earlier today IT posted this: My guess would be the Pitt LB? The only clear position of need for us on defense is ILB and the portal defender who is THAT much of a game changer is Rasheem Biles. Nothing else comes to mind anyway. There is no Caleb Downs tier safety floating around.
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- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
You are comparing two completely different numbers. Baker is rated an 87/100 for NFL potential. That has almost nothing to do with how he actually played this year. I am not sure what Baker's final PFF grade for this season was but he never went above like 72 in any of our games so there ain't no fucking way he sniffed an 80 let alone 87 overall. Baker was mostly solid for us but he had some really shit games too (graded below 50 against Arkansas). Baker's grades for the last four games as an example~ 48.7 against Arkansas, 64 vs Georgia, 68.6 against Texas A&M and finally 71.1 against Michigan. Very solid and definitely not someone we should look to replace but fairly comparable to the Michigan tackle Sprague. I do not disagree with your overall point that Baker would never agree to move to guard.- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
If Luke Sandy is coming in as Robertson insurance I really like the move. Still a risk that Robertson might decide to leave if we land a higher end portal C. They think he is going to stay but who the fuck knows. Even if we do retain Robertson it is still a good idea to have a better third string since as we saw this year your starting C may end up having to play guard if guys get hurt. I'm honestly kind of shocked Cruz hasn't hit the portal yet now that it seems certain Flood will be back for 2026.- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
Elite run blocker who has some issues in pass protection. Not a complete liability but he needs to improve there. Likely an upgrade over what we had with Baker but not a significant one (Baker was horrendous to start the season but quickly improved). The debate about Sprague really comes down to how you evaluate Baker at guard. If that transition works out and you can get average or above average guard play with Baker then it is a great move. If not and it turns into a disaster there... well you basically threw a bunch of money at a side grade. Guarnera, the C who was playing RG for them this year, is the better player of the two. He was one of the best guards in the BIG this year as a true SO and would potentially be the first elite center we've had since.. fucking hell since maybe the Mack Brown era? Am I forgetting someone? Majors was good last year but far from great. When was the last time we had an actually All-Conference caliber center? Maybe I am blanking out and forgetting someone but it feels like a decade plus.- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
Also nice that both of those players have at least two years of eligibility left.- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
Sprague is fucking huge. Like 6'8 or something right? He definitely would be playing tackle and it would be Baker moving inside.- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
"After Simmons threw me around like a rag doll for the sixth snap in a row I couldn't help but think I wanted to play for the one team I know for certain will never face him again.. his own"- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
I assume he meant it as me having left it off my list. I forgot to include the kicker needs.- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
Forgot about Septic. Are we also looking for a punter this cycle?- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
So current best (reasonable) case scenario for the portal would be something like~ Pitt LB (or Woodward from Auburn), Rutgers corner, FSU safety, Florida freshman edge, Arkansas NT on defense. Coleman WR, Baugh RB1 + Brown RB2, that more inline TE from (Florida I think also?), Sprauge + Guarnera + some other proven guard.. JMU kid maybe? Maybe a second WR as well who is more of a speed threat though I don't know how much else we do at WR if we land Coleman. edit: I would have included KSU LB as well but there was a report last night he is basically locked in with a team already.- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
I haven't been following it closely but iirc he has FSU and Michigan State visits lined up.- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
Oh I'd fucking kill for Fraley to come here. Just haven't seen anything connecting us to him yet unfortunately.- Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
Sprague + Guarnera and then go get the best true LG you can find. At that point if you want to gamble with Baker at RG you can reasonably afford to do so (since worst case if it fails Robertson starts at C next year and Guarnera plays RG). Would be very happy with that outcome. - Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Please Make It Stop
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