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Roster retention thread of awesomeness- crowd source every schools most painful transfer portal losses


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Was talking about this with a buddy the other day, and I kind of feel like Texas is the only school that has not had a single loss to the transfer portal of a guy that they were seriously intent on keeping or had plans for in the context of their team the next year.

I don't care that Xavier Alford went on to be an all conference player somewhere else.  Conversely, if Arch transferred and was a total and complete bust I don't care about that either.  Alford doesn't count and we didn't work really hard to keep him. Kudos to becoming a better player with more opportunity somewhere else. Arch would absolutely count b/c we would obviously want to keep him- it doesn't matter if he went somewhere else and busted.  Make sense?

Texas- can't think of a single player we lost that we had plans for an wanted to keep

Alabama- Downs, Bond, who else
Georgia- AD Mitchell, Carson Beck (I think- stockton seems like he sucks I don't think they wanted him over Beck but- maybe???)

Ohio State- Hero Kanu (he was absolutely planned for in their two deep going into this year- right)- I know they were pissed when they lost him.  Quinn Ewers?  Did tOSU want to keep him at the time? Try hard?

aggy- too many to list, probably, but then again most of them sucked.  Walter Nolen?  Who else have the lost that's good.

Oklahoma- Dillon Gabriel?  I guess maybe he doesn't count as they didn't try to retain him b/c ----> Jackson Arnold?  I guess he doesn't count either as they didn't try to retain him (probably).  Ooof their development of players has sucked- you hate to see it.  Who you got as OU's biggest transfer loss they wanted to keep?

LSU- 

Michigan

Domers

USC-w

Oregon

Cal- Endies?

Pick any school you like.  If this trend continues of us never losing anyone we try to retain (it can't continue forever- right) and picking up guys from other schools that represent the best of their exPorts I like where our roster management will be, basically, forever.


I don't think we've lost any like I said.  Maybe I'm forgetting someone. I know we had a couple close calls.  Also- I wonder how many guys we ended up getting that were other schools major losses?

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OU lost Nic Anderson.  I'm sure they would have wanted to keep him.  He went to LSU.

A&M surely didn't want Evan Stewart to leave.  LT Overton started most games for Alabama.  I'm sure there are more from that class alone.

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15 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Oklahoma- Dillon Gabriel?  I guess maybe he doesn't count as they didn't try to retain him b/c ----> Jackson Arnold?  I guess he doesn't count either as they didn't try to retain him (probably).  Ooof their development of players has sucked- you hate to see it.  Who you got as OU's biggest transfer loss they wanted to keep?

OU lost a Heisman winner (among a lot of other guys they wanted to keep) when Riley bolted West. 

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2 minutes ago, UncleSonny said:

OU lost a Heisman winner (among a lot of other guys they wanted to keep) when Riley bolted West. 

Uh, yeah. This is why we need to crowd source.  
Also- an interesting point- any coaching regime change is going to be where you probably see the most brutal action in the portal.  It's amazing the "talent" drain they've had at QB the last 5 years. 

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