Portal Season Thread

[rebmus]

41 minutes ago, Dawg83 said:

Arnold visiting Auburn today and supposed to be in Starkville tomorrow. State’s staff still feels confident. We shall see.

What chu talkin bout Willis!?**

 

Only the olds will understand.

[pancho]

malik willis? LOL

[NoWammies]

Come on aboard 6’7 340lb OT PJ Wilkins from Charlotte. I know nothing about you but welcome aboard big fella. Don’t hold!!!

[NoWammies]

Former Razorback Patrick Kutas has officially committed to Ole Miss. He’s currently the #2 IOL in the portal. 

[Dawg83]

State got a WR commit from Oklahoma and has Isaiah Sategna from Arkansas visiting today. Would be a nice bounce back from losing Coleman and Craver

[MSTSatchmo]

Coaching is more important now than it has ever been.  It seems like a lot of the players in the portal have already been in the portal at least once.  
You have to have leadership and a coach that can either get the players he needs for his system or adjust his system for whatever players he can pick up.   
It’s like being a JUCO coach and having a whole new roster every two years.  

[hasbeen67]

It's like pick-up travel ball. Just get whoever you can get for a season. 

[NoWammies]

Coastal Carolina coach said it best when he said you’re no longer building a program, you’re just building a yearly team. 

[Dawg83]

It appears that the winds have shifted toward JA to Auburn. Would not be a great look for Lebby given that MVB is already gone. However there appears to be a pivot toward Luke Kromenhoek now (Florida State), who has played less than Arnold but is equally a high upside guy. I dunno, feels like we are headed toward State going with Shapen as the presumed starter now with Taylor waiting in the wings and another transfer with upside as back up or potential starter. I like Shapen fine except for he’s clearly injury prone and you can’t really expect a full season from him.

[NoWammies]

Arnold signed with Auburn this morning. 

[Dawg83]

I get that State is a struggling program but not even getting a visit out of Gabriel last year and Arnold this year when Lebby was supposedly very tight with both is maybe not the best look for him.

Edited December 14, 2024 by Dawg83

[NoWammies]

On 12/12/2024 at 2:50 PM, NoWammies said:

I think by the end of this portal season it looks like Arkansas is going to be Ole Miss’ farm system. The way it’s looking I expect 4-5 former Razorbacks. How that turns out product wise, we’ll see. 

Two more Razorbacks within the last 12 hours has committed. Picked up Jaylon Braxton early early this morning and now TE Luke Hasz just committed. Was def hoping we’d land Hasz. That’s now 3 former Razorbacks. 

[Eagleman1228]

6 hours ago, Dawg83 said:

I get that State is a struggling program but not even getting a visit out of Gabriel last year and Arnold this year when Lebby was supposedly very tight with both is maybe not the best look for him.

It just goes to show how far behind state is in the NIL world compared to their peers. I don’t see a scenario where MSU will be very competitive against the SEC until something changes. 

[NoWammies]

#1 Edge/#4 overall transfer Princewill Umanmielen commits to Ole Miss. Been a good portal day filling needs. 

[Dawg83]

7 hours ago, Eagleman1228 said:

It just goes to show how far behind state is in the NIL world compared to their peers. I don’t see a scenario where MSU will be very competitive against the SEC until something changes. 

I don’t think it’s an NIL issue….. I think it’s a State has 1 SEC win in two years issue. And also maybe the least proven coaching staff in the Power 5.

 

There are teams that for sure have less NIL resources than State that are vastly outperforming them.

Edited December 15, 2024 by Dawg83

[NoWammies]

MVB commits to LSU.

[Dawg83]

11 minutes ago, NoWammies said:

MVB commits to LSU.

Surprising choice for me. He’s gonna have to sit a year or two if he sticks there.

[NoWammies]

11 minutes ago, Dawg83 said:

Surprising choice for me. He’s gonna have to sit a year or two if he sticks there.

Def one year because Nussmeier is returning. 

[rebmus]

Weigman from A&M has entered the portal. MSU should make a push for him, depending on his asking price. 

 

 

[NoWammies]

Just now, rebmus said:

Weigman from A&M has entered the portal. MSU should make a push for him, depending on his asking price. 

 

 

Already committed to Houston. 

[rebmus]

4 minutes ago, NoWammies said:

Already committed to Houston. 

LOL, "committed." 

That word means almost nothing now. 

 

 

[NoWammies]

I think it was X where I saw Houston offered him 2M. 

[MSTSatchmo]

Not sure if it’s factual or not, but on X that MVB was asking 1.5 and Arnold 2.5.  That’s for the bottom three QBs in the SEC statistically.  Lol.  Why would anyone put their money towards those results. 
 

Just curious, how much was Dart supposedly getting last year? 

[Dawg83]

Not gonna lie…. Based on early portal activity…. State might have a worse roster in 2025 than they had in 2024. I have no idea what your selling point for next season is. You’re coming off 2-10 and your outgoing players are somehow better than your incoming players so far.

Edited December 16, 2024 by Dawg83

[NoWammies]

David Johnson has put in a crystal ball to Ole Miss for #1 portal transfer Eric Singleton Jr so I fully expect him to go elsewhere now.