Portal time 25-26

[appstate24]

Wake me up once this shit’s over. Excited to see and cheer for the guys who actually wants to wear black and gold.

The fact that freaking long snappers are being shopped in the portal is beyond me. If that doesn’t prove how broken this has become.

Wild to think a few hundred or thousand kids just voluntarily ended their football playing careers. Crazy and sad at the same time

[AppFan11]

Like to see us go after Beau Brungard from Youngstown St 6’0 215 threw for 3200 and ran for 1400 and he’s a jr……. good arm and knows how to maximize the run pass threat. There are a few dual threats in D2 not as good as kid from Youngstown tho.

[Ncmtn]

It's getting harder and harder to see the point of any of this. You recruit a player and he has a good freshman season, then he's immediately gone for more money. You recruit a player and he has to sit as a freshman, then he's immediately gone because he didn't get to play. You get a player in the transfer portal who has a good year, then he's immediately gone for more money. You get a player in the transfer portal who doesn't really get to play much, then he's immediately gone to go somewhere else to play. There is no way to build a team over several years anymore. It's an entire new roster every year and it's just absolutely pointless. It's really sad after all these years of success, but I think I'm done. They ruined all of college sports.

[appstate24]

If only those with the power to fix things cared.

Give kids 1 free transfer, after that you sit a year or 6 games or something. Kids playing 6 years at 6 schools is so comical and stupid.

[JTApps1]

It's really hard to be a dedicated fan that financially supports a program these days. I think we all recognize the only way to be successful is for fans to pour money into NIL/Rev Share, but what incentive is there to give to these players that will leave as quickly as possible? The only motivation to give is hoping it will all come together for a single season while knowing the staff will have to rebuild to some extent no matter the record.

[biggie]

Marshall OL Christian Richter
https://x.com/WestonScambler/status/200 ... 96078?s=20

[BambooRdApp]

Let the musical chairs begin. Sad thing is quite a few of the multi -thousand will be without a chair.. maybe due to bad advice or some other reason.

[311neers]

Let the musical chairs begin. Sad thing is quite a few of the multi -thousand will be without a chair.. maybe due to bad advice or some other reason.

Bad advice is one thing. But at 18-23 years old, you should know if you’re good or not (know your worth).
Some of these guys have no business entering the portal or even playing CFB.

[ncman071]

The transfer portal and nil is sickening to me. Completely devalues an education....like a full athletic ride doesn't matter...and the kids can transfer as many times as they want. I would hate to be a coach especially at the G5 level...I need to see a list of the kids who are NOT in the portal from our two deep. We can still put together a winning squad next season but how the hell are we expected to instill out App St winning tradition? We had so many years of just winning at the fcs level and had a a great run for 7 or 8 straight seasons in our move up. Now it's like I don't know any of the players....I mean if they even have a "good" but not "great" year they are gone. The NCAA has to do something...make the kids sign contracts...limit these damn transfers....something

[Ncmtn]

Just look at Cincinnati right now. Their QB, their leader, who wore a damn C on his uniform all season, is currently sitting in Texas and negotiating a contract to play for Tech next year. At the exact same time that his team is playing in a bowl game. That is so messed up. Imagine Lamar Jackson doesn't play this Sunday because he was flying to Texas to negotiate a contract to play for Dallas next year. It is so broken.

[MrCraig]

Can we start two threads- one for complaining about the transfer portal and another for complaining about NIL?
Then, for those who want to moan and complain about it can do it there. Meanwhile, the rest of us can just discuss which players are leaving and which a coming and how they’ll help the team.

[fjblair]

Turn out the lights....

Screw 'em.

[t4pizza]

Another walkon. Maybe he just wants playing time in D2? “Legacy” doesn’t get you in the lineup anymore.

Wilson seemed to not be terrible and he didn’t sniff the field all season. I have
No idea if coakley is good enough to get playing time but trash talking the kid of the best player to ever play for App is corny af. The d2 comment is unnecessary

Wilson is a scholarship player. D2 comment is realistic if he wants to see the field. I’m not in the business of babying people, including you.

Hahah. Yeah you are allll man. Tell Dexter his son is a D2 player at best. The shilling
You do for this Haven’t accomplished a thing Coach is epic. Or maybe you are DLO. This is a weird response

Dexter’s son was not recruited by anyone out high school. Literally by no one. He was offered a walk on spot here. I would gladly tell him that because it’s just a fact. I’m sorry. That doesn’t take away from Dexter’s legacy at App.

There are now roster limits and a new environment than when he first walked on 3 seasons ago. Tough decisions have to be made with players that didn’t have to be made a few years ago when trying to stay under the roster cap.

Let's not pretend that Coakley is no longer here because of new roster cap limits. News flash, we are not funding all those 105 roster spots, so he isn't going because of that. Nice try on the "tough decision" attempt but facts refute it. I don't know why he is leaving, but I sad that he will not be able to graduate from App State like his father did. His dad is a legend, to me that is enough to allow a walk on to continue to be on the team if he wants to be.

[ASUFan4863]

Can we start two threads- one for complaining about the transfer portal and another for complaining about NIL?
Then, for those who want to moan and complain about it can do it there. Meanwhile, the rest of us can just discuss which players are leaving and which a coming and how they’ll help the team.

Thank you for saying it. Every thread turns into a complaint about the new environment. It sucks for schools like App but complaining every day/week doesn’t change anything.

[ASUFan4863]

Wilson seemed to not be terrible and he didn’t sniff the field all season. I have
No idea if coakley is good enough to get playing time but trash talking the kid of the best player to ever play for App is corny af. The d2 comment is unnecessary

Wilson is a scholarship player. D2 comment is realistic if he wants to see the field. I’m not in the business of babying people, including you.

Hahah. Yeah you are allll man. Tell Dexter his son is a D2 player at best. The shilling
You do for this Haven’t accomplished a thing Coach is epic. Or maybe you are DLO. This is a weird response

Dexter’s son was not recruited by anyone out high school. Literally by no one. He was offered a walk on spot here. I would gladly tell him that because it’s just a fact. I’m sorry. That doesn’t take away from Dexter’s legacy at App.

There are now roster limits and a new environment than when he first walked on 3 seasons ago. Tough decisions have to be made with players that didn’t have to be made a few years ago when trying to stay under the roster cap.

Let's not pretend that Coakley is no longer here because of new roster cap limits. News flash, we are not funding all those 105 roster spots, so he isn't going because of that. Nice try on the "tough decision" attempt but facts refute it. I don't know why he is leaving, but I sad that he will not be able to graduate from App State like his father did. His dad is a legend, to me that is enough to allow a walk on to continue to be on the team if he wants to be.

The 105 player cap is in place irregardless of how many scholarships are funded. Facts do not refute that, my friend.

[t4pizza]

Wilson is a scholarship player. D2 comment is realistic if he wants to see the field. I’m not in the business of babying people, including you.

Hahah. Yeah you are allll man. Tell Dexter his son is a D2 player at best. The shilling
You do for this Haven’t accomplished a thing Coach is epic. Or maybe you are DLO. This is a weird response

Dexter’s son was not recruited by anyone out high school. Literally by no one. He was offered a walk on spot here. I would gladly tell him that because it’s just a fact. I’m sorry. That doesn’t take away from Dexter’s legacy at App.

There are now roster limits and a new environment than when he first walked on 3 seasons ago. Tough decisions have to be made with players that didn’t have to be made a few years ago when trying to stay under the roster cap.

Let's not pretend that Coakley is no longer here because of new roster cap limits. News flash, we are not funding all those 105 roster spots, so he isn't going because of that. Nice try on the "tough decision" attempt but facts refute it. I don't know why he is leaving, but I sad that he will not be able to graduate from App State like his father did. His dad is a legend, to me that is enough to allow a walk on to continue to be on the team if he wants to be.

The 105 player cap is in place irregardless of how many scholarships are funded. Facts do not refute that, my friend.

Yes, I know that. We also don't have 105 is my point. If any walk on is going to be kept, I go with the son of our best ever player, if he wants to be here.

[ASUFan4863]

Hahah. Yeah you are allll man. Tell Dexter his son is a D2 player at best. The shilling
You do for this Haven’t accomplished a thing Coach is epic. Or maybe you are DLO. This is a weird response

Dexter’s son was not recruited by anyone out high school. Literally by no one. He was offered a walk on spot here. I would gladly tell him that because it’s just a fact. I’m sorry. That doesn’t take away from Dexter’s legacy at App.

There are now roster limits and a new environment than when he first walked on 3 seasons ago. Tough decisions have to be made with players that didn’t have to be made a few years ago when trying to stay under the roster cap.

Let's not pretend that Coakley is no longer here because of new roster cap limits. News flash, we are not funding all those 105 roster spots, so he isn't going because of that. Nice try on the "tough decision" attempt but facts refute it. I don't know why he is leaving, but I sad that he will not be able to graduate from App State like his father did. His dad is a legend, to me that is enough to allow a walk on to continue to be on the team if he wants to be.

The 105 player cap is in place irregardless of how many scholarships are funded. Facts do not refute that, my friend.

Yes, I know that. We also don't have 105 is my point. If any walk on is going to be kept, I go with the son of our best ever player, if he wants to be here.

My opinion is that after 3 losing seasons in 4 years, I don’t feel like we are at a place to be gifting spots to people because of who their daddy is. You obviously feel differently though, which is your right.

[Bigdaddyg1]

What doesn’t generally change every year is the real number of D1 level players. Every player can’t start or really even compete at the highest level. What made a difference for us was that those overlooked dudes we found would rather play over sitting the bench at “better programs”. All any team really should care about is the portal net- do we end up better or worse talent wise after a portal exodus. The unfortunate aspect of this stupid thing every year is the delusional factor. Players who “think” they are better than reality. The obvious other piece that has always been around is that a huge number of “kids” who play college ball have no reason to even be in college and most really aren’t good enough to play in the first place. Serious question- of the 85 players we had last season how many were really legitimately good enough to even play at the G5 level? Apparently we really don’t have enough offensive linemen to play, lots of defensive players who either can’t tackle or lack the desire to do it. I still think that 90% of the players entering the Portal aren’t any good.

[BambooRdApp]

What doesn’t generally change every year is the real number of D1 level players. Every player can’t start or really even compete at the highest level. What made a difference for us was that those overlooked dudes we found would rather play over sitting the bench at “better programs”. All any team really should care about is the portal net- do we end up better or worse talent wise after a portal exodus. The unfortunate aspect of this stupid thing every year is the delusional factor. Players who “think” they are better than reality. The obvious other piece that has always been around is that a huge number of “kids” who play college ball have no reason to even be in college and most really aren’t good enough to play in the first place. Serious question- of the 85 players we had last season how many were really legitimately good enough to even play at the G5 level? Apparently we really don’t have enough offensive linemen to play, lots of defensive players who either can’t tackle or lack the desire to do it. I still think that 90% of the players entering the Portal aren’t any good.

If nil were as fluid in 2018 and 2019, half the App. St. roster would have been in the portal.

[DoesntEvenGoHere]

Fast forward 2 weeks so we can read all the positive post about how incredible of a recruiter Loggains is & how we had so many needs and somehow managed to address almost all of them.

Throw in the "yeah but I'm worried about depth" comments & the "it's going to take me forever to learn all their names!".

The sky is not falling. We are simply alive in the chaotic process of the college football season. This is the new norm. You'll get used to it. Somehow we'll magically stack a team with enough players to play.