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14 or 15 portal players will be taken. Updated 11 and counting

All athletic dudes it seems.

Still need OL, because if we’ve learned anything, Coach Raiola has the ability to turn a good dude into an average dude, but never an average dude into a good dude. Need guys coming in who have been taught by someone else.

Now it’s time to start drinking though…can’t do the in-laws coming over for Christmas without starting early and exorbitant amounts of Fireball + beer.
 
All athletic dudes it seems.

Still need OL, because if we’ve learned anything, Coach Raiola has the ability to turn a good dude into an average dude, but never an average dude into a good dude. Need guys coming in who have been taught by someone else.

Now it’s time to start drinking though…can’t do the in-laws coming over for Christmas without starting early and exorbitant amounts of Fireball + beer.
I agree with a lot of your takes but not this one about Donovan. I believe Dana when he says Donovan is as good as any O line coach he’s been around.
 
We add 2 o-linemen and RB and I’ll love this portal class. Probably need to send some dead weight packing and take more than 15. (IMO) So many good players out there and we’re already at 11. Hate to have us close up shop before new players enter the portal.
Would like to get at least 1 O lineman and RB this portal. When is the next portal window? We can always grab more next go around. Next spring?
 
“With the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, the postseason will be longer. Athletes on teams that compete in the College Football Playoff and later bowl game will be allowed to enter an additional five-day transfer portal window in January after the portal closes.”

“The spring window in April remains. The portal will only be 10 days, lasting from April 16, 2025, and shutting down on April 25, 2025. The transfer portal will open for 30 days whenever a head coach leaves their program, allowing athletes to leave and decide on their future, according to NCAA guidelines.“

 
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Not sure but I think it was in the same press availability where he talked about transfers. I remember the specific quote about Donovan because it stuck out. It wasn’t he’s a good coach. It was he’s as good as anybody I’ve been around. Pretty high praise.
We’ll just agree to disagree. It is what it is.
 
We’ll just agree to disagree. It is what it is.
I know you don’t like the job Donovan has done. My view is that some of it is the OCs he’s worked for and their offensive design. Both Rhule and Fana seem to thing he’s a good coach. I’m not qualified to judge whether he’s a good coach or not. He can’t make the blocks for his guys.
 
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Would like to get at least 1 O lineman and RB this portal. When is the next portal window? We can always grab more next go around. Next spring?
O-Line we might be able to live without. We had a lot of young dudes that are hopefully going to come into their own this spring.

RB. I have no idea. I think we will get to see Ives play some Saturday but we will be badly thin this spring at RB and looks like the portal is drying up on RBs.
 
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