Transfer Portal 2023

[forksandspoons]

12 minutes ago, AJS said:

Let's see if today is the day!

Hope to see some!

[UNDBIZ]

50 minutes ago, Hans8891 said:

I get it and have been right with you.  Just telling you what I have heard and hoping for a turnaround.  Coaching staff isn’t going anywhere, so hoping a shakeup in mentality is there.  Without a mass exodus, the players apparently have much less discontent than Most of this blog does.  I am Glad to see we don’t have too many key players going into the portal.  Now we need to pick up some instant help in multiple positions on d and an o lineman or 2 and see if the message was actually received and efforts being made.  I still struggle in evaluating whether the individual talent on d was that bad or our schemes were atrocious.  I don’t think individual talent can explain our third and long results over and over again…

Our DL couldn't get to the QB and the DBs lost almost every jump ball challenge throughout the season.  I'm not saying they're incapable, but they were often in a position to make a play that wasn't made this year.  Hopefully another offseason of weights and a bad taste in their mouth from the way the season ended is enough, along with some scheme changes, to cut the 3rd and 20+ conversion rate under 15% next year.

[siouxfan512]

32 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

Talent wise is was clear we weren’t fast enough on the edge. Imagine those third and longs with Turner coming off the edge instead of what we had this year. That’s probably a 2 game swing right there and we’re still playing.

I'm not football genius when it comes to scheme, but if we didn't have the speed, wouldn't it have made sense to overload an edge and bring more pressure from time to time? Bring in a corner or safety? I get that if you don't get to the QB you're likely giving him a more open target, but I'm not sure how often I ever saw us send that extra pressure ... and they seemed to convert deep anyway.

[Siouxperman8]

Old data from 19-20 and 20-21 from Football Scoop in a Transfer Portal article.  I have seen numbers like 40% in the past.

"And only 36 percent of FCS transfers find a Division I school willing to take them, period."

I looked up Sam Robertson who left UND via the portal for Northern Illinois.  I don't think he saw the field for NIU and played at Iowa Western this year.  Not sure if he's committed somewhere else yet. 

 

[F'n Hawks]

If we stick with what we have in house at OLB it’s gonna be another long year on the defensive side of the ball. I like what I have seen from Rucker but nothing else excites me in that room.

 

Are we counting on our young guys at DE? I’d imagine we would have to bring in a couple of safeties as well. 

[shep]

50 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said:

If we stick with what we have in house at OLB it’s gonna be another long year on the defensive side of the ball. I like what I have seen from Rucker but nothing else excites me in that room.

 

Are we counting on our young guys at DE? I’d imagine we would have to bring in a couple of safeties as well. 

I could see improvement from Pettigo and McNealy. I like Rucker, but if he's 200 lbs I'd be surprised. Looks more like a CB than LB right now.

[Sioux>Bison]

1 hour ago, Siouxperman8 said:

Old data from 19-20 and 20-21 from Football Scoop in a Transfer Portal article.  I have seen numbers like 40% in the past.

"And only 36 percent of FCS transfers find a Division I school willing to take them, period."

I looked up Sam Robertson who left UND via the portal for Northern Illinois.  I don't think he saw the field for NIU and played at Iowa Western this year.  Not sure if he's committed somewhere else yet. 

 

He was good. Should have come back 

[UND-FB-FAN]

3 hours ago, geaux_sioux said:

Talent wise is was clear we weren’t fast enough on the edge. Imagine those third and longs with Turner coming off the edge instead of what we had this year. That’s probably a 2 game swing right there and we’re still playing.

Talent is not only issue. The team I saw on Oct. 14 would still be playing in the playoffs also. But they couldn’t capture lightning in a bottle, due to piss poor coaching and leadership, once again.

[Hambone]

2 hours ago, Siouxperman8 said:

Old data from 19-20 and 20-21 from Football Scoop in a Transfer Portal article.  I have seen numbers like 40% in the past.

"And only 36 percent of FCS transfers find a Division I school willing to take them, period."

I looked up Sam Robertson who left UND via the portal for Northern Illinois.  I don't think he saw the field for NIU and played at Iowa Western this year.  Not sure if he's committed somewhere else yet. 

 

Robertson has offers from UNC Charlotte, Austin Peay, UMass, UT Martin, Lindenwood and Samford

[MoSiouxFan]

45 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Talent is not only issue. The team I saw on Oct. 14 would still be playing in the playoffs also. But they couldn’t capture lightning in a bottle, due to piss poor coaching and leadership, once again.

Yada, yada, yada, repeat, repeat, repeat, etc., etc., etc., blah, blah, blah, wash, rinse, repeat.  Good grief.

[UND-FB-FAN]

15 minutes ago, MoSiouxFan said:

Yada, yada, yada, repeat, repeat, repeat, etc., etc., etc., blah, blah, blah, wash, rinse, repeat.  Good grief.

It’s been repeated ad nauseam because it’s the elephant in the room.
 

Ignore important issues much? 

Good grief.

[UND1983]

2 hours ago, Hambone said:

Robertson has offers from UNC Charlotte, Austin Peay, UMass, UT Martin, Lindenwood and Samford

The Juco “I just got offered from..” starter pack

[GoodGood]

3 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

The Juco “I just got offered from..” starter pack

What a blessing to have 6 full ride D1 scholarship offers! More could be coming too! Happy for the kid! 

[Siouxperman8]

51 minutes ago, GoodGood said:

What a blessing to have 6 full ride D1 scholarship offers! More could be coming too! Happy for the kid! 

I agree.  Good for him. 
I’ll just be happy when this whole Covid year thing is done. Sam’s had 4 seasons of college football and is just finishing at a JC as a sophomore. He’s not alone in that. 
Autman-Bell just finished his 7th season at UM. 

[homer]

I’d take Robertson back at UND.  Had a solid first year.  An example of the transfer portal grass not always being greener.  Likely cost him two years as a starter

[UND1983]

2 hours ago, GoodGood said:

What a blessing to have 6 full ride D1 scholarship offers! More could be coming too! Happy for the kid! 

You know those are full ride offers and not walk-ons?  Wow cool

[UND1983]

59 minutes ago, homer said:

I’d take Robertson back at UND.  Had a solid first year.  An example of the transfer portal grass not always being greener.  Likely cost him two years as a starter

The way he left made that not an option.  He screwed up his college career about as badly as one person could with his talent level

[geaux_sioux]

2 hours ago, homer said:

I’d take Robertson back at UND.  Had a solid first year.  An example of the transfer portal grass not always being greener.  Likely cost him two years as a starter

Nope. The door locks behind you. 

[CMSioux]

10 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Bubba? Fire?

We have efforted and received video from that speech ... 

Nice - making fun of the head coach on a public forum - setting an excellent example. I thought we had plenty of those handling that responsibility - or perhaps it's just one under six different names. 

[GoodGood]

3 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

Nope. The door locks behind you. 

Tyree Ihenacho says hello 

[geaux_sioux]

3 minutes ago, GoodGood said:

Tyree Ihenacho says hello 

Cool

[fightingsioux4life]

25 minutes ago, CMSioux said:

Nice - making fun of the head coach on a public forum - setting an excellent example. I thought we had plenty of those handling that responsibility - or perhaps it's just one under six different names. 

Bubba is employed in college football, a highly public profession where you are judged (in part) by wins and losses. I think he gets that and has a thick skin, unlike some people on this forum.

[geaux_sioux]

 

[Hambone]

Brayden Bryant committed to San Diego State.

Edit: for some reason GSs post didn’t show up for me so apologies for the double.

[AJS]

Pretty quiet out there. What are we thinking the strategy is? Trying to get targets on campus this weekend and offering at that time? Start offers early next week and try to get them on campus next weekend? 20th is coming soon and there are some major needs that need to be filled via the portal.