Portal intakes

[jgtengineer]

Yep

Kirvonte Benson comes to mind entered the portal don't think he ended up anywhere

 

[bke1984]

SOL?

Sounds reasonable to me. Careful what you wish for.

 

[orientalnc]

Kirvonte Benson comes to mind entered the portal don't think he ended up anywhere

Kirvonte had a pretty bad knee injury at the beginning of his 2nd season at GT. Maybe I'm wrong, but someone told me transferring didn't turn out well for him.

 

[iceeater1969]

Would be nice to get some taller receivers!

We are close on some taller TE and Siethers return.

 

[slugboy]

Sounds reasonable to me. Careful what you wish for.

I don’t know how many players are in the portal willingly, but a lot aren’t. It looks like most of those “cut” players don’t find a chair when the music stops. Since the portal goes both ways, that means that FIU, East Carolina, Temple, UMass, and all those MAC and Mountain West schools are saying “no thanks”.

 

[orientalnc]

I don’t know how many players are in the portal willingly, but a lot aren’t. It looks like most of those “cut” players don’t find a chair when the music stops. Since the portal goes both ways, that means that FIU, East Carolina, Temple, UMass, and all those MAC and Mountain West schools are saying “no thanks”.

There was a time when the P4 conferences were signing HS kids with a promise of 4-year scholarships. I guess that went the way wringer washing machines.

 

[bke1984]

I don’t know how many players are in the portal willingly, but a lot aren’t. It looks like most of those “cut” players don’t find a chair when the music stops. Since the portal goes both ways, that means that FIU, East Carolina, Temple, UMass, and all those MAC and Mountain West schools are saying “no thanks”.

Fair. But that’s the system that’s been created unfortunately.

 

[jgtengineer]

Kirvonte had a pretty bad knee injury at the beginning of his 2nd season at GT. Maybe I'm wrong, but someone told me transferring didn't turn out well for him.

Granted he transferred to avoid playing for the goof so that might have not been a bad call.

 

[33jacket]

Clearly we will be top 15 worthy on offense.

I think or secondary is going to be good too.

Front 6 or 7. Sigh. Its always something here isn’t it?

 

[yeti92]

Granted he transferred to avoid playing for the goof so that might have not been a bad call.

Nah he left because he wasn't guaranteed as many reps as he had gotten the previous season and he/his dad was upset over that.

 

[tomknight]

ughhh! bad memories. Dr Su in the EE department! Class Average was curved up to a 68 so more than half the class would get a D. EE3200

sounds like my def bods class. class average was 50. I had a 54, thought I had a C easy, but failed a 5 hour freaking hour class. Same prof next quarter, class avg is a 52, I have a 60, get a B.

 

[stinger78]

We just got Eric Rivers

So we’re trading ES for ER? Can someone attempt a comparison?

 

[stinger78]

Damn, that brings back bad memories…

Yes, like 4 more years to go!

 

[CEB]

There was a time when the P4 conferences were signing HS kids with a promise of 4-year scholarships. I guess that went the way wringer washing machines.

Shhhh… athletes don’t value such things. Toe the line bro! Free agency pay for play is where it’s at. Hush up and love it.

In all seriousness, we don’t hear a peep about scholarships anymore. I’m sure they are still given but if the new system undercuts that, it’s a problem. For every 1 athlete reaping the full benefits of the free agency bidding war they’ve created, there are 100 relying on these “worthless” education commitments.

 

[AugustaSwarm]

sounds like my def bods class. class average was 50. I had a 54, thought I had a C easy, but failed a 5 hour freaking hour class. Same prof next quarter, class avg is a 52, I have a 60, get a B.

It was def bods for me too. the PTSD never goes away...

 

[bobongo]

So we’re trading ES for ER? Can someone attempt a comparison?

Well, here's one raw statistical comparison - Eric Singleton was #85 this year in receiving yards at 754 (avg. 13.5 per catch, 3 TDs), while Eric Rivers checked in at #5 in the nation with 1172 (18.9 yds. per catch, 12 TDs):

College Football Offense Receiving All Conferences Stat Leaders, 2024 Season - ESPN

ESPN is the place for NCAAF stats! Discover the All Conferences Offense stat leaders of the 2024 college football season.

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[malak05]

So we’re trading ES for ER? Can someone attempt a comparison?

-Similar sizes and build
-Singleton is one of the fastest guys in college but Rivers still features top end speed as well if not a slight step slower
-River route running and hands are a plus and in my quick looks seems a little better
- Rivers has 1 year eligiblity and Singleton 2
- They were featured in very similar ways last season taking top off defense, drags, screens should fit right in on the offense.

 

[apatriot1776]

So we’re trading ES for ER? Can someone attempt a comparison?

https://247sports.com/article/miami-hurricanes-football-transfer-portal-spotlight-wr-eric-rivers-brings-production-and-athleticism-to-the-slot-241952347/

Rivers went on to be a walk-on cornerback at Memphis in 2021-22. He missed all of the 2022 season due to a shoulder injury. When Rivers arrived at FIU, coach Mike MacIntyre moved him to receiver and he caught 32 passes for 370 yards and three touchdowns in 2023. In his second year of playing receiver, Rivers saw his production explode. Rivers finished the 2024 season with 1,172 yards and 12 touchdowns, which led Conference USA. Rivers was consistently productive in each game of the 2024 season, totaling at least 90 receiving yards in eight games. His best performance on the season was 295 yards and three touchdowns against New Mexico State with FIU winning 34-13.

Rivers was targeted heavily on deep shots in 2024, catching 13-of-30 targets for 537 yards and eight touchdowns. His speed and suddenness also translates to the quick game with Rivers generating 236 yards after catch on 37 receptions on targets within ten yards past the line of scrimmage. Two areas that Rivers needs to continue improving on is his contested catch ability. According to PFF, Rivers reeled in 4-of-14 contested catch opportunities in 2024. Rivers also had a ten percent drop rate in 2024 and that number needs to come down.

We don't generate a lot of contested catches anyway. Seems similar in strengths and weaknesses to ESJ.

 

[Buzzforlife]

 

[TooTall]