Portal Watch 2022-23

[THWG]

That ginger to ginger connection is going to be unstoppable. Teams won't know what hit them.

 

[BainbridgeJacket]

Please lord let him be able to catch a ball, be able to create separation, block, and be able to get yards after catch all at a generally average P5 ability

Ftfy

 

[Techster]

If Pyron played TE instead of QB...

 

[RhoChi]

when y’all are ready to stop with the QCollinsAnon conspiracies:



benson was a guy i was high on so let’s see if this roll is any better than the last. need some kind of production from this position asap

Smart move having Pyron host his brother from another mother on his visit

 

[RhoChi]

the fact this is the bar for our TE situation

to be fair, Benson and Leonard were both ranked 140+ out of the ~150 TE in P5. So the bar is quite literally on the floor statistically

 

[GCdaJuiceMan]

If Pyron played TE instead of QB...

I hope they are roommates

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

Please lord let him be able to catch a ball

And block.

 

[kg01]

Former USF TE Jackson Long committed to GT over several other programs showing interest in getting him. Pyron hosted him on his visit.

Thanks for defying the odds and posting some portal news in the portal news thread.

I expect portal activity to pick up for us next week. Word is we have a few guys who we’re working up portal packages for and might be visiting next weekend. So.. you may need to ice the thread for a week @kg01

 

[DiffusedAcorn]

Please lord let him be able to catch a ball

Not hating or saying the kid is bad cus I don't know, but he is a true freshman who didn't get any stats at USF from the looks of it, so he won't necessarily be producing this year.

 

[Lil G]

Not hating or saying the kid is bad cus I don't know, but he is a true freshman who didn't get any stats at USF from the looks of it, so he won't necessarily be producing this year.

Speaking comparatively with our TE production the past three years, do you think our guys are hard to beat out?
No trying to diss anybody and going off stats, their catching percentage is worse than probably a majority of the FBS.
Chip long came in preaching TE usage, but we probably ended up throwing to them 1-2 times per game, and I believe that was because we couldn’t trust them to make a play.

 

[orientalnc]

Not hating or saying the kid is bad cus I don't know, but he is a true freshman who didn't get any stats at USF from the looks of it, so he won't necessarily be producing this year.

It looks like USF had six tight ends on their roster. Four caught passes for a total of 12 receptions. My guess is that USF is not throwing to their tight ends in their current offense. Neither of their two FR TE caught a pass. I do not think you can read much into those USF stats. I doubt he will be Brock Bowers next year, but he won't have beat out an NFL prospect to get PT with GT.

 

[Backstreetbuzz]

Key probably believes he is an upgrade over what we have. He probably does not expect him to be the next Brock Bowers.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Tampering with what, exactly? Collins isn’t employed by anybody else. He’s not pushing people to transfer to where he is. I doubt he has much, if any, communication at all with the current players. Nate McCollum actively campaigned for Key to be named head coach. I highly doubt he’s concerned about what Geoff has to say in that matter. It’s not like he’s commenting on their transfer posts saying, “Let’s go! Get out of Tech, it’s a bad situation.” He literally just retweeted it. It’s a nothing burger. He also retweeted his former Temple players’ announcements. Is that tampering too? Hate on GC all you want. I hate him for what he did to the football program, but he’s not really doing anything wrong here.

And if you’re going to bring up Paul, he was also posting things like this




And he “liked” this tweet


Paying attention to what former coaches are posting, re-posting, and “liking” on social media is weird. Especially if you’re going to call out one guy for “tampering” and not another one.

Coaches demand absolute loyalty to be successful. A former coach is absolutely tampering with the psyche of a program if he publicly follows and comments on former players where he used to coach. Professionals don’t do that.

The examples you gave of Johnson prove my point. Thank you for sharing them. He bit his tongue even with weekly attacks against him by Collins that lasted almost three years. When he did respond it was to defend himself not to undermine another coach’s work. As you pointed out. The one comment or like about a player was in support of that player’s enthusiasm for Tech. So clearly not the same thing.

It may be that you and I have a different understanding of professional standards. My concern has absolutely nothing to do with “hatred of Collins” since I’ve never hated the man. I just find him unprofessional.

The only analogy I can think of is it’s the night before your wedding day and your future wife’s fiancé keeps posting pictures of the two of them on social media. He’s just remembering the good old days, and he truly loves her, and wants the best for her, and it’s all innocent, but if he was a true gentleman he would just move on.

 

[DiffusedAcorn]

It looks like USF had six tight ends on their roster. Four caught passes for a total of 12 receptions. My guess is that USF is not throwing to their tight ends in their current offense. Neither of their two FR TE caught a pass. I do not think you can read much into those USF stats. I doubt he will be Brock Bowers next year, but he won't have beat out an NFL prospect to get PT with GT.

I hadn't dove that deep in research, but you make a good point and I sure hope it's the case.

 

[gtie73]

Key probably believes he is an upgrade over what we have. He probably does not expect him to be the next Brock Bowers.

There is nothing like Bowers in NCAA today. Hope he goes pro.

 

[GoJacketsInRaleigh]

There is nothing like Bowers in NCAA today. Hope he goes pro.

He's not even eligible until after next season, right?

 

[ole ball coach]

He's not even eligible until after next season, right?

Correct, he's a true Sophomore.

 

[RamblinRed]

Reading back over recruiting articles it looks like Long was known as a good run blocker in HS (for a run heavy team) and then got G5 offers after catching the ball well at a 7-on-7 competition before his senior year.

He originally committed to Tulane in July 2021, but decommitted in November of 2021 and committed to USF.

 

[Buzzbomb]

Just had an OV to Iowa St. Multiple P5 offers, several G5 offers too. CBK handling his recruitment(still no WR AC named)…..

 

[bobongo]

I hope they are roommates

They could probably take each other's finals and the prof wouldn't know...