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Portal is a problem….

Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:42 pm
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
15566 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:42 pm
I understand bringing in a player or two that could really help your team, but building the majority of your team off transfers is a big problem.

None of them want to be here. It’s their next stop in line, and not their goal to be a Tiger. BK has failed in his ability to build a team. Now he’s blaming others.

Stop building a team around individuals focused on individuals.
Posted by JimTiger72
Member since Jun 2023
15429 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:44 pm to
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BabyTac


Wtf is this shite?
Most of the guys they brought in have made it clear they came here to win a championship & couldn’t do that at their previous schools.

We definitely have not built the majority of this team with transfers
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
77976 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:45 pm to
Our QB, LT, LG, RT, and all our RB were recruited out of HS.

Some of our best players are transfers.

Cooley, Thomas, Anderson, DELANE, Brown, Payton, Pyburn, West Weeks, Haulcey, Gooden

All transfers
This post was edited on 10/1/25 at 1:47 pm
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
161579 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:45 pm to
Try and build a roster of guys that stick around for 3-4 years now buddy

This model isn’t going anywhere as long as guys can transfer at will
Posted by Superbonics
Member since Oct 2015
441 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:46 pm to
Ask Dabo how the philosophy of not using the portal is working out
Posted by NorthTxLSU
Dallas to Austin to Houston
Member since Nov 2018
13719 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:47 pm to
Every single transfer on defense has been good to terrific, outside of Mitchell who is not with the program anymore.
Posted by stopitnow1
Florida
Member since Mar 2013
1923 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:48 pm to
The transfer portal is a reality. The kids that are here got paid and that's why they wanted to be here, nothing more. Don't be naive.
Posted by Midtiger farm
Member since Nov 2014
5861 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:52 pm to
quote:


I understand bringing in a player or two that could really help your team, but building the majority of your team off transfers is a big problem.

None of them want to be here. It’s their next stop in line, and not their goal to be a Tiger. BK has failed in his ability to build a team. Now he’s blaming others.

Stop building a team around individuals focused on individuals.


Teams who had top 10 portal classes were 27-0 before last week then some of them lost because they played each other
Posted by supersaints9
Colleyville,Tx
Member since Dec 2009
18089 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:53 pm to
The portal isn’t the problem. It’s very simple say it with me…

The problem is Davis, Sloan, and Kelly .
In that order
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
Member since Feb 2013
28359 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:54 pm to
Transfers are some of the best players on this team. Every offensive linemen playing like shite right now were recruited out of high school
Posted by Wabbit7
Member since Aug 2018
2262 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 1:58 pm to
You continue to absolutely set new levels of your complete stupidity each and every day. It's incrediible.
Posted by DeathValley85
Member since May 2011
18709 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 2:01 pm to
OP has exclusively bad takes, it’s kinda his thing
Posted by conman
Ft. Lauderdale
Member since Nov 2007
3333 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 2:06 pm to
You see the Nick Saban video about the NIL and portal? He was a team builder. Talking about how he and the wife had recruits and their families over for breakfast. At some point MS Terry asks Nick “why are we doing this?” They are concerned with nothing more than how much Bama will pay. This is the new era. Don’t like it but the barn doors have been opened . Just think about the #1 recruit for 2026. His family saw what Underwood got at Michigan and they will want the same or more.
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
5253 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 2:08 pm to
quote:

The portal isn’t the problem. It’s very simple say it with me…

The problem is Davis, Sloan, and Kelly . In that order


Kelly, Sloan, Davis. Is the correct order.
Posted by TopWaterTiger
Lake Charles, LA
Member since May 2006
11950 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 2:13 pm to
quote:

None of them want to be here. It’s their next stop in line, and not their goal to be a Tiger.


You could say that about every high level high school recruit too. College is just their stepping stone to the pros.
Posted by friendlyobservation
Member since Mar 2024
3309 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 2:15 pm to
Doesn't seem to be a problem for all the other consistent playoff contenders. Miami, Oregon, Ohio State, etc. They build heavily through portal and do just fine.
Posted by OzChuffnugg
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2010
1638 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 2:29 pm to
I don't think any issues can be attributed to the transfer portal. Outside of the Oline, I don't think talent is an issue at all with this team.
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
16499 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 2:30 pm to
quote:

We definitely have not built the majority of this team with transfers

12 of our 22 starters from this past weekend are transfers.
Posted by JimTiger72
Member since Jun 2023
15429 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 2:34 pm to
10/22 transferred this year.

Only 4 on offense

I don’t think Zavion Thomas, West Weeks, etc should count bc OP is talking about guys who “don’t want to be here” & are only here for 1 year
This post was edited on 10/1/25 at 2:37 pm
Posted by chadr07
Pineville, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2015
12287 posts
Posted on 10/1/25 at 2:40 pm to
You do realize that high school recruits also only come if you pay them enough right?

The days of playing for the love of the program and pride are gone with NIL with recruiting also unfortunately
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