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I was expecting upgrades.

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Upgrades to what? The multiple transfer OL that they signed 1-2 weeks ago who are all projected to start?

It is pretty obvious that Ramil (OT), Simmons (OT), and Best (C) were brought in as expected starters. That leaves two spots on the OL, with the Maryland OG still in play on top of the other USF OG they signed, and the young guys who were already on the roster (Kail Ellis, Jacobe' Ward, etc.) who are capable of competing for a starting role.

Are some of you expecting that they signed guys like Ramil and Simmons to sit on the bench? I'm confused by what the confusion is. The USF center that they signed is one of the highest rated OC's/IOL in the portal and is very experienced.

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I've barely been paying attention but the Ole Miss OL doesnt scream upgrade. Screams depth piece

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Dear god. He was a true freshman this season with upside to develop into a starter. This is your replacement for someone like DeAndre Carter on the roster. He is not expected to start.

I'm not seeing that anywhere, but I did see that he was committed to USF last year and then decommitted to go to Notre Dame. So it would make sense given that the staff has an existing relationship.

A second note: talking a kid like Longstreet into sitting on the bench for another season is also reliant on possessing an elite class of HC or offensive system which itself becomes a selling point. Lane Kiffin has that draw right now, but it is not something that every HC possesses. So while Longstreet is happy to sit on LSU's bench for a year, he isn't going to give the same leeway to most other schools which don't have a Lane Kiffin as their HC.

Wiltfong just posted an article about AU's portal class. He mentioned a few more apparent targets by name:

OL Jacob Strand - Oregon State
DL Walter Mathis Jr. - LSU
DL D'Antre Robinson - North Carolina

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He should realize if he hasn't made it by now he isn't going to.

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He is getting paid to play college football. His alternative is what? Selling insurance? He is probably making more money as a QB playing a game he loves than he would at an entry level job.

I don't understand why fans shame this. Do some of you not possess the ability to put yourself in a player's shoes? You would all do the exact same thing if given the opportunity. Finley is simply playing by the rules that exist. Kid is making some money and likely building some coaching inroads given all of the staffs he has now been under.

They are not getting Seaton, my guy. They have paid for two upperclassmen starter OT's already. Simmons is a Senior, and Ramil is a Redshirt Junior next season.

Look at the schools that are trending early for Seaton:

Oregon: 1 unranked Portal OT signed so far.
Texas: 0 Portal OT's signed so far.
Miami: 0 Portal OT's signed so far.
LSU: 1 lower ranked Portal OT signed so far.

If anyone is going to give him a blank check, it will be one of these schools that hasn't already committed money to 2026 starters in the Portal.

Here comes Jang to educate us all that one of your starters may in fact get hit by a bus at some point during the season, so you gotta recruit at least 10 starters on the OL and pay them all starter salaries, and the reserves will just happily sit on the bench.

Again, you are not signing Top 15 OT's like Ramil and Simmons to sit on your bench. This is basic numbers and logistics. This isn't like WR where you can actively play 6+ guys every game.

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Ramil is #13

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Ramil is #9 on the On3 Industry rankings which compiles the different sites' rankings together. Are you elderly? You seem very bad at basic internet navigation.

Even if he was #13, who gives a shite? That is still a high ranking considering that there are literally THOUSANDS of players in the Portal.

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You mean a guy that was a proven starter in the SEC on the team that won the SEC?

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Bo Hughley was NOT a starter for Georgia. Do you just make shite up and hope that nobody is going to check you on it LMFAO?

Here you go, professor: UGA's depth chart for Week 12. And here is UGA's Week 1 depth chart, to prove that he wasn't even a starter out of fall camp either.

You can also easily see that homie had to sign with freaking Colorado. If this was some elite SEC starter, he would have been signed by some other SEC school. This was a backup player for UGA who couldn't even win a starting spot, hence why he is rated so low, and hence why he is heading to COLORADO.

#MetaGodKnows

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Your takes are dumb dude.

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Do you need me to post more QB depth charts? You should probably just sit this one out, bossman. You have room temperature football knowledge. Again, have you contacted all of those coaches I told you to contact to educate them on how they should be organizing their QB rooms in the era of NIL and the Portal?

Not even going to bother quoting the rest of your dumbassery. Yes bro, I want them to go super cheap on all the players. Which is exactly what they are doing! They haven't spent ANY money!

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We are getting smoked for OL. No spinning it.

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What are you talking about? They have signed two top ranked OT's. The USF guys were coming regardless, and by the way: the Center (Cole Best) is actually ranked even higher than the Tegra Tshabola kid on the IOL rankings.