2025-26 #PortalSZN Thread

[Carm]

I agree. Not saying he's terrible by any means but I'm of the opinion we need more than "serviceable" at the position. I think what we have rn is "serviceable"

Emmett's last two years

 

[RedSavage]

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Emmetyt's last two years

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Hopefully he shakes out to be a similar or better player if we sign him. Just wish that with all the RB's in the portal, we'd go after someone with more proven production and stop going after so many guys with "potential". That being said, I may have a different opinion on that when our portal class is all said and done.

 

[Carm]

Hopefully he shakes out to be a similar or better player if we sign him. Just wish that with all the RB's in the portal, we'd go after someone with more proven production and stop going after so many guys with "potential". That being said, I may have a different opinion on that when our portal class is all said and done.

we did go for a proven production guy. He turned down a $1.4M offer.

 

[RedSavage]

we did go for a proven production guy. He turned down a $1.4M offer.

Who was that?

 

[Carm]

Who was that?

EJ

 

[herbsinator]

Hopefully he shakes out to be a similar or better player if we sign him. Just wish that with all the RB's in the portal, we'd go after someone with more proven production and stop going after so many guys with "potential". That being said, I may have a different opinion on that when our portal class is all said and done.

Isn’t the Minnesota guy a freshman? If we had a freshman RB2 returning with those kind of numbers, I don’t think you’d see as many people freaking out about the RB room

 

[RedSavage]

EJ

Not really the same when it's a no brainer for him to go to the NFL imo

 

[herbsinator]

I can’t tell if you’re being series or not.

We’re not a series program

 

[RedSavage]

Isn’t the Minnesota guy a freshman? If we had a freshman RB2 returning with those kind of numbers, I don’t think you’d see as many people freaking out about the RB room

He is and that's probably true. Like I said, I'm purely going off of looking at his stats. If I'd really watched him play to see his style of play, I might feel differently.

 

[Flabio]

Isn’t the Minnesota guy a freshman? If we had a freshman RB2 returning with those kind of numbers, I don’t think you’d see as many people freaking out about the RB room

If you can upgrade a position and don’t have a boafide stud you do it in the xfer portal era. Mozee you have to be careful with but the other guy I don’t think would have any serious offers if he tried to portal.

 

[Fargo Husker]

Uh oh boys we mighta got one

Anthony Jones accoune matada most likely

 

[Bootleg11]

I’ve been as negative as anybody but 2 years ago we would have thought it was crazy to lean on EJ as a premier back.

 

[Carm]

Not really the same when it's a no brainer for him to go to the NFL imo

Why is that not the same? We were willing to pay $1.4M based on his production. He went to someone who would pay more.

$1.4M might have made him the highest paid RB in the country. We would have been pretty much assured he would produce if we got him. This was Nakos' take on the RB market pay coming into 1/2:

 

[Carm]

Some of you likely remember that we (Barthel) were recruiting Fame out of HS and actually had a June OV set but he never got to Lincoln - he committed to Minny in mid-June on an OV there.

 

[RedSavage]

Why is that not the same? We were willing to pay $1.4M based on his production. He went to someone who would pay more.

$1.4M might have made him the highest paid RB in the country. We would have been pretty much assured he would produce if we got him. This was Nakos' take on the RB market pay coming into 1/2:

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Solid offer for sure but I don't think he was ever a realistic option to return. It would be different if he went to another school. He took the next step which was the most logical choice.

Maybe this guy is the most realistic back for the funds available. I was just hoping we'd go after someone more like Cam Edwards for instance.

 

[Krup21]

How about we get the losers rb between Miami and Ol Miss?

 

[Carm]

Solid offer for sure but I don't think he was ever a realistic option to return. It would be different if he went to another school. He took the next step which was the most logical choice.

Maybe this guy is the most realistic back for the funds available. I was just hoping we'd go after someone more like Cam Edwards for instance.

I don't think it was a 'show' offer because we didn't think he'd take it. It was high so we'd have a chance

Edwards is fine, but he also played at a lower level (UConn) and only has one year left, not 3. Edwards' games with over 100 yards rushing were Delaware, Air Force, Central CT, Ball St, Florida Atlantic, and Army. Not exactly B1G level competition. Barthel was actually his position coach at UConn in 2022, so one would expect he is familiar with the guy.

 

[vailhusker]

How about we get the losers rb between Miami and Ol Miss?

 

[Carm]

How about we get the losers rb between Miami and Ol Miss?

Lacey already re-signed, so you better hope they win.

 

[realbp]

If you extrapolated his stats based on a typical RB1 work load he would be pretty serviceable. Minnesota was generally doo doo this year too

So would Nelson...