2025-26 #PortalSZN Thread

[vailhusker]

I wish I knew the plan for DE because what I’m seeing returning scares me.

I would have like to seen two more DT and two more DE with at least one of each being a plug and play guy.

 

[vailhusker]

The first couple of days I was really encouraged. It seemed like we had executed really well on qb - took care of that first, had him enter with a no contact tag, committed within a couple of days.

Then that completely fell apart. And then it became clear that qb was largely the extent of our “successful” tampering and we were just kind of in the mix with other similarly situated programs.

It hasn’t been a disaster, but it’s also kind of hard to believe that this kind of a haul is worthy of an 800k GM.

Went kind of the same way with the coaches Geep, Lonnie, Aurich, Manning......Brown?

 

[Goskers07]

had to lookup who dylan roger was and then i remembered it was the tre bryant lookin motherfucker 🤣

I appreciate that you used an obscure past Husker to remind yourself of an obscure current Husker

 

[Pepe Silvia]

One thing we must admit is that they do usually have a back up plan as far as portal players are concerned. I'm sure they'll have another DL target for tomorrow or Saturday.

The thing is, since it's so late in the cycle, it's a mad scramble. So cancellations and ruined plans should be expected. That anticipation should lead you to plan a contingency.

Also, I'm gonna be as critical of Pat Stewart as anyone but the reality is that there really is no way to practice this. No real way to be prepared for this level of chaos and nonsense.

The way to handle it was to start tampering in September when it was clear we couldn't stop the run, then drop off bag on guys as soon as the portal opened

 

[Carm]

Should probably wait a couple more days but unfortunately even with the addition staff it looks like they are going to fall short in some critical areas again this year.

Cross fingers that they have a few surprises lined up in the next few days.

 

[cwessel76]

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[vailhusker]

One thing we must admit is that they do usually have a back up plan as far as portal players are concerned. I'm sure they'll have another DL target for tomorrow or Saturday.

The thing is, since it's so late in the cycle, it's a mad scramble. So cancellations and ruined plans should be expected. That anticipation should lead you to plan a contingency.

Also, I'm gonna be as critical of Pat Stewart as anyone but the reality is that there really is no way to practice this. No real way to be prepared for this level of chaos and nonsense.

As for Pat Stewart it's still Rhule's show when it comes down to it. I understand about the chaos but that's what he gets paid for. This essentially was his Super Bowl.

There were DL available for instance maybe not as many plan As but plenty of plan Bs and even plan Cs. Schools with less resources were able to find and fill DL spots. So I'm not sure what the issue is.

Geep and Lonnie were able to fill their spots with quality additions so again this year maybe the lack of a DL coach came back to haunt them.

You can argue RB both ways I guess but it never felt like it was priority again this year.

 

[huskin1]

As for Pat Stewart it's still Rhule's show when it comes down to it.

There were DL available for instance maybe not as many plan As but plenty of plan Bs and even plan Cs. Schools with less resources were able to find and fill DL spots. So I'm not sure what the issue is.

Geep and Lonnie were able to fill their spots with quality additions so again this year maybe the lack of a DL coach came back to haunt them.

You can argue RB both ways I guess but it never felt like it was priority again this year.

I'm hoping Rule looked good in bowl prep and that's the reason they didn't go after a portal rb because otherwise it has me worried.

 

[NSECTA4]

 

[Hotcarl]

Stoudmire shit is a red flag. He apparently collapsed in fall camp and went by ambulance to a hospital. Came back. Got injured again Played another game and then had a season ending one

Bizarre year. Hopefully, they get a shot at someone else.

Where did you learn all this?

 

[BigRedSob]

A couple inches too tall but he’s almost perfect

 

[Herbie]

Kid looks like he’s about to have a heart attack. Sign him up

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

had to lookup who dylan roger was and then i remembered it was the tre bryant lookin motherfucker 🤣

Man if tre didn’t have the knees of a 80 year old he was going to be so good

 

[Kinish]

Where did you learn all this?

I read their 247 board/articles about him

 

[Hotcarl]

I’ve long argued we need to get the central Connecticut state pipeline going

 

[Husker1]

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[V-Doub]

The first couple of days I was really encouraged. It seemed like we had executed really well on qb - took care of that first, had him enter with a no contact tag, committed within a couple of days.

Then that completely fell apart. And then it became clear that qb was largely the extent of our “successful” tampering and we were just kind of in the mix with other similarly situated programs.

It hasn’t been a disaster, but it’s also kind of hard to believe that this kind of a haul is worthy of an 800k GM.

It’s underwhelming, not terrible, but compared to the rhetoric coming out of North Stadium about funds and the well known standards for what a top portal class looks like… It’s pretty meh.

I’m trying not to be too negative and dismissive of this portal class, portal rankings outside the top 5-10 players at each position are iffy at best and there’s still the very real possibility this class ends up being better than some of us think. QB and offensive line look pretty decent so there’s reason to be excited/optimistic right there.

But comparing what I thought or hoped this class might look like to what it actually looks like, doesn’t give me warm and fuzzy vibes. It’d be dishonest of me if I just pretended I was in love with everything happening. 😐

 

[V-Doub]

As for Pat Stewart it's still Rhule's show when it comes down to it. I understand about the chaos but that's what he gets paid for. This essentially was his Super Bowl.

There were DL available for instance maybe not as many plan As but plenty of plan Bs and even plan Cs. Schools with less resources were able to find and fill DL spots. So I'm not sure what the issue is.

Geep and Lonnie were able to fill their spots with quality additions so again this year maybe the lack of a DL coach came back to haunt them.

You can argue RB both ways I guess but it never felt like it was priority again this year.

Identifying WHO you should go after and then actually landing that player are two totally different things. And those two totally different responsibilities are executed by different people. We won’t know the answers to many of our questions until the season starts. But right now it appears we are identifying quality players, but rarely able to land our top options at that position.

Stewart is getting the opportunity to earn his check. I think the very top players are easier to identify and it’s more of a money question and belief in a coach/program. Can you pay me top dollar money at my position and do I believe in you to get me to the playoffs/League.

But the portal is huge and you can still land an amazing class that isn’t highly rated on paper. If you have a good GM and some $. By all accounts we have some money, but do we have good talent evaluation and identification? We’ll see…

 

[Drue629]

Quick update on Oregon DL Terrance Green.

He's no longer visiting Nebraska today due to a travel issue with his mom. Cal and his former DC, Tosh Lupoi, are now involved. Here is his schedule tentatively:

Ah the old mom travel issue excuse.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Ah the old mom travel issue excuse.