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Topic: 2025 Portal Tracker

Topic: 2025 Portal Tracker

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MMGrad2022
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2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 6:33:51 AM

It’s that time of year to compile a list of FBS, FCS, and D2 offers.

Departures:
Gianni Spetic
Jacob Dennison (Graduate)
Austin Brawley
CJ Doggette
Colby Garfield
Ricky Hunt
Xander Karagosian
Arrivals:

Offers:
FBS:
Jaymar Mundy (DB) Western Kentucky
Dawson Johnson (TE) Florida
FCS:
Gavin Shipman (DB) Harvard
D2:

Committed to Other Teams:
Patrick Methlie (OL) West Chester University—>Delaware
Rushawn Lawrence (DL) Stony Brook—>Minnesota
Keontez Bradley (DB) Arizona State—>Buffalo

Last Edited: 12/23/2024 10:51:34 PM by MMGrad2022

Mike Coleman
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 9:42:47 AM

Yes. Seeing as two of our best players, Heidecker and Rice, came from D2, I would include. Thanks!

M.D.W.S.T
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 12:11:50 PM

Tracker Link:
https://www.on3.com/college/ohio-bobcats/transfer-portal/... /

IceCat76
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 12:34:28 PM

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

Tracker Link:
https://www.on3.com/college/ohio-bobcats/transfer-portal/... /

Thanks for the link. Interesting stuff. Noted that Charlotte has 25 in the Portal so far.

LuckySparrow
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 2:30:05 PM

IceCat76 wrote:

M.D.W.S.T wrote:

Tracker Link:
https://www.on3.com/college/ohio-bobcats/transfer-portal/... /

Thanks for the link. Interesting stuff. Noted that Charlotte has 25 in the Portal so far.

Maybe we can nab a few of them - LOL!

What a day at the Convo.....Wow!

ExCat21
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 6:08:35 PM

3 of Miami's future stars in the portal.

Tracy - WR
Virgil - WR
Strader- CB

Diamond Cat
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 7:17:17 PM

I do not know if there is an official NCAA Portal but how do we have no portal escapees? If it is accurate, cool!

Using the On3 link provided above (thank you).

Mike Coleman
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 7:25:32 PM

Smith said at yesterday’s practice that all players were available to that point, but that things of course could change.

At this point, they all have their plane tickets, hotel reservations, etc. Probably not too much movement til after the bowl.

bobcatsquared
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 7:39:32 PM

Which is an improvement in itself from this time last year, no?

L.C.
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 7:41:02 PM

The fact that there are no Ohio players in the portal is proof that they want to play for Smith. It's time to get off the fence and hire him.

“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus

Doc Bobcat
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 8:33:46 PM

L.C. wrote:

The fact that there are no Ohio players in the portal is proof that they want to play for Smith. It's time to get off the fence and hire him.

Truth.

OhioCatFan
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 8:40:53 PM

Doc Bobcat wrote:

L.C. wrote:

The fact that there are no Ohio players in the portal is proof that they want to play for Smith. It's time to get off the fence and hire him.

Truth.

Can't disagree, as I said in an earlier post. However, I also said that I didn't think Julie would go that route. Really hope that I'm wrong.

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MonroeClassmate
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 9:56:34 PM

L.C. wrote:

The fact that there are no Ohio players in the portal is proof that they want to play for Smith. It's time to get off the fence and hire him.

Given how many left last year perhaps players are jubilant to have the former coach no more and now don't have to personally move to get away from him?

Casper71
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/11/2024 11:39:38 PM

L.C. Is right on here! Let’s go athletic director and administration, get this guy hired.

ExCat21
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/12/2024 9:06:43 AM

I think some saw what happened last year to a few guys that would have been mega stars if they stayed. Tyler Foster and Mason Williams would have been a dynamic TE duo this. Keegan Wilburn would be an explosive returner for us.

If you were against the portal last year, how do you feel about it in year two?

spongeBOB CATpants
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/12/2024 9:31:07 AM

Didn't the majority of our transfers last year enter after spring ball? I'm expecting the same this year.

Bobcat1998
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/12/2024 11:03:36 AM

ExCat21 wrote:

I don't disagree with this but oddly enough, if we keep all the guys who left and don't get any of the guys who replaced them, are we any better than 10-3 and MAC champs? I would say we wouldn't be. Tyus>Sieh; Owen>Jacoby; Williams>Foster; Heidecker=Danneker; Keye T>Leake (but not by a ton) and Torrie Cox>Dustin J (but not by a ton). Obviously Kurtis is better than Parker but Parker has won more bowls and more MAC titles than Kurtis so.......

colobobcat66
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/12/2024 2:43:34 PM

I thought many of our transfers last year left after the last regular season game and before the bowl game.

The portal is open thru December 28. I’m waiting to see if -anybody leaves after the bowl game and if any of them move to charlotte. Will be an interesting period in the upcoming few weeks.

cbarber357
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/12/2024 9:06:10 PM

Besides Parker, my biggest worry is Bradley Weaver. He tested the portal last year - if we have any NIL money I’d try to cut him as good of a deal as possible.

bobcatsquared
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/12/2024 9:28:30 PM

Younger brother coming in as a frosh can't hurt, can it? And, I believe, his parents are Ohio alum, although I could be wrong. Still, a little NIL love can't hurt.

Last Edited: 12/12/2024 9:29:04 PM by bobcatsquared

Mike Coleman
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/12/2024 10:37:53 PM

Eric Decker reports Ohio is the only team in FBS without a single player in the portal to this point.

OhioCatFan
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/13/2024 12:26:58 AM

Mike Coleman wrote:

Eric Decker reports Ohio is the only team in FBS without a single player in the portal to this point.

In my best Sgt. Schultz voice, "Verrrry Interesting!" There appear to be many twists and turns to the Albin Soap Opera. Waiting for the final act.

L.C.
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/13/2024 8:53:40 AM

OhioCatFan wrote:

Mike Coleman wrote:

Eric Decker reports Ohio is the only team in FBS without a single player in the portal to this point.

In my best Sgt. Schultz voice, "Verrrry Interesting!" There appear to be many twists and turns to the Albin Soap Opera. Waiting for the final act.

One possibility is that all the grumbling/unhappy people left last year, and the team was simply "more fun" this year with everyone happy to be at Ohio. That's a very good thing about the portal; people don't have to stay where they don't want to be, so if they aren't happy, rather than grumbling, they can just leave.
Probably at least a few Ohio players will enter the portal after the bowl game, but for now, they want to stick together and have fun as a team for one more game.

“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus

OhioCatFan
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/13/2024 11:52:22 AM

L.C. wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

Mike Coleman wrote:

Eric Decker reports Ohio is the only team in FBS without a single player in the portal to this point.

In my best Sgt. Schultz voice, "Verrrry Interesting!" There appear to be many twists and turns to the Albin Soap Opera. Waiting for the final act.

AlumDadDad
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RE: 2025 Portal Tracker

Posted: 12/13/2024 8:32:20 PM

L.C. wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

Mike Coleman wrote:

Eric Decker reports Ohio is the only team in FBS without a single player in the portal to this point.

In my best Sgt. Schultz voice, "Verrrry Interesting!" There appear to be many twists and turns to the Albin Soap Opera. Waiting for the final act.

L.C., I believe you're on to something. I'll pile on and add another potential factor for the lack of portal entrants thus far: Albin's botched departure on the night of the championship was no doubt a very challenging situation for the team. I think facing that kind of adversity as a unit may have galvanized them somewhat...a kind of "us against the world" mentality.

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