Yes, UVA Grad Transfer OG RJ Proctor plans to visit and we're among the many going after Rice DT Grad Transfer Zach Abercrumbia.
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Three more transfers - McPhearson, Wade and Polk
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Another good sign that will take some getting used to for many. These guys were high level recruits that saw the writing on the wall. They had been passed up by other players that were more talented than they were and their playing time was going to be limited. This is good news for a couple of reasons.
1. Eliminates underperforming players from the roster.
2. Opens up scholarships for players with potential to outperform them in the future.
The only way this becomes a negative is if Franklin isn't able to replace these players with new players that perform at a higher level. Welcome to modern college football. As long as our players are going to class, making the grade and staying out of trouble we are still fulfilling the mission of success with honor. It's up to the players to decide what they value more, a PSU Degree or the lure of more playing time elsewhere.
1. Eliminates underperforming players from the roster.
2. Opens up scholarships for players with potential to outperform them in the future.
The only way this becomes a negative is if Franklin isn't able to replace these players with new players that perform at a higher level. Welcome to modern college football. As long as our players are going to class, making the grade and staying out of trouble we are still fulfilling the mission of success with honor. It's up to the players to decide what they value more, a PSU Degree or the lure of more playing time elsewhere.
It's going to turn into a NFL free agency type of situation. You get X number of HS recruits and maybe a JUCO kid, and maybe a Portal Transfer kid or two. Here is the best list of Portal players I could find. You can see it's already not updated to include our recent departures. I imagine all schools will lose some players. Oklahoma is maybe losing their potential starting QB, 
, Fire Lincoln Riley !
Add two TN players to the below an OL Drew Richmond and TE Wolf. Both of whom were starters. Things are rocky on Rocky Top . Campus fires at all the schools.
https://gradtransfertracker.com/potential-transfers-2019/
, Fire Lincoln Riley ! Add two TN players to the below an OL Drew Richmond and TE Wolf. Both of whom were starters. Things are rocky on Rocky Top . Campus fires at all the schools.
https://gradtransfertracker.com/potential-transfers-2019/
https://bwi.rivals.com/news/rice-dl...0JmhotTbdLOOLszYPPNE_On5uhGBE-S5ORf5v_tZEjlJI
Someone else mentioned the Rice DL. Here's an article on him.
Someone else mentioned the Rice DL. Here's an article on him.
The NCAA is leaning towards letting kids transfer as easily as coaches. That is only fair.
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I can’t imagine Franklin was prepared for this many departures. No way he, or anyone really, can properly recruit given this kind of set up. Now he’s going to have to try to replenish depth and potential starters with less than a month before NLOI day. Welcome to the sh*t show.
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Felli has just alerted millennials that 4 and 5 year players at one school are endangered species.
I am a big Franklin supporter but all these transfers are worrisome. I know we are in a different era with the transfer rules but 6 kids seems like a lot in one year. Plus a couple of the guys who are entering the draft aren’t ready.
Unless a baseball player says something inappropriate to them.
My forecast is that a lot of schools are now going to be essentially exchanging #3s- the new skill that will be required is determining if the #3 you're looking at is better than the #3 you lost. Saban will have five special assistants on this- everybody else will have to get by with current staff taking on additional work.
Excelled on special teams? Sorry, have to rebut that. He ran himself out of more coverages than you can shake a stick at. He was anything but a special teams demon. I'm sorry to see any kid transfer from PSU because I think it is their loss and eventually they will regret it. But we're bringing in a lot of DB's this year for a reason.
You mean, using an inappropriate word when actually saying something complimentary about them, even though the recipient didn't hear it, nor did the speaker intend for the recipient to hear it.
Maybe he was prepared. Maybe not. The fact that our best players (except those going to the NFL) are staying keeps me off the panic button. Being able to play freshmen in 4 games and still allow them to redshirt changes the depth dynamic we’ve all grown accustomed to. I think we’ll be just fine.
I have and I stand by what I said which may be different than what you heard. As long as we are demanding the same things of our players on and off the field as we have in the past and our players live up to those standards while they are here, we are fulfilling the mission. While we may consider a PSU Degree to be more valuable than one from another school, is it really a bad thing for a kid to transfer to another school and gain more playing time while getting their degree from that school?
The interesting thing with this article is how the transfer portal will affect G5 and FCS guys who blow up. They can then jump to P5 schools as graduate transfers. Does anyone know if someone like Wade will have to sit for a year? That rule is still in place right?
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Still need depth. Could argue it’s as important as our starters. Maybe the best players leave next year? Who knows? It’s a slippery slope and while I believe the players should have more control of their lives, there should be some sensible rules. Not just I’m unhappy with playing time and want to leave, or, I want to play for a team who might win the NC next year.
Kind of like if a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one to hear it make noise kind of thing.
None of these guys were going to be starters and very well could have been beaten out by some of the incoming freshmen.
I highly doubt any of them want to be 3rd team players.
I highly doubt any of them want to be 3rd team players.
Coaching college football in this day and age must be so @&$) aggravating. I'm sure there are a multitude of reasons for transferring but I would love for the NCAA to put real parameters on the practice of leaving a school. Today it has become the norm and way too easy. There has to be a way to anchor these kids down.
It’s not a question of individual fairness. Often times what’s unfair to a particular individual allows for a functional system of overall fairness to the group. And no one forces these kids to play football in college.
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The transfer portal works both ways. At one school you won't see enough playing time , but at the other school there is a urgent need for your position.
Actually could be a great help for us.
Just a little footnote, the same people that criticized the players going into the draft, or portal are the same ones saying the sky is falling.
Actually could be a great help for us.
Just a little footnote, the same people that criticized the players going into the draft, or portal are the same ones saying the sky is falling.
https://www.collegian.psu.edu/football/article_9d8bd8a2-1420-11e9-9f2c-2f8f518930ff.html
These kids are jacked up to play. In the end we need to worry about the players we got, and not the ones we don't. I think we will be fine from a roster standpoint. Every school will be dealing with a similar problem.
https://247sports.com/college/penn-...ebacker-Brandon-Smith-quarterbacks-127426997/
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Not true. Some are trying to spin this as a Franklin thing but it’s bigger than that IMO. This is just the beginning.
Can Wimbush play Special Teams?
Transfers, is this how a Rutgers starts to build a team? Players who have expierence in strong program come on for a year and help younger players build their skills.
Second question, when you transfer how long do you go to class at the new school
Second question, when you transfer how long do you go to class at the new school
Time to put the Names back on the Jerseys. I'm having a hard time getting used to this carousel.
How many of all of the kids in the transfer portal are going to a better football school? Maybe a better situation concerning playing time, but look at all the names and it all comes down to being buried on a depth chart 99% of the time.
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