Winning the portal

Howiefeltersnstch

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Boom. Harrell and Creed still our only outgoing and Williams from Kennesaw State our only incoming. Big win. I kid I kid. I know its early and no doubt the transfers are calling Lebby checking on when to show up. I bet several prominent DCs are reaching out also hoping to land the coveted defensive coordinator position. Showtime baby.
 
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I'm usually pretty optimistic but these last two years have just about got me. I'm not apathetic yet but if I don't see something exciting happen between signing day and the 17ing portal I think I'm gonna lose all hope for a couple years until we reboot.
 
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I’m not on rosebow’s site but if it has been announced that Hutzler is being retained then imo it signals to me:
That this administration, coach and university is really not willing to do what is required to compete in the SEC in football. This was the worst defense by any metric you wish to use.

Are we supposed to just forget that the mighty powerhouse of college football Toledo came into our house and hung 41 points on this guy’s defense.

Just wow!
 

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My take on what we’re seeing so far in recruiting & portal transfers so far, as well as apparently no staff changes is we’ve given up on next season & maybe the next one too. It’s gonna get worse. Loading up on JUCO recruits is a desperation move & won’t work.
 

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My take on what we’re seeing so far in recruiting & portal transfers so far, as well as apparently no staff changes is we’ve given up on next season & maybe the next one too. It’s gonna get worse. Loading up on JUCO recruits is a desperation move & won’t work.
You have to keep in mind that the rosters expand to over 100 players so these Juco guys are some of the back fill on all those roster spots.
 
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My take on what we’re seeing so far in recruiting & portal transfers so far, as well as apparently no staff changes is we’ve given up on next season & maybe the next one too. It’s gonna get worse. Loading up on JUCO recruits is a desperation move & won’t work.
This appears to be correct - sad to see what has become of the program. I'd hate to own a small business in Starkville that relies on out of town visitors because there won't be many. Hard to believe our President (MK) isn't wanting changes. No matter what anyone says we were a team without a "real" win this year.
 
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My take on what we’re seeing so far in recruiting & portal transfers so far, as well as apparently no staff changes is we’ve given up on next season & maybe the next one too. It’s gonna get worse. Loading up on JUCO recruits is a desperation move & won’t work.
I don't think they have given up. Again we have had too much turnover here. He may suck for 3 years but for some reason somebody hired him and that's what we got. Lebby himself may have been a huge mistake but it's gonna be 2 more years before we reboot and I'm really concerned these jucos may be a big mistake. Juco ain't what it use to be. Or is it ? Yikes. I hope these idiots know what they are doing
 

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No he’s not. They will run the same staff back with jucos and a cheap portal class if I had to guess right now.
and then continue to blame lack of talent after the upcoming pitiful season
 

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I don't think they have given up. Again we have had too much turnover here. He may suck for 3 years but for some reason somebody hired him and that's what we got. Lebby himself may have been a huge mistake but it's gonna be 2 more years before we reboot and I'm really concerned these jucos may be a big mistake. Juco ain't what it use to be. Or is it ? Yikes. I hope these idiots know what they are doing
I think they have. But you’re right there’s a complete reboot coming in a year or two. But it’s gonna be ugly until then. And if we don’t get the reboot right (I’m not optimistic), God help us.
 

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My take on what we’re seeing so far in recruiting & portal transfers so far, as well as apparently no staff changes is we’ve given up on next season & maybe the next one too. It’s gonna get worse. Loading up on JUCO recruits is a desperation move & won’t work.
Yeah, so basically… we made some really bad hires where the only remaining question is how many. We can’t afford to fire any of them because we overpaid and provided absurd buyouts to said unproven individuals. And now we’re stuck in limbo, hoping that the existing clown show somehow pulls about 25 rabbits out of the hat from the portal while fending off an army of all time great coaches and recruiters who by the way… have more $ to offer these kids than we do

What could possibly go wrong?

Whiskey Looping GIF by Buffalo Trace Bourbon
 

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Can we stop with the “ if we don’t ________, it means we’re not serious”

Everyone wants MSU to be successful in football.
I think the “seriousness” being questioned is the lack of financial committment
 
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and maybe the "lack of financial commitment" is partially caused by the lack of confidence in leadership
I am talking about the Administrations spending on the football program, like Hutzlers buyout. Not individual small donors.
 

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It's 85 scholarships, not roster
Yeah. I corrected myself with the link. But with no scholarships it’s essentially 85. Won’t matter. The last 20 roster spots will never see the field anyway.
 

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I hate to be so negative about juco guys because in the past we have had some beasts that we snatched from the junior colleges. We could make a whole team of great players over the years but academic requirements were different. Right ? I think thats what it was. Now if you can play they will get you in. If you can't play it's the juco route. I think we are signing about 6 or 7 juco guys...lol. Not one high school DL. Risky imo. Af
 
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