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TheCatInTheHat wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 3:05 pm The exodus was very real, and a reflection of player confidence in the coaches. But, the transfer portal era is a different environment, and in any organization, there can be a bit of the addition by subtraction effect. Not saying anybody had a bad attitude, and I don't know that anyone did. But if you've been around for awhile and you're taking up space and not on the two-deep, I'm not going to get too concerned about the impact of the overall number leaving on our near-term prospects. It's kind of like you don't want to see too many redshirt seniors on your third and fourth strings. But, by the same token, even if the two-deep talent outs and ins were a wash, the talent level would be the same as 4-8 (only without McMillan.)
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I'd really like to see Speedy stay....plus several others.
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Chicat wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 5:59 pm
Postmaster wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 5:56 pm Well I can't say that I wish Manu well.
I do.

But I hope UDub goes winless.
Well, normally I would agree. But this situation bothers me.
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Postmaster wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 8:35 pm
Chicat wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 5:59 pm
Postmaster wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 5:56 pm Well I can't say that I wish Manu well.
I do.

But I hope UDub goes winless.
Well, normally I would agree. But this situation bothers me.
Why exactly? Not looking to pick a fight or anything but I don't see him being any different than Coleman leaving last year, and most people seemed to not begrudge him for leaving.
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Carcassdragger wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 7:53 pm I'd really like to see Speedy stay
Same. You think you would do well in Doege's spread offense.

I don't have any insider knowledge, but something must have happened to take a sudden redshirt like that, even with all the departures from the prior season and Croskey-Merritt having eligibility issues.

You can still play 4 games and keep your redshirt.
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Merkin wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:02 am
Carcassdragger wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 7:53 pm I'd really like to see Speedy stay
Same. You think you would do well in Doege's spread offense.

I don't have any insider knowledge, but something must have happened to take a sudden redshirt like that, even with all the departures from the prior season and Croskey-Merritt having eligibility issues.

You can still play 4 games and keep your redshirt.
I would assume it's because in the games he did play, even with JCM out, he was getting like 3 touches a game
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Looks like the Cats got a good running back for the new offense.
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Fishclamps wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:52 am
Merkin wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:02 am
Carcassdragger wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 7:53 pm I'd really like to see Speedy stay
Same. You think you would do well in Doege's spread offense.

I don't have any insider knowledge, but something must have happened to take a sudden redshirt like that, even with all the departures from the prior season and Croskey-Merritt having eligibility issues.

You can still play 4 games and keep your redshirt.
I would assume it's because in the games he did play, even with JCM out, he was getting like 3 touches a game
Just my observations but seemed to me Speedy was in the wrong place at the wrong time way to many times. That may be why he got so few touches. A coach may have filled him in on why he wasn't getting more touches and it upset him. It may not be the answer but that's my take on it. The one thing I can say for Speedy is yea he is fast and doesn't follow his blockers.
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He's just very small
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You can tell when there is football knowledge and when someone is listening to someone on a microphone and parroting what they say
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PHXCATS wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 2:42 pm You can tell when there is football knowledge and when someone is listening to someone on a microphone and parroting what they say
Well if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black I don't know what is.
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Fishclamps wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:21 pm
PHXCATS wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 2:42 pm You can tell when there is football knowledge and when someone is listening to someone on a microphone and parroting what they say
Well if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black I don't know what is.
Tell me who i am parroting big guy??

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PHXCATS wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:23 pm
Fishclamps wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:21 pm
PHXCATS wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 2:42 pm You can tell when there is football knowledge and when someone is listening to someone on a microphone and parroting what they say
Well if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black I don't know what is.
Tell me who i am parroting big guy??

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Fishclamps wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:28 pm
PHXCATS wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:23 pm
Fishclamps wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:21 pm
PHXCATS wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 2:42 pm You can tell when there is football knowledge and when someone is listening to someone on a microphone and parroting what they say
Well if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black I don't know what is.
Tell me who i am parroting big guy??

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Who cares what you think except for you?
You do since you responded and lied

Name the person with a microphone that I parrot big guy?
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PHXCATS wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:29 pm
Fishclamps wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:28 pm
PHXCATS wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:23 pm
Fishclamps wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:21 pm
PHXCATS wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 2:42 pm You can tell when there is football knowledge and when someone is listening to someone on a microphone and parroting what they say
Well if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black I don't know what is.
Tell me who i am parroting big guy??

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Who cares what you think except for you?
You do since you responded and lied

Name the person with a microphone that I parrot big guy?
Lol I lied? The fuck are you blabbering on about now?

I'm saying it's rich that you're shitting on others supposed football knowledge, genius.
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I’m so sick of this act
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Alieberman wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 4:58 pm I’m so sick of this act
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He’s 1 post away
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Please don't.
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Carcassdragger wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:14 pm Please don't.
Why? Because this site needs "balance"? If he cannot reign in this inner douche he's gonna have to be gone.
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Carcassdragger wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:14 pm Please don't.
We are a community here. That doesn't mean we have to agree on everything. But if EVERY post you make is to antagonize the board... you have no interest in being part of this community.

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Machina used to actually contribute to the community, even if we didn't agree with him, even on the lower boards.

But now he is intentionally trying to get banned. In truth, I thought this post deserved banning regarding Winger's $25K donation. Not a lower board post.
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So Machina entered the transfer portal, no?
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Interesting life story. His parents were Somali who escaped during the civil war there and he was born in a refugee camp in Kenya.
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So are we getting good Power-4 level players because we actually do have NIL funds or are these OKGs who are the only guys we can afford?
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Merkin wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:46 pm Interesting life story. His parents were Somali who escaped during the civil war there and he was born in a refugee camp in Kenya.
Really hope the media team fleshes that story out at some point, that does sound incredibly interesting.
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Chicat wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:56 pm So are we getting good Power-4 level players because we actually do have NIL funds or are these OKGs who are the only guys we can afford?
Gonna guess some mix of NIL + tons of playing time to go around. Can't speak to quality but there's a few guys in there if you look around youll see other schools fans were fairly high on them and their school seems pretty upset at losing a key piece kind of guy.

Really interested to see how this all plays out, especially since even though it seems to be an incredibly open secret about Danny Gonzalez, I really don't understand why he still hasn't been named DC.
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I really like these FCS guys we are getting
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UAdevil wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:16 pm
Carcassdragger wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:14 pm Please don't.
Why? Because this site needs "balance"? If he cannot reign in this inner douche he's gonna have to be gone.
Not balance. Just entertainment purposes.
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Michigan OL Tristan Bounds commits, mostly special teams but then again, it is Michigan.
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Seems like they've more or less made up for the transfer losses. I'd still like to see someone other than a walk-on or true freshman backing up Noah, but for the majority of football teams, if QB1 goes down, you're toast anyway. We'll see how quickly and effectively Doege can implement his spread offense and what that does for us. Presumably they'll get somebody a little more competent to run special teams, and beyond that, it's tackling drills and trying to stay healthy. Under the various financial and political circumstances, where it would have been particularly problematic to fire the HC after one season, I guess this is about as good as we could have hoped for. Woo-hoo...LA Bowl or bust in 2025.
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Heard we got a LB out of the FCS that was an all American and lead in tackles. I have not seen it posted here so hoping that info is accurate
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azcat49 wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2024 5:28 pm Heard we got a LB out of the FCS that was an all American and lead in tackles. I have not seen it posted here so hoping that info is accurate
It's the Gotcher kid posted above.
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Like the fact that we are getting Ols and Dls. But how many are servicible, how many are Jonah Rodrigueses
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Linemen don't grow on trees. A school like Arizona gets what it gets.
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Steve Belichick is heading to NC. I guess Manu and Taitai are really close to Fisch knowin that it's more than possible they lose their DC
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Doubt they care, they never played for him. He was a new addition once Fisch went to Washington.
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