'25 (in-season) - '26 CFB Portal Thread

OUIrPSU

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That is ok. Unlikely any unc athletes were in those clssses.
It was in the early 90s and no, there weren’t. But I did work with a few Duke basketball players in the 90s and they were all engaging, intelligent, and polite.

I was on campus at UNC the morning after Penn State beat UNC in the NCAA tournament and the Daily Tarheel had a great picture of Coach Doherty and Julius Peppers walking off the court dejectedly. So, I took a copy, cut out the picture, and taped it to my office door. When Jason Williams came by to get his assignment he looked at it, laughed, and said something along the lines of, “that was awesome.”

One of my personal all-time best sports moments.
 

LMTLION

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Undersized but feet look good and he’s only a freshman. Getting 5-10 lbs heavier shouldn’t be a problem
I agree that it seems like the sky is the limit. He does have a taller frame for a center, similar to Dawkins, but Dawkins was 305. I’m wondering if he’s gonna have to put on more like 15 to 20 pounds.
 

PSUJam

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Has anybody heard from @PSUJam recently? He’s usually a regular contributor here and I haven’t seen any posts in a while from him?
Alive over at the Den. I'm here every once and a while but checked out when posts went unmoderated about Tomlin. Since the sites merged, this board has become something I don't need to be a part of. Hope all is well. Packing to send my daughter back for her last semester today. Time truly flew by!
 
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Alive over at the Den. I'm here every once and a while but checked out when posts went unmoderated about Tomlin. Since the sites merged, this board has become something I don't need to be a part of. Hope all is well. Packing to send my daughter back for her last semester today. Time truly flew by!
Too bad. Love your humor.
 

Wilbury

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It appears that college football is evolving into a new definition of team attached to the head coach rather than the school. You even see that with assistant coaches. Tennessee is becoming PSU West.
They were always attached to the coach and not the team, but they were never allowed to leave until now so you didn't know it.
 

LB99

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Alive over at the Den. I'm here every once in a while but checked out when posts went unmoderated about Tomlin. Since the sites merged, this board has become something I don't need to be a part of. Hope all is well. Packing to send my daughter back for her last semester today. Time truly flew by!
Good to hear from you. I understand. Take care of yourself.
 
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Bvillebaron

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The uniqueness of many of the new names on the team is off the charts - Brock from Brock is almost as good as Kuol Kuol. But in all seriousness this was a very good pickup solving one of the most important remaining needs. Love the team Campbell is putting together. We are not winning a natty next season but the team will be highly competitive and fascinating to see come together.
So how do you pronounce Ibn?
 

LMTLION

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I said it at the time, but I think it’s foolish to expect a player to be “guaranteed” a starting spot at a Power 4 team unless the guy is a proven stud. Grunk will likely need to earn his spot to start.
There has not been an announcement that Grunk signed at VT. Does he return to PSU as the backup on 2026 and starter in 2027?
 
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Lil Nicky Scarfo

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I agree that it seems like the sky is the limit. He does have a taller frame for a center, similar to Dawkins, but Dawkins was 305. I’m wondering if he’s gonna have to put on more like 15 to 20 pounds.
Future lock hall of famer Jason Kelce played at around 295. He was drafted at 280
 
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LB99

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So basically Tennessee is willing to shell out the most money for these guys. I predict Coleman will be back in the portal next year.
Or they are following Knowles? Are we assuming they asked for more money than PSU was willing to pay them? Or is there evidence? Should we assume that all the Iowa St guys coming to PSU got paid the most from PSU and they are all money hungry? That seems a bit presumptuous, right? They are probably just following the coach that recruited them and coached them, Campbell, right? Maybe we, as a fanbase, should stop with the double standard and stop throwing stones in glass houses?