Not sure what I expected but I am underwhelmed with our portal haul so far. Yes I know we have added a few good pieces and we have a week left but still. No established linemen so far. Definitely some promising players but so far they dont have the production. Hopefully next week we will see much more.
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We’ve done a hell of a job getting defensive backs in. A position where we already have the 2 best players on our team. I like the TE we picked up too & DE/LB/Edge pickups look ok, also picked up a good WR. But the huge glaring absence in good pickups is our 2 biggest needs.
It's not over yet, but not looking good on the OL. On paper so far, we are toast in SEC games again this year. D could be better, but who knows. We're either not a serious program, this staff is not good, or kids just don't want to come to Starkville. Something's up.
The game has passed us by until an established coaching staff is here. My opinion. Lebby may be a good coach one day but he is not currently, and it’s crystal clear. Can’t name five assistants on the staff either. Same ol same ol……..
Yeah there a very few 4 star tackles with a year of starting time under their belt available. Of course the ones that are aren't looking to cone here. The big boys snatch them up. Still plenty of time to add more players. I was just reading where it's open all month. I thought it closed the 16th or there abouts but that's just for players to enter.
our goal again for year 3 is to win one single SEC game y'all
get with the program
get with the program
And yet we let 3 of our starters transfer out. If you do that you better get better players to replace them.
It’s a combination of that plus in the rev-share era schools are more able to retain their players. Most schools know that constant turnover on the OL is a mistake.
I would’ve rather kept the OL we already had coming back unless we had transfers already locked up. It’s obvious we didn’t. We also didn’t realize it would be the worst OL market yet.
Once again, Lebby creates his own problems.
Up front if you can't get dudes you better have someone who can coach then the hell up. We sure as hell don't have either.
Perusing the portal. Tyler Miller, Darren Strey and Jonte Newman look promising. Still not like they have been starting tho
What’s even worse is I’m kind of wishing we’d kept him.
Remember when I said Lebby’s tempo tax would hit us hard and scare off some portal vet linemen and our experienced linemen?
www.on3.com
Offensive Linemen. Hidden Metrics. - Page 2 - Forums
1. Lebby’s offense for the 2nd straight year is the fastest tempo between plays in the SEC. Avg. Sec/Play: 22.2 (SEC #1) 12–20 sec rests → lactic buildup Plays/Game Offense: 80 (SEC #1) High-Intensity Distance (OL/Game, GPS Est: 4,800–5,500m Skill-player type loads on linemen → higher...
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I don’t think there’s a doubt we should have kept him. I know we got the guy from FSU, but what would make us think we were better off letting any of our young lineman who played a lot leave. I get we didn’t look good, but even if we had had a good OL transfer class committed, we’d still need the depth.
Coming to a target-less campus/town near you circa Oct 31, 2026.
I can’t be the only immature person here who chuckled at “lactic buildup.”Remember when I said Lebby’s tempo tax would hit us hard and scare off some portal vet linemen and our experienced linemen?
Offensive Linemen. Hidden Metrics. - Page 2 - Forums
1. Lebby’s offense for the 2nd straight year is the fastest tempo between plays in the SEC. Avg. Sec/Play: 22.2 (SEC #1) 12–20 sec rests → lactic buildup Plays/Game Offense: 80 (SEC #1) High-Intensity Distance (OL/Game, GPS Est: 4,800–5,500m Skill-player type loads on linemen → higher...
It’s a real thing! Scroll down down toward the bottom of the first page where I talked about the effects of the tempo tax and the portal linemen
Did anybody expect the Very Dumb, Very Low IQ, Loser Lebby to figure this head coachin thang out? You know, the thing he’s paid handsomely to do? I’m shocked and also underwhelmed at our fans that believe he can survive the next 10 months.
its almost unbelievable you would hire Lebby to follow meathead Arnett, and now bring back Arnett to be the probable interim head coach
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I mean we could probably replace those 3 with random jucos and be just as good with more potential
Recruiting simply means money. David Turner could “recruit” the best D line if you gave him enough funding.I thought the word on the street was Loadholt is not a great coach but he could bring in the talent? Or maybe he's not good at either which would make sense why Lebby hired him