This was my concern. Let's say 8 comes in as the the man with a P5 arm and world beater, you roll the dice, let the freshman start and he has a huge year. My bet, he's on the move. Or, we struggle by rolling the dice. 5 and 8 both leave not seeing a winning path forward or disappointment by the lack of confidence vote by the staff. Or, you go with 5 have a decent year without freshman mistakes and he's your young QB with multiple years left in the program and 8 leaves because he has a P5 arm and wants to play.Davemeister wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:20 am
I have a feeling at least one Furman QB will enter the Portal at the end of this season.
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Or Garcia - who has yet to see the field this year - finds a school closer to home where he can be The Man.
"Women, Wind, and Fortune change quickly."
I've thought about bringing this up multiple times this year, but decided against it because it's hard to know what kids will do. Yes, they all want to play, but some kids just like being at Furman as well.
I have no inside info, but I did mention to Jackal that I thought it was surprising that we didn't have any QB offers (that we know of) out because there is definitely a scenario where we only have 1 scholarship QB when the portal opens. I won't speculate what any of the 3 QBs will do, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if one left. And just to be clear, this is a problem for almost every school. It's hard to keep more than 3 quality scholarship QBs on a roster for more than a season now.
Hopefully they all stay, but I would be surprised if it happened. Unfortunately, a lot of schools at this level are dealing with the same thing to some degree.
I have no inside info, but I did mention to Jackal that I thought it was surprising that we didn't have any QB offers (that we know of) out because there is definitely a scenario where we only have 1 scholarship QB when the portal opens. I won't speculate what any of the 3 QBs will do, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if one left. And just to be clear, this is a problem for almost every school. It's hard to keep more than 3 quality scholarship QBs on a roster for more than a season now.
Hopefully they all stay, but I would be surprised if it happened. Unfortunately, a lot of schools at this level are dealing with the same thing to some degree.
Maybe we should switch to an offense nobody at the next level uses. Then you go get the ultra athlete-type QB’s who’re all world in HS but have no place to go without changing positions. So once they’re here, they’re trapped unless they want to join the Army or Navy.FUwolfpacker wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 12:27 pmI've thought about bringing this up multiple times this year, but decided against it because it's hard to know what kids will do. Yes, they all want to play, but some kids just like being at Furman as well.
I have no inside info, but I did mention to Jackal that I thought it was surprising that we didn't have any QB offers (that we know of) out because there is definitely a scenario where we only have 1 scholarship QB when the portal opens. I won't speculate what any of the 3 QBs will do, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if one left. And just to be clear, this is a problem for almost every school. It's hard to keep more than 3 quality scholarship QBs on a roster for more than a season now.
Hopefully they all stay, but I would be surprised if it happened. Unfortunately, a lot of schools at this level are dealing with the same thing to some degree.
I wouldn't worry too much about the Portal. I entered the portal last winter and I got very few offers. The portal isn't real. Its like astrology or homeopathy or Lady GaGa - they only exist inside people's minds.
Didn't think the UFFP would have me back, perhaps. Well, maybe I'm not "the norm". I don't "wear clothes that fit me". I'm not "hygienic" and "pop my white heads with a compass I used in high school".
Going forward I think the guy who figures out how to manage the portal is going to be the guy who wins. About the only person arguing the other way is Dabo. The old player development thing is pretty much dead because you’re just developing them for somebody else.
……and most likely stay there. Remember many enter the portal but most never come out.Davemeister wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:20 am
I have a feeling at least one Furman QB will enter the Portal at the end of this season.
Going forward I think the guy who figures out how to manage the portal is going to be the guy who wins. About the only person arguing the other way is Dabo. The old player development thing is pretty much dead because you’re just developing them for somebody else.
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Only 4 FBS teams have not had a transfer start a game this year: Clempson and 3 of the academies.
FUATT, agreed. I wouldn’t mind us hitting the portal for one QB regardless. Though I don’t know that we could get one if Hedden and Jones both stay.
I KNOW it’s hard at Furman but like Huff and Pline and the big LT from ETSU we can get some transfers. I would look at QBs and OL. A guy or three for some experience or talent injection. Maybe a QB who adds a run dimension. Just two or three quality transfers at the right positions would be tremendous
Even this year we had Burrell from FSU! At TE and Perkins at DB. both as grad students I think