re: Portal & Roster Tracker (see first 2 posts for updated roster info) - PORTAL OPEN 1/2-1/16

Maybe we are familiar with all of these players and have deemed a certain value to them. And we are sticking to our guns. Interesting strategy

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Like Smothers was enrolled but if you look at any of his social media….its garbage and he was always chasing bags. With that being said…. I don’t blame them. Him and his fam sound like douches though

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Which begs the question, why, if you're supposedly focused on getting the right guys into the program, are you offering large sums of our apparently very limited NIL money to people like Smothers and Coleman?

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Where did this come from?

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TI

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I’m sure but you’d figure Oregon could afford anyone. Bama should have some cash to spend after today’s announcements.

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Maybe there's a reason Oregon's not ponying up the cash to retain them. They're not productive enough or Oregon's going to upgrade at their positions. Who knows?

I dont think Jones is just a depth piece. He missed a lot of games but he somehow finds a way to start for Miss St and UNC the last 2 seasons. He is a slim 320 though.

Yesterday all I was seeing was folks on here saying that we need to do what Indiana has done and go get a bunch of no named older guys with something to prove. The staff goes and does just that, now everyone is complaining about it. What’s the problem? He’s old, he’s experienced, and he probably didn’t cost much. James Smith probably cost 4 times what this guy costs and the production is not really that much different honestly

4 years
40 tackles 0 sacks
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3 years
26 tackles 3 1/2 sacks
If the top guy is 4times cheaper, who you taking?

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I know they made just one portal time, but a guy can still transfer after the Spring semester, right?

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If their name is entered into the portal by the 16th they can transfer to a new team whenever they want. I can't imagine a player staying in the portal and still being allowed to go through spring practice though.

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If their name is entered into the portal by the 16th they can transfer to a new team whenever they want

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Just as an example: let’s lay the Bama QB starter is pretty obvious coming out of Spring practice. What can the guy who came in 2nd do at that point if he wants to go find a starting job?

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A player can transfer after the portal closes, but he won’t be eligible

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Is that the old one year sitting out rule? Seems like a matter of time before someone sues over that.

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What can the guy who came in 2nd do at that point if he wants to go find a starting job?

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Option 1: Stay and be the backup, hope he gets some playing time to showcase his talents to prospective teams, and hit the portal in January.

Option 2: Stay and be the backup but refuse to play in more than 4 games to preserve an extra year of eligibility and hope his coach is OK with it.

Option 3: Declare intention to enter the portal in January and sit out the season to preserve eligibility.

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I mean we know how good our defensive guys in the portal are but we’re not trying to retain any of them apparently.

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True, so that obviously means we don't think they're worth what they're demanding to be paid. Money is more of an object to us than it is to Oregon. If they can't find anyone that exceeds the max we offered them, we'd probably take them back. I'd imagine.