re: Hardy / Handy / Thompson in transfer portal

I definitely see what you’re saying. Thompson is a loss because he is a guy that played a lot last year (showed potential) and would have been a high rep backup this year and then potentially moved into that Jermian Sherwood role. Difficult part for me is that this one really doesn’t seem like a “in the doghouse” or “not the right fit”, it just seems like to me he wants to be a starter and isn’t satisfied with his backup role. It’s the weird part of the portal to me. You see a lot of guys that lose patience and start making moves prematurely. I think we will be okay, but it does put us in a difficult situation of not really being able to properly fill the holes in the roster.

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We have no idea how those position coaches and coordinators feel about their personnel. Caddy has 1 coming in, and maybe he likes Barrett too? Maybe Will Friend likes what he has for this upcoming year with the return of Council? Same for Eason and the rest.

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Its been reported by various people at different times on 247 that we've been looking at taking a transfer at those positions. Things could have changed, but those are still the positions I'm seeing being reported on as far as incoming transfers go. Plus for those of us that watched A day its pretty obvious we need help in those areas anyway.

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Undergrad transfers count toward the 25. Grad transfers don’t, for whatever that’s worth. They just count toward the 85. And this year is weirder on the math portion because they’re not counting the super seniors taking the extra eligibility

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This is true and a good clarification. Thanks for adding this.

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We might as well expect a slow rebuild and flush excitement down the toilet for a while.

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Why a slow rebuild? Has Auburn changed? You guys were adamant that Auburn recruits itself and the coach was not a huge part of that just a few months back. We should not accept poor recruiting now. Thats silly

Slow rebuild is better than a slow decline.

It will take him a few years to right the ship. That should be expected.

Give CBH some time, from what I have seen he is not the kind of person to not put in the work, back down from a challenge, or fail. He left Boise because he wants championships and he is determined to make it happen.

I wouldnt say he is out of his element recruiting, he did a good job of salvaging a horrible class from Gus's last year here. You are not going to get kids to go to Boise and he seems to know how to find QBs, just look at the Bachmeier kid he got to come to BSU.

Perhaps Jones was correct and its just Occams Razor, ie kids hitting the portal after they see the starting line ups in the spring.

Thompson is a good example. Everyone saw how good Tennison was playing last year, and he is very versatile, he can play nickel, either safety, kick returns, and even DB in a pinch.
Spring comes, he has knowledge of the new system, is stronger and faster, and wins the safety spot. Thompson is not fast enough for the other positions or he would be playing there, so his option is to sit it out or transfer.

The GT transfer, if we get him, is great news, he beats out Tennison then we have Tennison as a backup for all the aforementioned positions.

There are no players with attitudes or coaches huddled around an Obeah seance (thats Voodoo for you Americans).

Now if you want to talk about a coach sending an attitude adjustment throughout a program and the University at large....look no further than Pat Dye and a fella named Marshall Riley. We all knew there was a new sheriff in town after that first team meeting with Pat Fain Dye, God bless his soul, and Auburn football was back.

Kamal Hadden transferring now. Nothing to see here though. Who needs depth and a potential starter for next year anyway.