2024-2025 Portal Thread

[Chairman of the Board]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1870195163407982688

Offered a Penn St DL

 

[EdmondPoke]

It's not that I think we shouldn't recruit those guys, but to only recruit guys from lower levels is foolish. We are better than most at finding success with those guys, but I think we would all agree if you have two linebacker recruits, you'd rather have the larger faster one over the slower smaller one, all else being similar.

Maybe my glasses are too orange, but I would think we can continue to get a handful of high level under the radar guys and sprinkle in one or two top 50-100 transfer players, along with a few guys that just didn't fit in where they were.

I'm not saying I want guys like bowman that are power 4 guys and haven't played in four years. I want to go get guys like Dillion Gabriel, Cam Ward, Maalik Murphy, etc.

Dillon Gabriel was going to be benched in Norman, saw the writing on the wall, and decided to leave.

Maalik Murphy didn't play meaningful snaps while at Texas and when he did play, he was just over 50% completion and a 1:1 TD:INT ratio.

Cam Ward started his career at Incarnate Word.

Let's just let the coaching staff do their thing and not assume that, because someone comes from a smaller school, that we're "settling" for players.

 

[74072 Poke]

Dillon Gabriel was going to be benched in Norman, saw the writing on the wall, and decided to leave.

Maalik Murphy didn't play meaningful snaps while at Texas and when he did play, he was just over 50% completion and a 1:1 TD:INT ratio.

Cam Ward started his career at Incarnate Word.

Let's just let the coaching staff do their thing and not assume that, because someone comes from a smaller school, that we're "settling" for players.

Wait...you are saying Cam Ward came from Incarnate Word? Impossible.

On a side note, I have watched to Ollie gif 100's of times but funniest part of that clip is #1 for Central Arkansas getting blown back 5 yards after making contact. Priceless!

 

[LS1 Z28]

We got a commitment from DL Kyran Duhon from UTEP. He was 2nd in C-USA with 7 sacks as a true freshman. ON3 had him on their freshman all-American team.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1870297853404291085

 

[LS1 Z28]

We picked up TE Oscar Hammond from North Texas as well.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1870299206994321642

 

[Chairman of the Board]

We picked up TE Oscar Hammond from North Texas as well.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1870299206994321642

Interesting that we'd get another TE. Wonder if we might see a different personnel look offensively.

 

[LS1 Z28]

Interesting that we'd get another TE. Wonder if we might see a different personnel look offensively.

The last TE we used well in the passing game was Brandon Pettigrew. The TE coach then was Doug Meacham. I have a feeling we might utilize that position much better with him as OC.

 

[OrangeFanatic2]

South Carolina took a player from Gambling State. Missouri took a player from SW Missouri St. ASU had a guy this year named Scattebo who transferred from Sacramento St. Most teams are taking players from lower divisions...we're in the portal era now.

Also don't forget that the scholarship limit is increasing by 20 next season, so it's not hurting us to take a chance on some extra players who may or may not pan out.

The kid from Grambling is really good. Good get for them.

 

[OrangeFanatic2]

I don’t care what school they come from. If a young man gets an offer to play at Oklahoma State and chooses to be here, I’ll always support them until they prove otherwise. Gotta give them a chance.

 

[OrangeFanatic2]

Interesting that we'd get another TE. Wonder if we might see a different personnel look offensively.

North Texas threw the ball around a lot, so I’m hoping he’ll be a legit weapon.

 

[Cowboyshoopspride]

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Shane Gillis called out Saban more than once. The SEC as a whole, playing players etc.

 

[Popoke]

We got a commitment from DL Kyran Duhon from UTEP. He was 2nd in C-USA with 7 sacks as a true freshman. ON3 had him on their freshman all-American team.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1870297853404291085

I don’t say this lightly, but this may be the best portal pickup Gundy has ever secured.

 

[Osucowboy79]

North Texas threw the ball around a lot, so I’m hoping he’ll be a legit weapon.

He played a UCO before that. Pretty cool path for a kid from Collinsville. Just keeps working his way up the ladder.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

I don’t say this lightly, but this may be the best portal pickup Gundy has ever secured.

That's quite a statement--hope you're right. Jaylen Warren is one of those.

 

[Popoke]

That's quite a statement--hope you're right. Jaylen Warren is one of those.

Warren ended up being great, but wasn’t as highly thought of or sought after. This guys production and being on all freshmen and all conference type lists, the fact that he has multiple years of eligibility remaining, and the other schools that were after him are why I think he’s the best ever.