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Post by Trojan By Birth on Dec 14, 2023 21:48:13 GMT -6
Jayden McDonald has entered the portal……not good I thought he was a senior.
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Post by TroyFootball05 on Dec 14, 2023 22:18:39 GMT -6
Jayden McDonald has entered the portal……not good I thought he was a senior. I thought he was too. Guess he found an extra year. He did four years with us, so I'm not too upset about it. He will be a grad transfer somewhere.
That said, we have 3 of 11 starters returning on defense. I'm beginning to think Sumrall's exit might have been a bit strategic...
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Post by Trojan By Birth on Dec 14, 2023 22:27:49 GMT -6
I thought he was a senior. I thought he was too. Guess he found an extra year. He did four years with us, so I'm not too upset about it. He will be a grad transfer somewhere.
That said, we have 3 of 11 starters returning on defense. I'm beginning to think Sumrall's exit might have been a bit strategic...
The coaching changes board on tigerdroppings was lighting him up about recruiting: "He better figure out how to recruit or attempt to like it for once. Otherwise winning with other dudes players will only take him so far." -Chargerdog81
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Post by fltrojan on Dec 15, 2023 4:12:05 GMT -6
I thought he was too. Guess he found an extra year. He did four years with us, so I'm not too upset about it. He will be a grad transfer somewhere.
That said, we have 3 of 11 starters returning on defense. I'm beginning to think Sumrall's exit might have been a bit strategic...
The coaching changes board on tigerdroppings was lighting him up about recruiting: "He better figure out how to recruit or attempt to like it for once. Otherwise winning with other dudes players will only take him so far." -Chargerdog81 Hard to tell. He had two classes so basically freshmen. What the next coach does with them is a good indication. Fester had his issues but he was a good recruiter
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Post by joshboutwell on Dec 15, 2023 10:02:35 GMT -6
I thought he was a senior. I thought he was too. Guess he found an extra year. He did four years with us, so I'm not too upset about it. He will be a grad transfer somewhere.
That said, we have 3 of 11 starters returning on defense. I'm beginning to think Sumrall's exit might have been a bit strategic...
I think he's already graduated but he got a medical redshirt.
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Post by pctrojan16 on Dec 26, 2023 11:33:45 GMT -6
Caleb Ransaw and Derrick Graham have entered
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Post by Troy_Fan_15 on Dec 26, 2023 11:46:18 GMT -6
Onward and upward!
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Post by buzzlightyear on Dec 26, 2023 11:51:09 GMT -6
Caleb Ransaw and Derrick Graham have entered This was my fear. Particularly if they wind up at Tulame. These are two good players and even though I hate it I still wish them well in their lives.
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Post by Trojan By Birth on Dec 26, 2023 11:53:24 GMT -6
Caleb Ransaw and Derrick Graham have entered Graham just scored a touchdown. Tell me what other school is going to give big man the ball. We could have run the Refrigerator Perry play with him in the redzone.
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Post by pctrojan16 on Dec 26, 2023 12:04:51 GMT -6
Caleb Ransaw and Derrick Graham have entered This was my fear. Particularly if they wind up at Tulame. These are two good players and even though I hate it I still wish them well in their lives. Tbh I’d rather then either declare or go P5, going G5 is a slap in the face
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Post by Mr E 205 Legion on Dec 26, 2023 12:10:41 GMT -6
Caleb Ransaw and Derrick Graham have entered IF I were a betting man ... CR ends up in NO ... those north Alabama ties run deep.
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Post by buzzlightyear on Dec 26, 2023 12:27:37 GMT -6
Derrick played pretty well. I think he will be on a P5 roster and play.
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Post by jonesoxygen on Dec 26, 2023 12:35:56 GMT -6
Caleb Ransaw and Derrick Graham have entered IF I were a betting man ... CR ends up in NO ... those north Alabama ties run deep. I think Ransaw ends up on a P5 roster
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Post by buzzlightyear on Dec 26, 2023 18:11:36 GMT -6
Cattledge in portal
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Post by The Cardinal Rule on Dec 26, 2023 20:04:35 GMT -6
Will 2024 be a rebuilding year?
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Post by ksdtrojan on Dec 26, 2023 20:07:41 GMT -6
Will 2024 be a rebuilding year? That’s what I am expecting. As soon as senior day happened and Kimani and Javon both were honored I knew we would have a small rebuild. Now with JS gone it’s a definite rebuild but I still expect us to compete for a championship. Gonna enjoy watching the pieces fall into place.
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Post by Hemi Man on Dec 26, 2023 20:38:03 GMT -6
Will 2024 be a rebuilding year? I would say yes. This is going to be one of the the worst off seasons, in terms of lost players, at Troy in a long time. I also see Coach Parker is out there working hard so I’m all in on 2024.
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Post by buzzlightyear on Dec 26, 2023 20:54:23 GMT -6
Will 2024 be a rebuilding year? I would say yes. This is going to be one of the the worst off seasons, in terms of lost players, at Troy in a long time. I also see Coach Parker is out there working hard so I’m all in on 2024. Gonna be interesting.
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Post by trojanfan251 on Dec 26, 2023 21:26:34 GMT -6
I’m not seeing Jayden McDonald on any sites now. Did he withdraw from the portal or declare for draft?
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Post by cornhole on Dec 26, 2023 21:28:28 GMT -6
Just gotta win the Sunbelt West, one step at a time. We’re not the only program dealing with challenges!!
Go Trojans!
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Post by saintflorian on Dec 26, 2023 21:40:40 GMT -6
Will 2024 be a rebuilding year? Might have to add a year. The casual fan might not realize our last 2 out 3 recruiting classes were super low numbers wise and the other was above average, not elite. GP will have to get into the Portal, deep. And if the outbound exodus grows to the Portal… Sumrall won us two championships, fact. It possible it will cost Troy two mediocre rebuilding years minimum. GP walking into a different situation than Sumrall. The Bald Menace left Sumrall a stocked cupboard, Sumrall left GP not so much.
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Post by fltrojan on Dec 27, 2023 5:10:48 GMT -6
Will 2024 be a rebuilding year? Might have to add a year. The casual fan might not realize our last 2 out 3 recruiting classes were super low numbers wise and the other was above average, not elite. GP will have to get into the Portal, deep. And if the outbound exodus grows to the Portal… Sumrall won us two championships, fact. It possible it will cost Troy two mediocre rebuilding years minimum. GP walking into a different situation than Sumrall. The Bald Menace left Sumrall a stocked cupboard, Sumrall left GP not so much. We have to get back to HS recruiting heavy again like NB did and even Kojak. You are going to have a hard time building chemistry and a program with the portal and juco. It's a tool but not the main one
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Post by buzzlightyear on Dec 27, 2023 5:37:55 GMT -6
Mercenaries can fight hard but they are not your fanatics that are hard to take out. Juco guys don’t quite fit in either category but it is really hard to become fanatic before two years are up.
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Post by cornhole on Dec 27, 2023 8:51:00 GMT -6
Might have to add a year. The casual fan might not realize our last 2 out 3 recruiting classes were super low numbers wise and the other was above average, not elite. GP will have to get into the Portal, deep. And if the outbound exodus grows to the Portal… Sumrall won us two championships, fact. It possible it will cost Troy two mediocre rebuilding years minimum. GP walking into a different situation than Sumrall. The Bald Menace left Sumrall a stocked cupboard, Sumrall left GP not so much. We have to get back to HS recruiting heavy again like NB did and even Kojak. You are going to have a hard time building chemistry and a program with the portal and juco. It's a tool but not the main one We build a freshman up for two years, he gets the big head and hits the portal for $$$ and P5 exposure. What are ya gonna do?? We’ve only seen 2-3 years of this crap, long term it may likely kill college ball as we knew it.
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Post by buzzlightyear on Dec 27, 2023 9:22:13 GMT -6
We have to get back to HS recruiting heavy again like NB did and even Kojak. You are going to have a hard time building chemistry and a program with the portal and juco. It's a tool but not the main one We build a freshman up for two years, he gets the big head and hits the portal for $$$ and P5 exposure. What are ya gonna do?? We’ve only seen 2-3 years of this crap, long term it may likely kill college ball as we knew it. When everyone is doing something, it is hard for impressionable kids to not do it as well. Heck it is hard for old farts not to as well. This is why Gunnar Watson was TRULY the last of a dying breed. The reason I pick him out over any other senior is because there are literally NO quarterbacks who are going to stick it out for anything remotely approaching that sort of college career. The only thing that will slow the portal is a little time IF there are enough guys who run away from home and find there is no new home as good as the one, they left. However, that is going to take the newer generation a few years to learn. Self-awareness does not seem to be a younger generation forte.
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