Top 25 Returning FCS OL

[Monymony]

You're a hoot with your upside down logic again. The portal is one tool in modern recruiting and a good coach will use it wisely. You don't get bonus points or have the moral high ground just because you recruit most of your guys out of high school. As a matter of fact, in the current climate, it's quite possible to get guys in and then spend a lot of time, money, and energy developing them, only to have them go into the portal so that they can try their luck at the next level. How does that help your team in the long run?

The goal is to field the best team every year and it really doesn't matter where they come from.

I do agree the goal is to make the best team but I think your teams will be more consistent year to year when you develop as when you have one bad year then you won’t get anything in the portal.

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

Prove me wrong…

The entire recruiting game has changed with the portal and you think a school can be successful by ignoring it tells me everything I need to know...bub logic.

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

I do agree the goal is to make the best team but I think your teams will be more consistent year to year when you develop as when you have one bad year then you won’t get anything in the portal.

I would argue both will be necessary to be successful.

 

[Monymony]

The entire recruiting game has changed with the portal and you think a school can be successful by ignoring it tells me everything I need to know...bub logic.

Explain why NDSU and SDSU don’t bring in many from the portal and why they are the top two in the country…

 

[mthoopsfan]

I do agree the goal is to make the best team but I think your teams will be more consistent year to year when you develop as when you have one bad year then you won’t get anything in the portal.

UM has done well in the Portal the last several years, including the year UM was in the middle of the pack in the conference. You don't have a clue about football, nor Griz or Cat football.

 

[Da Boyz Mom]

I do agree the goal is to make the best team but I think your teams will be more consistent year to year when you develop as when you have one bad year then you won’t get anything in the portal.

There's zero guarantees because the portal door swings both ways. The guys you developed can leave whenever they want.

 

[Monymony]

I would argue both will be necessary to be successful.

Yeah depends on year… if Vigen doesn’t use portal to replace some next gear then I will have questions but development is key for longevity.

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

Explain why NDSU and SDSU don’t bring in many from the portal and why they are the top two in the country…

They will. Both schools have large senior classes and with the portal only a couple years old, will lead to them using it.

 

[Monymony]

UM has done well in the Portal the last several years, including the year UM was in the middle of the pack in the conference. You don't have a clue about football, nor Griz or Cat football.

Why would players transfer to a bad FCS school… gris did well because of the chipper run.

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

Yeah depends on year… if Vigen doesn’t use portal to replace some next gear then I will have questions but development is key for longevity.

Will be every year, the degree might vary.

 

[Monymony]

They will. Both schools have large senior classes and with the portal only a couple years old, will lead to them using it.

SDSU lost tons of talent this year though

 

[Monymony]

Will be every year, the degree might vary.

Yes cats got a DL for Valdez but not much besides that

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

SDSU lost tons of talent this year though

Yeah, so...

 

[Monymony]

Yeah, so...

I believe they only got a couple from the portal

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

I believe they only got a couple from the portal

But they will use it more moving forward. Do you really think a school would be successful ignoring the biggest change in recruiting that opens a pool of instant impact players?

 

[Monymony]

But they will use it more moving forward. Do you really think a school would be successful ignoring the biggest change in recruiting that opens a pool of instant impact players?

Not sure. I think they do a great job developing so that they don’t need to rely on the portal

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

Not sure. I think they do a great job developing so that they don’t need to rely on the portal

All I am saying, is no school, not even SDSU or NDSU, will develop enough players to win year in and year out with the portal a viable option for every school. I do think the schools will have to develop players to a point and not entirely rely on the portal, but you won't survive long term ignoring it.

 

[Monymony]

All I am saying, is no school, not even SDSU or NDSU, will develop enough players to win year in and year out with the portal a viable option for every school. I do think the schools will have to develop players to a point and not entirely rely on the portal, but you won't survive long term ignoring it.

Probably but it seems to be working as of late. But we will see when NDSU (27), SDSU (28), UM (24) MSU (21) lose their seniors. 2025 will be very interesting

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

Probably but it seems to be working as of late. But we will see when NDSU (27), SDSU (28), UM (24) MSU (21) lose their seniors. 2025 will be very interesting

Dude, the portal is in its infancy and the impact will be felt much more in the seasons ahead.

 

[Monymony]

Dude, the portal is in its infancy and the impact will be felt much more in the seasons ahead.

Yes but almost 6 years is a while, I’m sure it will continue to evolve though.