Riley Wilson in the portal

[GrizTexas]

For me it's a curious decision given he was likely to be a senior captain. Depending on where he ends up the pull of something new or a location closer to home seems to have won out. Nevertheless good luck...he was sure fun to watch while we had him in Missoula!

 

[brewskis]

Complete rebuild at LB and the pass rush. We better hope we have better talent waiting in the wings.

 

[Skookum-Jim]

Their best defensive player has already entered the portal.

Not sure this is true considering he didn't play this year.

 

[mthoopsfan]

That isn't necessarily so. NDSU and its booster pony up to keep as much talent as they can.
They have been buying success for years.

Isn’t one of their top players already in portal but play rest of season?

 

[Ursa Major]

Ok, now you’re just repeating yourself cus you have no good answer to why you think it’s a smart choice for him to leave Montana for some FBS bottom feeders. Why then do you think it’s smart for him to leave? Please answer before you decide to deflect again.

We need a fan portal.

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

It is the new normal people, get used to it.

 

[ilovethecats]

Here is his exact quote. You must read and comprehend different than…well…everyone



- Very many of Montana's returning players are not talented enough to transfer "up" or to anywhere "better" than Montana

Very many is not all. I imagine if you asked him who he believed was talented enough on the Griz roster to play FBS he would have said Riley.

Not saying I agree or disagree with him as he's likely a better judge of that kind of stuff than myself. But I'm sure that's why he worded it the way he did.

That said, ridiculous that he already has 3 FBS offers and we're to pretend there hasn't been contact. College football is just wild these days.

 

[HookedonGriz]

Just because you get an offer doesn't mean you're talented enough to play at that level. Schools need to have special teams players that don't hurt them. We have many players on our current roster who will never see the field.

When you say “we” you’re talking about the cats then? You’re a huge cats fan. It’s obvious in every post.

 

[mthoopsfan]

Should have paid him more.

I thought he was joking when he mentioned $250,000.

 

[PTGrizzly]

Here is his exact quote. You must read and comprehend different than…well…everyone



- Very many of Montana's returning players are not talented enough to transfer "up" or to anywhere "better" than Montana

You do understand he’s saying not very many are talented enough to transfer up, and not like you said, that nobody is talented enough to transfer up, right? There is a difference there. Not very many /=/ nobody. Basic reading comprehension.

And so far it looks like only Wilson has gotten better offers. I’d imagine Gillman would too. Of all the returners, not sure if anybody else would get a better offer than what UM is.

 

[Griz til I die]

Well this one hurts. There's no doubt about it. I thought we'd have a chance to hang onto him considering he has a somewhat serious girlfriend that's from Missoula. I thought that would be enough to keep him here. So what does that leave us with in the LB room? Otlewski?

 

[wbtfg]

I thought he was joking when he mentioned $250,000.

Chump change.

 

[701Grizfan]

That isn't necessarily so. NDSU and its booster pony up to keep as much talent as they can.
They have been buying success for years.

Ndsu does not keep all their best players. Examples include Jabril Cox who went to lsu, Eli green who went to iowa st and Cole wisniewski who hit the portal last week. Every program “buys” success to some degree how much you willing to pay for that success? I’ll give ndsu credit for being better than every other fcs program when it comes to recruiting and developing talent. That has been a huge part of sustained success. They are damn good at it and it’s past time the Griz program figure out how to match em and it ain’t “winning the state” recruiting battle.

 

[indiancoyote]

Isn’t one of their top players already in portal but play rest of season?

Their best player entered the portal and hasn't played all year because of any injury.

 

[GrizTexas]

Ndsu does not keep all their best players. Examples include Jabril Cox who went to lsu, Eli green who went to iowa st and Cole wisniewski who hit the portal last week. Every program “buys” success to some degree how much you willing to pay for that success? I’ll give ndsu credit for being better than every other fcs program when it comes to recruiting and developing talent. That has been a huge part of sustained success. They are damn good at it and it’s past time the Griz program figure out how to match em and it ain’t “winning the state” recruiting battle.

Buying success in an era when you have no money doesn't seem like a sustainable formula?!

 

[CDAGRIZ]

That would seem to be true. Wilson and Gilman were the two exceptions that most people identified beforehand.

Seems like a, what’s the term, “loser’s mentality” to me.

People don’t forget.

 

[uofmman1122]

Well shit, that fucking sucks.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

Just because you get an offer doesn't mean you're talented enough to play at that level. Schools need to have special teams players that don't hurt them. We have many players on our current roster who will never see the field.

But that’s not what he said. He said they aren’t talented enough to transfer up. Said nothing of playing time.

 

[GrizTexas]

Wilson will play...

 

[701Grizfan]

Buying success in an era when you have no money doesn't seem like a sustainable formula?!

no money = very minimal college football success. UM Leadership needs to figure it out and they will it’s just a matter of how long it will take. Prez graduated first at West Point so that’s a good start!!