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This post could be a total jinx, but

I think only having 4 transfer portal players at this point of the game is a good sign. More will come and more will transfer after spring ball. However, I think it says a lot about this team and Coach Odom. I expected more of a mass exodus. I still think there's a good chance Kyle Williams returns. I think Robbins and the center are gone. No idea what Nohl is going to do.

I also expect Odom to rely on the 2023 portal for next season. He'd be dumb not to. We will see what kind of talent he can bring in before Christmas. We have a lot of holes to fill.
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ESPN Coach of The Week

Our own Kevin Kruger and UNLV are starting to get some buzz. He was named as the ESPN Coach of The week.

Meanwhile, Coach Beard has been arrested for FELONY domestic violence.

Which would you rather have?

Is this for real?

9-0. Great defense. Offense is producing more than I expected. Conference ranks:
3rd in points
1st in points differential
2nd in points allowed
4th in rebounding & blocks
Is this team showing the quality of a top 64 team with a legit shot for a Trny invite? I haven’t seen them play yet in person and only in small clips on TV or stream. Do they pass the eye test? They handled Dayton and MN but the rest of the schedule has been unimpressive. Do they fold against a good defensive team (SDSU)? What does your gut tell you with what you’ve seen this far?

Guys declaring for the NFL draft


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I get Plant, our LB, and our kicker making the jump. They may be on radars or have expired their ability to continue to play college football, but did I miss all of the NFL talent that was on our roster this season? I’ll admit that I don’t know these two, but that’s also my point.

Rankings thread (as of 12/12/2022)

The new AP poll just came out. Rebels still in the "others receiving votes" category, but getting more votes each week. As of now, we're coming in at #31.

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NET

I get a sense that some board posters don't understand how NET rankings are derived. NET rankings play a major role in a team’s resume with the quadrant system, such as Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 2 wins.

This is where the quality of wins and losses are organized based on game location and the opponent’s NET ranking.

  • Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
  • Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
  • Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240
  • Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353
For example, if Duke beat North Carolina on the road and North Carolina had a 74 NET ranking, Duke would be credited with a Quadrant 1 win. If Duke lost to Boston College at home and Boston College had a NET ranking of 77, Duke would then have a Quadrant 3 loss.

Quadrant 1 and 2 wins ( especially Quadrant 1) will be very important come selection Sunday while a bunch of Quadrant 3 and 4 losses could be bad news for any teams on the bubble.

I hear the occasional poster say Utah State ( or some other program) hasn't played anyone. But they have a higher percentage of wins against upper tier teams than we do. ( Hence their high NET ranking)

But all isn't lost due to our crappy OOC schedule. Most of our conference is in the top 135 and half the conference is in the top 75. That gives us a chance to rack up NET points with wins against these teams. Especially important are holding serve at home, away wins against the top half of the conference and not losing to our conference bottom feeders. We can stand an away loss to a top 4 conference team but a loss to Air Force at home could be devastating come March.

Overall I think we are in really good shape for a chance at the Dance.


Current Transfer portal based on 247

It is hard to figure out who is or isn't in the portal, so I only included players from September on that are listed for each of the schools. Most of the players are listed as entering in December

Air Force 1
BSU 5
CSU 15
FSU 3
Hawaii 4
unr 4
New Mexico 8
SDSU 1
UNLV 4
Utah St. 5
Wyoming 4

Based on the transfers, UNLV is right where most of the other teams are in regards to transfers. CSU is the only team with a large number of transfers followed by New Mexico, with the rest all bunched together.

I believe UNLV has more players enter the portal last year than so far this year.
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