Is anyone else concerned?
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The two portal commits that UNLV has had would both be at or near the top of the class. It is going to take more than a couple of days for them to get more than a handful of commits!
Eh. I don’t like it. We just came off our best season ever and we are losing a ton to graduation, now to the portal. It does suck.
Not really concerned though. It’ll be tough, a lot of work to do. But it makes it easier, in a sense, to get what he wants. It’s a cleaner slate. It’ll be interesting, makes spring ball even more important than usual.
It may up being a near complete rebuild from a personnel standpoint. But at least it wouldnt be from a perception standpoint.
It is easier to tunrover a roster these days but hard to be super successful right away that way. Look and Deion that first year. A lot of buzz, but they ended up being not very good that year. This year was much better.
Even before Odom left I thought we would likely take a step a back from graduation alone. A lot of things lined up to make this past season what it was.
I think we will be good next season, I think we will be a bowl team and still probably be in the mix for the MW championship game. I just don't think we will be winning double digit games
We do need to try to talk some players back and of course hit some doubles, triples, and least a solo home run or 2 in the portal.
It is easier to tunrover a roster these days but hard to be super successful right away that way. Look and Deion that first year. A lot of buzz, but they ended up being not very good that year. This year was much better.
Even before Odom left I thought we would likely take a step a back from graduation alone. A lot of things lined up to make this past season what it was.
I think we will be good next season, I think we will be a bowl team and still probably be in the mix for the MW championship game. I just don't think we will be winning double digit games
We do need to try to talk some players back and of course hit some doubles, triples, and least a solo home run or 2 in the portal.
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There is a huge difference between what Deion walked into and what Mullen is walking into. Deion took over a 1-11 program while Mullen will take over a 11-3 program.
Yes. But what could be the same is the complete roster turnover.
SJSU actually did a really good job. They lost nearly everyone and came back pretty strong all things considered.
I think the general perception of the program does matter. Harder to build from scratch. I think Deion being Deion helps transcend some of that. But he did struggle that first year
Looking at some of our portal offers has me concerned because I look and see the other offers are James Madison, Toledo and the equivalent and a SC QB who looks like a backup. But it is early hopefully that improves.
The biggest area where rebuilds are difficult is on the O line. Its difficult to get 5 guys to gel and be a cohesive unit. But that was going to be the case no matter what with pretty much everyone being a senior. Hopefully some of those guys who got relief reps this season stick on. Keeping Jet is huge, hoping him and the transfer from Utah give our run game a chance.
Very true.
But a spread option O line may require different type of players
Im not worried. there will be thousands of players in the transfer portal looking for new homes. We have a very attractive new home with a coach who has a history of being very successful and a schedule that screams "Come win and play for a National championship" which a lot of these guys in the portal will be looking at. Turnover is kind of the name of the game these days in the portal era, especially with a competitive team. Just look at even the bad teams in conference and see how many players they are losing... Itll be key to re-recruit some of the guys entering the portal, but also there alot of players out there needing places to play and time.
