I keep seeing "Joe Burrow" and "Justin Fields" as supposed evidence

Dec 10, 2022, 4:40 PM

the portal is some sort of magic program changer.

In the history of transfers, what other players have had that type of impact? I can't think of any.

The fact is, if we didn't have a 5-star QB with another coming, then we may consider looking for an elite QB in the portal.

Tons of those guys out there, right? LOL.

Neither Burrow nor Fields were portal players, but either way, guys like this are EXTREMELY RARE. Citing these two dudes as some sort of evidence the portal can make teams elite is wildly flawed.

Nobody has gotten elite due to the portal. Nobody has become great with portal kids, and portal kids haven't helped anyone to reach the playoffs. Teams like LSU and USC have basically built their teams with portal players. Because they had to in order to field a team.

In most all cases, portal kids are leaving their current program so they can start elsewhere. When you bring one in, it's based on promising starting roles. Nobody wants to leave a situation where they're not getting enough playing time in order to move somewhere else to again be a backup player.

As far as I can see, we don't need any starters. I can't even imagine telling someone we recruited into our developmental program that we're bringing in a player to take their spot away.

Dabo has said repeatedly - if we have an absolute need, then we'll go to the portal.

But bottom line, again, the portal is not making good teams great. There is nothing magic about kids leaving one program to start at another.

I wish people would stop acting like, "we gotta adapt!" because we haven't taken any portal kids to date, even though we did try to recruit at least one last year. Again, if we have an absolute need and we're looking for a guy to come in and start, then we'll hit the portal. We're recruiting a couple right now in fact.

Please stop the gnashing of teeth over the portal. It's not going to move our needle.

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We did get beat on 2 long plays that helped Rattler’s stats look better. But he also threw his game average 2 interceptions. We fumbled giving SC a short field twice. But the reason Rattler was able to throw so much is there were clearly holding and a few actual tackles of Clemson D players by SC offensive players.

I don’t know who is worse about calling holding calls, SEC or ACC officials. It’s almost like someone higher up has on field officials don’t call holding unless it is just so obvious. It was obvious. And with all ot that said SC only won by 1 point. If Dabo had kicked a FG on 5 and short in first half and we don’t fumble the ball and take a way pick 6 it’s a blowout.

Let the SC have their year of bragging but we have kicked their butts in blow outs in several games over the last 20 years. I was at the game where we beat SC 45-0 in 89’ and last year we won 30-0. We played sluggish all day. I believe we win of it was a night game. But SC won I can live with a loss to the coots every 8 years.

Enjoy your time in the spotlight Ga. Your day is coming when you will be on the outside looking while we went to 5 straight CFP’s winning twice.

Our defense held a better QB in check playing NC another conference NC.

I would say much when a Ga team let Bama come back on a last second pass in the CFP’s.