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[305407cane]

Phillips really only played one season here. Pretty sure he didn't practice in 2019 but I could be wrong. Either way, this was his 4th year out of high school and his potential was finally realized. Kudos to Miami for having him transfer here, and for coaching him up (up until UNC at least) but his breakout season was bound to happen.

Joyner had 3 years to show something at Miami, so if he leaves it's understandable considering he was 3rd team, and might still be even after Phillips/Roche opted out. But it wasn't just Joyner who sat and watched Roche and Phillips all year.

Now don't get me wrong. Having 2 transfer DEs the caliber of Roche and Phillips was a blessing. I just hope we don't try to patch the perceived hole at DE now that they're gone. Instead, I'd like to see what the players already here are capable of despite their lack of experience. The same goes for other positions.

Landing Osborn, Phillips, Bolden, Roche, Borregales, etc was smart. Those guys helped us. But we're entering year 3 under Diaz so there should no longer be a reliance on the portal moving forward. It's time to grow this thing organically.

Recruiting has been good enough lately that we should allow these young and inexperienced players to play instead of having them watch from the sidelines while stop-gap transfers gobble up all the snaps.

On the contrary. Free agency is officially open in college football. And with the rumored extra counters we will hit the portal even more. As will other school. But we will also lose more guys at the same time.

 

[rok]

He was here 2 years. He worked out and did drills at the university in 2019. He’s spoken about his development. You already know he developed during his two years. You are one of the clowns that like to post before and after pics. Like I said before, don’t make your takes so obviously dumb. You’ll reel people in better with a little more subtlety.

Not sure what's meant by before and after pics. Taking a former no. 1 overall recruit is a no-brainer. I just hope to see us begin to cultivate a culture of development now that we've acquired some big-time recruits like Garcia, Brinson, Seymore, Rivers, Avantae, etc. There's no trolling going on here.

 

[atlcane72]

Portal is a tricky thing. Phillips came, he performed, he gone. We got 10 games out of he and Roche, and now there's word that Joyner is leaving, probably due to a lack of playing time. I'm not saying we should stop adding players through the portal, but this is a pretty clear case of development being hindered.

Joyner should play better and coaches wouldn’t see a need.

 

[rok]

On the contrary. Free agency is officially open in college football. And with the rumored extra counters we will hit the portal even more. As will other school. But we will also lose more guys at the same time.

I'm not against it if there's a glaring need. But I'd rather see what Clarke, Dunson, Curtis can do at CB than to slap a patch there and plug a leak. Same at WR. We recruited Brinson, Redding, K. Smith, B. Smith, George, Worsham, Restrepo. Diaz speaks glowingly of the last couple recruiting classes. Let them play and compete. The knee-jerk reaction of replacing outgoing starters with transfers isn't a sustainable strategy imo. Great programs are cultivated from within.