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Joshua Horton Portal

grover said:
And how did that go with Mesidor at DT?

The reason Cook and Clark hardly ever played is because they were G5 material. The reason Horton never played is because he was injured. So we only had Barrow, Moten and two true freshmen, Scott and Jones. And no one is even counting Russell because he was also a true freshman and on top of it was a G5 recruit.

Our DT rotation is trash. Yes, Scott has crazy potential. Hope so, he's a 5-star. Yes, Blay looks good. He was an All Conference transfer, #2 in the portal last cycle. Neither has done anything to prove they're playoff level yet. Moten is experienced, but barely top quartile ACC. not playoff level. After that ... nada.

And we don't want to bring in a Barrow-level kid because they're too expensive? Relative to the stakes at hand, this is penny wise pound foolish.
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What portal defensive tackle should we actively be pursuing now?
 
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DMoney said:
I’d say that post held up pretty well.

Remember, this is before Horton and Patterson spent the spring on the sideline.
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Minus the Horton and Patterson news, absolutely. Overall, hit on most of the recruiting news. Less so on the player development/outlook news.

But my post wasn't a comment on your accuracy. Memories tend to get short around CIS when players portal out. Most often in a way that diminishes, undermines, or ignores the expectations for the player. I hope you'd agree this is a fair/accurate representation of Horton's time at UM:

Horton came in as a borderline 4* DT with plus size/athleticism. That year UM had a great recruiting class, but we whiffed at DT so the staff was hopeful Horton would develop into a contributor. Over the next 2+ years, Horton had some injuries that limited his time on the field and impacted his growth. But, he flashed talent at times, enough so there was optimism he'd play himself into the 2-deep rotation at DT this off-season. Unfortunately, that did not materialize and now he's in the portal.
 
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