Power Four teams with most *anticipated* transfer portal departures (as of Sunday ~4 p.m. CT via @247SportsPortal):

Oklahoma St — 43
Iowa St — 33
Florida St — 25
West Virginia — 24
Auburn — 23
Florida — 23
Kansas St — 22
Mississippi St — 22

The window opens Friday.🌀🏈 pic.twitter.com/JDHcwe2Vre

— Cody Nagel (@CodyNagel247) December 28, 2025

The first portal cycle of the post-House era is well underway. I wanted to find out if rev share and NIL Go are producing the “market correction” administrators predicted.

The consensus so far: Prices have only gone up. https://t.co/d0FnAA5P7I

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 28, 2025

boognish_bear said:

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Power Four teams with most *anticipated* transfer portal departures (as of Sunday ~4 p.m. CT via @247SportsPortal):

Oklahoma St — 43
Iowa St — 33
Florida St — 25
West Virginia — 24
Auburn — 23
Florida — 23
Kansas St — 22
Mississippi St — 22

The window opens Friday.🌀🏈 pic.twitter.com/JDHcwe2Vre

— Cody Nagel (@CodyNagel247) December 28, 2025

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Just for point of reference… It looks like we have 14 going into the portal so far. I can't remember how many we had leave last year.

Baylor Transfer Portal Tracker (so far...)🐻👇

Incoming: TBD

Outgoing: RB Joseph Dodds, TE Kelsey Johnson, OL Sean Thompkins, OL Wes Tucker, OL Joe Crocker, DL Ronnie Mageo, DL Tonga Lolohea, DL DK Kalu, LB Jeremy Evans, LB KB Winston, LB Phoenix Jackson, LB Keaton Thomas, S DJ… pic.twitter.com/LWYiYbv3Lr

— Baylor Bears on SicEm365 (@SicEm365) December 29, 2025

Do we get the Washington-Pendergrass duo in '26?

the majority of these aren't losses

Bearsalwayswin said:

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the majority of these aren't losses

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Jackson? Thomas? Dobbs? Johnson? Coleman? Jenkins? We were all told these were next level guys.

I see you have been on the premium side too much

thomas and coleman biggest losses. i said majority, those 2 are definitely losses. what have the rest done?

We were 5 and 7 with our "best" team since 2021. Who has done anything? Now, just like assistant coaches, Aranda is gonna clean house of roster, and try to cobble again another roster with super poor talent evaluation, and development.

His process of musical chairs until it gets "right" brings about a fatigue to the entire fanbase, and let's be honest, this is his last stop as a HC

This **** is insanity

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boognish_bear said:

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🚨NEWS: Former Florida WR Eugene “Tre” Wilson III is expected to transfer to Texas Tech when the transfer portal opens. Via @PeteNokos_

The NIL package is rumored to be north of $1.6M for 2026

Wilson racked up 1,043 yards with 10 tds at Florida pic.twitter.com/ljVWZPHtpx

— No3 Sports (@No3sports) December 26, 2025

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so many teams doing so many big things, and we still have Decaf Dave

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Well yeah Dave is a problem, but I don't believe we're coming close to spending anywhere near where Tech is going to be for the foreseeable future.

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Bearsalwayswin said:

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the majority of these aren't losses

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Jackson? Thomas? Dobbs? Johnson? Coleman? Jenkins? We were all told these were next level guys.

I see you have been on the premium side too much

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who told you they were all next level guys? Show us the receipts.

Jackson had promise but is not established at the P4 level and now has significant injury history.

BAW said "the majority", he didn't say Keaton wasn't a loss...we all know he is in fact next level and that's why losing him would be painful if he does sign with someone else.

KJ had immense promise as an great H-back with WR's hands, but his health has held him back - I've touted his promise myself, but never said he was some sure-fire All-Conference player...and I think I'm his biggest cheerleader on either side of the board...even the SE365 staff hasn't talked him up much for a couple of years now.

Coleman was touted by the coaching staff but not much by anyone else, and he was slated to be a backup this year until the injury cascade forced him into a starting role. His poor run fits gave up several of the big play rushing TDs that were back breakers this year.

Jenkins had a great freshmen year, but hasn't shown any growth since then. Most of us thought he'd turn it around up in '24. When that didn't really happen, I don't recall anyone claiming he was a surefire breakout player in '25 before the season, and clearly no growth occurred there during the season. Disappointing development-wise but not bad roster churn at this point.

So yeah, Thomas is the only really painful loss if he does leave - although I'd love for us to keep KB Winston and DK Kalu if the price is right for both sides.

But it's pretty clear you're going to fill your diaper publicly every chance you get until Dave is fired, so carry on.

Much chatter about an incoming 9th Circuit-based Title IX athletics lawsuit challenging football-heavy revenue-share distributions. 👀

— Scott Schneider (@EdLawDude) December 29, 2025

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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Bearsalwayswin said:

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the majority of these aren't losses

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Jackson? Thomas? Dobbs? Johnson? Coleman? Jenkins? We were all told these were next level guys.

I see you have been on the premium side too much

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who told you they were all next level guys? Show us the receipts.

Jackson had promise but is not established at the P4 level and now has significant injury history.

BAW said "the majority", he didn't say Keaton wasn't a loss...we all know he is in fact next level and that's why losing him would be painful if he does sign with someone else.

KJ had immense promise as an great H-back with WR's hands, but his health has held him back - I've touted his promise myself, but never said he was some sure-fire All-Conference player...and I think I'm his biggest cheerleader on either side of the board...even the SE365 staff hasn't talked him up much for a couple of years now.

Coleman was touted by the coaching staff but not much by anyone else, and he was slated to be a backup this year until the injury cascade forced him into a starting role. His poor run fits gave up several of the big play rushing TDs that were back breakers this year.

Jenkins had a great freshmen year, but hasn't shown any growth since then. Most of us thought he'd turn it around in '24. When that didn't really happen, I don't recall anyone claiming he was a surefire breakout player in '25 before the season, and clearly no growth occurred there during the season. Disappointing development-wise but not bad roster churn at this point.

So yeah, Thomas is the only really painful loss if he does leave - although I'd love for us to keep KB Winston and DK Kalu if the price is right for both sides.

But it's pretty clear you're going to fill your diaper publicly every chance you get until Dave is fired, so carry on.

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You don't hate when an underperforming employee is milking our beloved University for literally millions?

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Do we get the Washington-Pendergrass duo in '26?

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Probably the biggest question. The two freshman showed a lot of ability.. don't see any way all 4 stay. Will be interesting to see how it falls.

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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🚨NEWS: Former Florida WR Eugene “Tre” Wilson III is expected to transfer to Texas Tech when the transfer portal opens. Via @PeteNokos_

The NIL package is rumored to be north of $1.6M for 2026

Wilson racked up 1,043 yards with 10 tds at Florida pic.twitter.com/ljVWZPHtpx

— No3 Sports (@No3sports) December 26, 2025

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so many teams doing so many big things, and we still have Decaf Dave

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It's looking like TT is going to become a constant headache. Not sure anyone in the big 12 will be able to keep up…

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If Tech shores up qb, they're going to be nasty again. Nobody in the league is close to their talent level. But Bu should be the next team up.. and we know how Dave and BU have fumbled that momentum since 21'.

BYU is the only other team with a top tier combo of coaching and NIL. TCU has solid NIL and scrub coaching. Houston has good coaching and scrub NIL. Iowa St, K-State, WVU, Utah all in transition. Az St and Az okay to decent in both. The second spot is there for the taking and in good years the title. If BU can simply get out of their own way after Dave is replaced (hopefully).

Like I have said before, there is transferring up and transferring down, which some call "good attrition".

You can't do much about the UP transfers. They're getting more money and a bigger stage to play on. The DOWNS are more miscalculations, or guys who just peaked lower than expected, and they just want a chance to play somewhere.

Like him or not, Aranda staying on under our circumstances probably didn't have a huge effect on most of them deciding to enter the portal or not.

If he were leaving there would likely be quite a few more entering the portal, as we are seeing with every program going through a head coaching change.

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boognish_bear said:

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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🚨NEWS: Former Florida WR Eugene “Tre” Wilson III is expected to transfer to Texas Tech when the transfer portal opens. Via @PeteNokos_

The NIL package is rumored to be north of $1.6M for 2026

Wilson racked up 1,043 yards with 10 tds at Florida pic.twitter.com/ljVWZPHtpx

— No3 Sports (@No3sports) December 26, 2025

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so many teams doing so many big things, and we still have Decaf Dave

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It's looking like TT is going to become a constant headache. Not sure anyone in the big 12 will be able to keep up…

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If BU can simply get out of their own way after Dave is replaced (hopefully).

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I just hate that we are going to have to waste another full season before we can make a change.

I know the timing of Rhoades having his midlife crisis got us stuck...but man it's a steep price to have to suffer through another year of meh play.

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Bearknuckle said:

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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Bearsalwayswin said:

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the majority of these aren't losses

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Jackson? Thomas? Dobbs? Johnson? Coleman? Jenkins? We were all told these were next level guys.

I see you have been on the premium side too much

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who told you they were all next level guys? Show us the receipts.

Jackson had promise but is not established at the P4 level and now has significant injury history.

BAW said "the majority", he didn't say Keaton wasn't a loss...we all know he is in fact next level and that's why losing him would be painful if he does sign with someone else.

KJ had immense promise as an great H-back with WR's hands, but his health has held him back - I've touted his promise myself, but never said he was some sure-fire All-Conference player...and I think I'm his biggest cheerleader on either side of the board...even the SE365 staff hasn't talked him up much for a couple of years now.

Coleman was touted by the coaching staff but not much by anyone else, and he was slated to be a backup this year until the injury cascade forced him into a starting role. His poor run fits gave up several of the big play rushing TDs that were back breakers this year.

Jenkins had a great freshmen year, but hasn't shown any growth since then. Most of us thought he'd turn it around in '24. When that didn't really happen, I don't recall anyone claiming he was a surefire breakout player in '25 before the season, and clearly no growth occurred there during the season. Disappointing development-wise but not bad roster churn at this point.

So yeah, Thomas is the only really painful loss if he does leave - although I'd love for us to keep KB Winston and DK Kalu if the price is right for both sides.

But it's pretty clear you're going to fill your diaper publicly every chance you get until Dave is fired, so carry on.

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You don't hate when an underperforming employee is milking our beloved University for literally millions?

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This is the problem - you can't help but collapse everything to a simple binary: should we fire Dave right now, yes or no...but real talk, are you simply jealous of Dave's wealth?

I mean I get that...unless his wealth management team is terrible, his kids are set for life even if he gets fired today and never works again.

And I do think the outcomes of Dave's tenure warranted moving on before the Mack implosion.

But when Mack imploded, I pivoted my thinking based on the new situation: it was clear they wouldn't fire Dave prior to the '26 season (barring him imploding personally as well), so I reevaluated.

Where I landed was that sandbagging Dave so we have a clear excuse to fire him in the first half of next season doesn't seem like our best course of action to me...I think it would poison the well with future candidates. Maybe not...but if he's the terrible coach you think he is, then providing a good roster won't save him and we'll still move on by the end of next season.

I just don’t see how the current college football landscape is sustainable

Iowa State had been a solid program for years

Now?

They have 17 players remaining on the roster for next year, only 1 returning starter

It’s impossible to compete like this pic.twitter.com/H132azdfAX

— CFBTalkDaily (@CFBTalkDaily) December 29, 2025

Agreed and we all know where the issue is.

Just could not pull the trigger this year. Should have fired him after 2023.

Bearknuckle said:

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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Bearknuckle said:

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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Bearsalwayswin said:

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the majority of these aren't losses

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Jackson? Thomas? Dobbs? Johnson? Coleman? Jenkins? We were all told these were next level guys.

I see you have been on the premium side too much

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who told you they were all next level guys? Show us the receipts.

Jackson had promise but is not established at the P4 level and now has significant injury history.

BAW said "the majority", he didn't say Keaton wasn't a loss...we all know he is in fact next level and that's why losing him would be painful if he does sign with someone else.

KJ had immense promise as an great H-back with WR's hands, but his health has held him back - I've touted his promise myself, but never said he was some sure-fire All-Conference player...and I think I'm his biggest cheerleader on either side of the board...even the SE365 staff hasn't talked him up much for a couple of years now.

Coleman was touted by the coaching staff but not much by anyone else, and he was slated to be a backup this year until the injury cascade forced him into a starting role. His poor run fits gave up several of the big play rushing TDs that were back breakers this year.

Jenkins had a great freshmen year, but hasn't shown any growth since then. Most of us thought he'd turn it around in '24. When that didn't really happen, I don't recall anyone claiming he was a surefire breakout player in '25 before the season, and clearly no growth occurred there during the season. Disappointing development-wise but not bad roster churn at this point.

So yeah, Thomas is the only really painful loss if he does leave - although I'd love for us to keep KB Winston and DK Kalu if the price is right for both sides.

But it's pretty clear you're going to fill your diaper publicly every chance you get until Dave is fired, so carry on.

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You don't hate when an underperforming employee is milking our beloved University for literally millions?

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This is the problem - you can't help but collapse everything to a simple binary: should we fire Dave right now, yes or no...but real talk, are you simply jealous of Dave's wealth?

I mean I get that...unless his wealth management team is terrible, his kids are set for life even if he gets fired today and never works again.

And I do think the outcomes of Dave's tenure warranted moving on before the Mack implosion.

But when Mack imploded, I pivoted my thinking based on the new situation: it was clear they wouldn't fire Dave prior to the '26 season (barring him imploding personally as well), so I reevaluated.

Where I landed was that sandbagging Dave so we have a clear excuse to fire him in the first half of next season doesn't seem like our best course of action to me...I think it would poison the well with future candidates. Maybe not...but if he's the terrible coach you think he is, then providing a good roster won't save him and we'll still move on by the end of next season.

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Firing or keeping Dave is 100% a binary decision. He is odd, he lacks leadership, he lacks management, he lacks player development, he lacks fan engagement, he is under .500 after 6 season. The list goes on, and on. I am sorry you are so indecisive on a crystal clear topic. The dude won't be a HC literally anywhere else. What does that tell you? It almost hurts that you cannot see reality slapping you in the face.

I know you would post the same nonsense on the pay side, and had little to no reception to it. That is why you are on this side now.

boognish_bear said:

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I just don’t see how the current college football landscape is sustainable

Iowa State had been a solid program for years

Now?

They have 17 players remaining on the roster for next year, only 1 returning starter

It’s impossible to compete like this pic.twitter.com/H132azdfAX

— CFBTalkDaily (@CFBTalkDaily) December 29, 2025

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most programs who just lost a head coach experience dramatic turnover in this era. But unlike NFL contracts, NIL deals are season to season with no guarantees for players who transfer, so they aren't taking massive financial hits when it happens.

It's a ****ty situation overall no doubt, but it's not like Jimmy Rogers is going to be unable to field a team next season.

Tulsa portal house:

1. Home base for 14 days straight. 45-50 visits in 14 days. Coaches need somewhere to host/sleep.

2. School is closed until Jan 21. An entertainment spot to host right by campus without having recruiting hosts.

3. Still utilize campus and football… https://t.co/lLDHM3HZex

— Tre Lamb (@CoachTreLamb9) December 29, 2025

boognish_bear said:

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I just don’t see how the current college football landscape is sustainable

Iowa State had been a solid program for years

Now?

They have 17 players remaining on the roster for next year, only 1 returning starter

It’s impossible to compete like this pic.twitter.com/H132azdfAX

— CFBTalkDaily (@CFBTalkDaily) December 29, 2025

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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Bearknuckle said:

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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Bearknuckle said:

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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Bearsalwayswin said:

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the majority of these aren't losses

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Jackson? Thomas? Dobbs? Johnson? Coleman? Jenkins? We were all told these were next level guys.

I see you have been on the premium side too much

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who told you they were all next level guys? Show us the receipts.

Jackson had promise but is not established at the P4 level and now has significant injury history.

BAW said "the majority", he didn't say Keaton wasn't a loss...we all know he is in fact next level and that's why losing him would be painful if he does sign with someone else.

KJ had immense promise as an great H-back with WR's hands, but his health has held him back - I've touted his promise myself, but never said he was some sure-fire All-Conference player...and I think I'm his biggest cheerleader on either side of the board...even the SE365 staff hasn't talked him up much for a couple of years now.

Coleman was touted by the coaching staff but not much by anyone else, and he was slated to be a backup this year until the injury cascade forced him into a starting role. His poor run fits gave up several of the big play rushing TDs that were back breakers this year.

Jenkins had a great freshmen year, but hasn't shown any growth since then. Most of us thought he'd turn it around in '24. When that didn't really happen, I don't recall anyone claiming he was a surefire breakout player in '25 before the season, and clearly no growth occurred there during the season. Disappointing development-wise but not bad roster churn at this point.

So yeah, Thomas is the only really painful loss if he does leave - although I'd love for us to keep KB Winston and DK Kalu if the price is right for both sides.

But it's pretty clear you're going to fill your diaper publicly every chance you get until Dave is fired, so carry on.

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You don't hate when an underperforming employee is milking our beloved University for literally millions?

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This is the problem - you can't help but collapse everything to a simple binary: should we fire Dave right now, yes or no...but real talk, are you simply jealous of Dave's wealth?

I mean I get that...unless his wealth management team is terrible, his kids are set for life even if he gets fired today and never works again.

And I do think the outcomes of Dave's tenure warranted moving on before the Mack implosion.

But when Mack imploded, I pivoted my thinking based on the new situation: it was clear they wouldn't fire Dave prior to the '26 season (barring him imploding personally as well), so I reevaluated.

Where I landed was that sandbagging Dave so we have a clear excuse to fire him in the first half of next season doesn't seem like our best course of action to me...I think it would poison the well with future candidates. Maybe not...but if he's the terrible coach you think he is, then providing a good roster won't save him and we'll still move on by the end of next season.

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Firing or keeping Dave is 100% a binary decision. He is odd, he lacks leadership, he lacks management, he lacks player development, he lacks fan engagement, he is under .500 after 6 season. The list goes on, and on. I am sorry you are so indecisive on a crystal clear topic. The dude won't be a HC literally anywhere else. What does that tell you? It almost hurts that you cannot see reality slapping you in the face.

I know you would post the same nonsense on the pay side, and had little to no reception to it. That is why you are on this side now.

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lmao I wanted to stop paying for the privilege of talking to brick walls like yourself.

We simply don't have the funding to A) Fire Dave and B) Hire a whole new staff while also C)improving the roster - all apparently due to Mack and his ridiculous decision making, specifically the disastrous increase to Dave's buyout that allegedly occurred after '21. On top of that, we would have been way behind schedule to accomplish that whole process even if we had the money thanks to the incredible bad timing of Mack's personal implosion.

...if you haven't wrapped your head around that as the reason why we simply weren't going to fire Dave this year then I don't know what to say other than I have some great business opportunities available if you're looking to get rich quick.

Whatever you think of Hugh Freeze, he built a roster that

* Lost by 7 at OU
* Lost by 6 at A&M
* Lost by 7 to Bama
* Lost in OT at Vandy

And was set to bring back basically everyone

Now, virtually every key piece of that roster is in the portal.

Disaster at Auburn. Disaster.

— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) December 29, 2025

Portal numbers in real time

D1 doesn’t even open for another week this is just D2/D3 📈

If you try to transfer without game film you’re cooked 😂 pic.twitter.com/ZBBf8tZqKS

— Coach White 🇺🇸 ~ CSCS (@CoachWhiteECC) December 29, 2025

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boognish_bear said:

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I just don’t see how the current college football landscape is sustainable

Iowa State had been a solid program for years

Now?

They have 17 players remaining on the roster for next year, only 1 returning starter

It’s impossible to compete like this pic.twitter.com/H132azdfAX

— CFBTalkDaily (@CFBTalkDaily) December 29, 2025

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most programs who just lost a head coach experience dramatic turnover in this era. But unlike NFL contracts, NIL deals are season to season with no guarantees for players who transfer, so they aren't taking massive financial hits when it happens.

It's a ****ty situation overall no doubt, but it's not like Jimmy Rogers is going to be unable to field a team next season.

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...and one program that decided to retain its head coach is experiencing dramatic turnover in this era.

Realitybites said:

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Bearknuckle said:

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boognish_bear said:

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I just don’t see how the current college football landscape is sustainable

Iowa State had been a solid program for years

Now?

They have 17 players remaining on the roster for next year, only 1 returning starter

It’s impossible to compete like this pic.twitter.com/H132azdfAX

— CFBTalkDaily (@CFBTalkDaily) December 29, 2025

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most programs who just lost a head coach experience dramatic turnover in this era. But unlike NFL contracts, NIL deals are season to season with no guarantees for players who transfer, so they aren't taking massive financial hits when it happens.

It's a ****ty situation overall no doubt, but it's not like Jimmy Rogers is going to be unable to field a team next season.

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...and one program that decided to retain its head coach is experiencing dramatic turnover in this era.

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West Virginia?

I think this will be the realization of more and more fans of programs that are not the elite

So here’s my question. I’m a letterman. I support our program. I have season tickets. But what’s the incentive to continue to give if we are in essence just renting players. I know we are called to give more, but would these kids stay even if we did?@MeanGreenFB #GMG

— (#23 AP/Coaches) A Lott of Man (@alott214) December 30, 2025

Oof

Baylor true freshman EDGE and former four-star prospect Kamauryn Morgan is set to enter the portal. https://t.co/KgxpBRkwWH

— Grayson Grundhoefer (@GrayGrundhoefer) December 31, 2025