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Kurt Rafdal Transfering
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He just got passed by by too many folks. Good luck to him.
The Portal is getting overloaded, hope it doesnt explode.
Lot of guys I think will drop down a level 1AA or D2 before it's said and done as there will be scholarships for them. Might be what Kurt does
He made a great toe inbounds catch in the spring scrimmage a few years ago
Must’ve slipped behind Fidone in the initial spring practices. Opens up a spot for a more worthy player be it walk-on or transfer QB (I hope).
Yup
We have two slots left in this recruiting cycle and his will not be one of them.
He wasnt too bad of a player.... it must tell you a little something about what he saw in the new younger TEs who just signed on, just maybe they are everything we hope for.
Look back to my thread on transfer Portal candidates and he was on it.
He is just too good a player to sit and we have way too many good TEs in front of him.
He will go to a FBS program close to home (indiana) and be a solid contributor to the team that gets him.
He is just too good a player to sit and we have way too many good TEs in front of him.
He will go to a FBS program close to home (indiana) and be a solid contributor to the team that gets him.
If I was him, I would go to either the Griz or the Bobcats.
It’s only going to get bigger....
Rosters are going to shift constantly......
the 3 and 4 deep players and beyond will go where they can play....or think they can play.....
and it may be a lot of younger kids who want instant gratification and aren’t willing to wait.
I like the idea of better vetting....but I think that doesn’t truly address the issue.
We have to get kids convinced that they WILL get to play and they WILL get the exposure they want IF they just WAIT...... instead of instantly bailing when their number isn’t called right away.
And I think that may call for a whole new approach and branch within the football program. Let’s call it the Player Development and Retention Staff. And I know nothing about our current staff so if we have one of these already then the obvious thing is they need immediate reinforcements!
Their job will be to constantly COMMUNICATE with and track these kids...setting and tracking developmental goals...especially the younger ones. The idea of once they get to Lincoln things just sort themselves out just doesn’t fly anymore.
Each of these kids wants to think he has a big part to play and he has a future.
Just assuming that they now “big boys” and “young men” and capable of making their own decisions and a kid will be happy being 6 th string I think is ludicrous in today’s world.
If we want these kids to stay and become “depth” then we’re simply going to have to put a lot of effort into it.
And effort means....money
And we already spend literally HALF the money that SEC schools do on recruiting. Yet keep saying we want to compete with the “big boys”....
we not only need more money to recruit and vet better...we need more money and effort to RETAIN.
I love the idea of a new football facility. But it won’t mean a damn if we can’t put kids in it that are good and retain those kids. And we’re not talking about huge, huge money. A couple of million dollars spent right now gives far greater benefits to the future...IMHO.
Rosters are going to shift constantly......
the 3 and 4 deep players and beyond will go where they can play....or think they can play.....
and it may be a lot of younger kids who want instant gratification and aren’t willing to wait.
I like the idea of better vetting....but I think that doesn’t truly address the issue.
We have to get kids convinced that they WILL get to play and they WILL get the exposure they want IF they just WAIT...... instead of instantly bailing when their number isn’t called right away.
And I think that may call for a whole new approach and branch within the football program. Let’s call it the Player Development and Retention Staff. And I know nothing about our current staff so if we have one of these already then the obvious thing is they need immediate reinforcements!
Their job will be to constantly COMMUNICATE with and track these kids...setting and tracking developmental goals...especially the younger ones. The idea of once they get to Lincoln things just sort themselves out just doesn’t fly anymore.
Each of these kids wants to think he has a big part to play and he has a future.
Just assuming that they now “big boys” and “young men” and capable of making their own decisions and a kid will be happy being 6 th string I think is ludicrous in today’s world.
If we want these kids to stay and become “depth” then we’re simply going to have to put a lot of effort into it.
And effort means....money
And we already spend literally HALF the money that SEC schools do on recruiting. Yet keep saying we want to compete with the “big boys”....
we not only need more money to recruit and vet better...we need more money and effort to RETAIN.
I love the idea of a new football facility. But it won’t mean a damn if we can’t put kids in it that are good and retain those kids. And we’re not talking about huge, huge money. A couple of million dollars spent right now gives far greater benefits to the future...IMHO.
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I get the frustration of not playing, but with the portal getting this full you almost wonder if it's worth sticking it out for the free education. Dropping to a lower division might mean no scholarship
