Transfer Portal 2023-2024

[instaGATOR]

On if Florida losing 16 players to the NCAA transfer portal was expected roster attrition, and if there is a level of concern regarding the number of players Napier recruited to UF that have exited the program:

I think, of those 16, there's a handful of walk-ons (not gonna play here), there's a handful of guys that are getting their degree. Some of those are relative to role in the team (position and/or playing time). And then there's a couple that we probably would like to have back (2023 starters). But I don't think it's going to change. I think every year you're going to face a very similar situation. It's a new element to roster management in college football."

Swamp247 Podcast: A recap of Florida's transfer portal moves

The Swamp247 podcast returns to recap Florida's roster moves in the portal, along with a discussion of what's upcoming for the Gators

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[ocalaman]

From the East West Chester Northstars champions of the southern league.

Huh?

 

[ocalaman]

On if Florida losing 16 players to the NCAA transfer portal was expected roster attrition, and if there is a level of concern regarding the number of players Napier recruited to UF that have exited the program:

I think, of those 16, there's a handful of walk-ons (not gonna play here), there's a handful of guys that are getting their degree. Some of those are relative to role in the team (position and/or playing time). And then there's a couple that we probably would like to have back (2023 starters). But I don't think it's going to change. I think every year you're going to face a very similar situation. It's a new element to roster management in college football."

Swamp247 Podcast: A recap of Florida's transfer portal moves

The Swamp247 podcast returns to recap Florida's roster moves in the portal, along with a discussion of what's upcoming for the Gators

247sports.com

6 of our transfers, who were either starters or major contributors, have gone to SEC teams who are better than us and will more than likely start for them. Another has gone to Arizona St., another to Texas Tech, another to Louisville, another to Nebraska. We are not replacing them with better players, IMO. Our portal acquisitions the last 2 years are not better than the ones that left and so our program is regressing. And with an incoming freshman class that is 16th overall and 8th best in the SEC, how can anyone say the team is getting better. With the fact that the roster is not improving, plus the deficiencies in the play calling, no special teams coordinator and lack of in-game adjustments, Florida is a program in decline and I don' t think there's any rationalizing around that. And with the daunting schedule we face in 2024, it will all become more and more apparent by this time next year. Bad to worse, IMO. But some have to toe the party line, blast the naysayers and put a positive spin on everything. That's fine. Just see how it all looks in January 2025. It will be UGLY!!

 

[Countygator1]

6 of our transfers, who were either starters or major contributors, have gone to SEC teams who are better than us and will more than likely start for them. Another has gone to Arizona St., another to Texas Tech, another to Louisville, another to Nebraska. We are not replacing them with better players, IMO. Our portal acquisitions the last 2 years are not better than the ones that left and so our program ishav regressing. And with an incoming freshman class that is 16th overall and 8th best in the SEC, how can anyone say the team is getting better. With the fact that the roster is not improving, plus the deficiencies in the play calling, no special teams coordinator and lack of in-game adjustments, Florida is a program in decline and I don' t think there's any rationalizing around that. And with the daunting schedule we face in 2024, it will all become more and more apparent by this time next year. Bad to worse, IMO. But some have to toe the party line, blast the naysayers and put a positive spin on everything. That's fine. Just see how it all looks in January 2025. It will be UGLY!!

Candidly other than the LB from SC and the DB from Oregon none of our transfers have any history of being able to play at the sec level. The OL from Arky was mostly a backup, and Arky offense sucked....except against us.

 

[ocalaman]

Another one bites the dust.

Florida LB Mannie Nunnery enters NCAA transfer portal

Nunnery spent just one year with the Gators after transferring from Houston

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[instaGATOR]

6 of our transfers, who were either starters or major contributors, have gone to SEC teams who are better than us and will more than likely start for them. Another has gone to Arizona St., another to Texas Tech, another to Louisville, another to Nebraska. We are not replacing them with better players, IMO. Our portal acquisitions the last 2 years are not better than the ones that left and so our program is regressing. And with an incoming freshman class that is 16th overall and 8th best in the SEC, how can anyone say the team is getting better. With the fact that the roster is not improving, plus the deficiencies in the play calling, no special teams coordinator and lack of in-game adjustments, Florida is a program in decline and I don' t think there's any rationalizing around that. And with the daunting schedule we face in 2024, it will all become more and more apparent by this time next year. Bad to worse, IMO. But some have to toe the party line, blast the naysayers and put a positive spin on everything. That's fine. Just see how it all looks in January 2025. It will be UGLY!!

😲

While just a few months ago, I was being piled on for being a never right nay-sayer for all of this crap.... 😁😀😂🤣😅😆

Now Dan and Todd are looking better every day.... 🙄

And Mike White,,,,,, ahh, as Rosanna Rosannadanna used to say,,, Nev-ver-mine...... 😏

 

[gatordad3]

Another one bites the dust.

Florida LB Mannie Nunnery enters NCAA transfer portal

Nunnery spent just one year with the Gators after transferring from Houston

247sports.com

I forgot about that guy. Seems like he disappeared after the Charlotte game.

 

[ocalaman]

I forgot about that guy. Seems like he disappeared after the Charlotte game.

He played in all 12 games and actually had his best game vs. Arkansas - 2 solo tackles and 8 assists, 1/2 a sack. But of course, since he's leaving he wasn't that good and won't be missed.

 

[Countygator1]

😲

While just a few months ago, I was being piled on for being a never right nay-sayer for all of this crap.... 😁😀😂🤣😅😆

Now Dan and Todd are looking better every day.... 🙄

And Mike White,,,,,, ahh, as Rosanna Rosannadanna used to say,,, Nev-ver-mine...... 😏

True, we should've stuck with mid pack mike...I liked when the team would score 62 per game...as for ole todd, shocked nobody is able to recognize his defensive genius like you can. Figured he would have been courted by all the big time programs for a d-coordinator job.

 

[TEBOW TIME]

Another one bites the dust.

Florida LB Mannie Nunnery enters NCAA transfer portal

Nunnery spent just one year with the Gators after transferring from Houston

247sports.com

WHO?

 

[instaGATOR]

True, we should've stuck with mid pack (with 7 non-losing UF seasons) mike...I liked when the team would score 62 per game (and win vs scoring 85 and losing)...as for ole todd, shocked nobody is able to recognize his defensive genius like you can. Figured he would have been courted by all the big time programs for a d-coordinator job.

CountryBumpkin... Do let me know when Golden finally has his 1st winning season....

Golden took over a UF team that was on a 7 season win streak and had qualified for a post season tourney every year. (5 NCAA's with one Scamdemic cancelled, and 2 NIT's)
He broke that 7 season win streak right away in his 1st season.
White had taken over a 16-17 losing season team from BillyD and took them to a 21 win NIT quarter final.
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White then took over an UGly team that the year before in 2021-22 had gone 6-26, 1-17 SEC.
He immediately took them to a winning season at 16–15, 6–12 , so what's Golden's excuse?

In their 2nd seasons at their new schools, how are they currently doing?

10-5, 0-2 SEC UF ----- 71 - 82 Wake Forest (+11) - 11-29-23

12-3, 2-0 SEC UGly --- 80 - 77 Wake Forest (-3) - 11-10-23
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As to Todd Grantham, he's had a long and very profitable 33 year coaching career as a defensive coach, currently the DL Coach for the NFL N.O. Saints. -- Note: Todd went into coaching after he had earned All-American honors his senior year playing defensive tackle for VaTech.

Todd Grantham - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Besides being a mostly ignorant CountryBumpkin, you're boring.... 🙄

 

[instaGATOR]

True, we should've stuck with mid pack mike...I liked when the team would score 62 per game, (and win vs scoring 85 and losing)..

Mike White vs Ole Miss

W 1-16-2016 - 80-71 - away
W 2-9-2016 -- 77-72 - home

W 1-3-17 -- 70 - 63 - home
L 1-13-18 -- 72-78 - away

W 1-30-19 -- 90 - 86 OT home

W 1-14-20 -- 71-55 home
L 2-8-20 ---- 51-68 away

Note: Florida played the toughest non-conference slate of any SEC team for the 4th time in 5 years under Mike White, according to KenPom (3rd in 2017-18). During conference play, the Gators are shooting .462 from the field and .381 from 3-point range, both #1 in the SEC league rankings. >>>>> NCAA Tourney Scamdemiced....

W 1-12-21 -- 72-63 home

L 1-24-22 -- 54-70 away
W 2-5-22 -- 62-57 home
Mike went 7-3 vs Ole Miss

Todd Golden vs Ole Miss
W 2-15-23 -- 79-64 home
L 1-10-24 -- 85-103 away

* Ole Miss scored more than 100 points in an SEC game for the first time since 2001
* The last time Florida gave up at least 100 points in a SEC game was Feb. 5, 2008,

So far, Todd's 1-1 vs Ole Miss

PS
I'm not a Mike White fan.
I'm also not a Todd Golden fan.
I'm certainly not a Socialist-U fan.

Instead I'm just a old-time Gator fan that's pretty disgusted with where they have ended up, due to the recent and current decision makers.... 😣

 

[TEBOW TIME]

Let's get this thread back on track talking about football and go get Isaiah Bond of Alabama in the transfer portal.

 

[ocalaman]

Let's get this thread back on track talking about football and go get Isaiah Bond of Alabama in the transfer portal.

Agree - This is supposed to be a football thread on the transfer portal, where we're not doing very well so far.

 

[Gator Fever]

6 of our transfers, who were either starters or major contributors, have gone to SEC teams who are better than us and will more than likely start for them. Another has gone to Arizona St., another to Texas Tech, another to Louisville, another to Nebraska. We are not replacing them with better players, IMO. Our portal acquisitions the last 2 years are not better than the ones that left and so our program is regressing. And with an incoming freshman class that is 16th overall and 8th best in the SEC, how can anyone say the team is getting better. With the fact that the roster is not improving, plus the deficiencies in the play calling, no special teams coordinator and lack of in-game adjustments, Florida is a program in decline and I don' t think there's any rationalizing around that. And with the daunting schedule we face in 2024, it will all become more and more apparent by this time next year. Bad to worse, IMO. But some have to toe the party line, blast the naysayers and put a positive spin on everything. That's fine. Just see how it all looks in January 2025. It will be UGLY!!

We look to be doing worse in the portal this year than last which wasn't a good portal season if you want to compete. No excuse for Ole Miss and KY whipping us there when we are in need of better players. Could be wrong but I only see 2 SEC level rotation type players so far not top SEC talent. You need transfers that have played and most places see them as currently 4 star type talent. On the line maybe someone better than George but we are losing people there also.

 

[alaskanseminole]

What's the dirt on this kid?

FSU lands commitment from UF OL transfer Richie Leonard IV

FSU lands commitment from UF OL transfer Richie Leonard IV

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[gatordad3]

What's the dirt on this kid?

FSU lands commitment from UF OL transfer Richie Leonard IV

FSU lands commitment from UF OL transfer Richie Leonard IV

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He gets torched every now and then as well as being a false start machine.

 

[alaskanseminole]

He gets torched every now and then as well as being a false start machine.

False starts!?

It will remind me of a Willie Taggart offense, then...false starts and delay of game coming out of a TO. Those were good times.

 

[Countygator1]

Mike White vs Ole Miss

W 1-16-2016 - 80-71 - away
W 2-9-2016 -- 77-72 - home

W 1-3-17 -- 70 - 63 - home
L 1-13-18 -- 72-78 - away

W 1-30-19 -- 90 - 86 OT home

W 1-14-20 -- 71-55 home
L 2-8-20 ---- 51-68 away

Note: Florida played the toughest non-conference slate of any SEC team for the 4th time in 5 years under Mike White, according to KenPom (3rd in 2017-18). During conference play, the Gators are shooting .462 from the field and .381 from 3-point range, both #1 in the SEC league rankings. >>>>> NCAA Tourney Scamdemiced....

W 1-12-21 -- 72-63 home

L 1-24-22 -- 54-70 away
W 2-5-22 -- 62-57 home
Mike went 7-3 vs Ole Miss

Todd Golden vs Ole Miss
W 2-15-23 -- 79-64 home
L 1-10-24 -- 85-103 away

* Ole Miss scored more than 100 points in an SEC game for the first time since 2001
* The last time Florida gave up at least 100 points in a SEC game was Feb. 5, 2008,

So far, Todd's 1-1 vs Ole Miss

PS
I'm not a Mike White fan.
I'm also not a Todd Golden fan.
I'm certainly not a Socialist-U fan.

Instead I'm just a old-time Gator fan that's pretty disgusted with where they have ended up, due to the recent and current decision makers.... 😣

King of useless data shows up...yes, let's compare this ole miss teams to the ones that Mike coached against. Why don't you dig up Florida's record against Alabama when David Shula was the coach and then use that as comparassion for our recent coaches record against Alabama. Now, what is Todd Golden vs Mike White head to head?

 

[gatordad3]

Yep, video doesn't lie.

 

[Gator Fever]

Yep, video doesn't lie.

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Damn a few of them were really bad because he definitely could have or may have had to make a play.

 

[instaGATOR]

King of useless data shows up...yes, let's compare this ole miss teams to the ones that Mike coached against. Why don't you dig up Florida's record against Alabama when David Shula was the coach and then use that as comparassion for our recent coaches record against Alabama. Now, what is Todd Golden vs Mike White head to head?

When you've got nothing else to offer Countrybumpkin, just throw out more duck, dodge, and distractions, hoping that everyone will get lost in your own confusion about reality.

Mike White already has UGly in their best start to a basketball season in the last 50 years.
That's in his 2nd season after taking over the worst program in the SEC at 6-26, 1-17 SEC....
This is the Countrybumpkins evidence for Mike White not being a good enough coach for Socialist-U........

Why don't you give me an equivalent of that on Todd Golden's season start at mighty Socialist-U, after taking over a program that was coming off a 7 winning seasons streak?
(crickets, or just more useless ignorance based distractions I'm betting) 🙄

 

[Countygator1]

When you've got nothing else to offer Countrybumpkin, just throw out more duck, dodge, and distractions, hoping that everyone will get lost in your own confusion about reality.

Mike White already has UGly in their best start to a basketball season in the last 50 years.
That's in his 2nd season after taking over the worst program in the SEC at 6-26, 1-17 SEC....
This is the Countrybumpkins evidence for Mike White not being a good enough coach for Socialist-U........

Why don't you give me an equivalent of that on Todd Golden's season start at mighty Socialist-U, after taking over a program that was coming off a 7 winning seasons streak?
(crickets, or just more useless ignorance based distractions I'm betting) 🙄

Instability, I know this is difficult for you, because once again it would require a degree of intellectual honesty, Mike White won nothing here in 7 years. He took a program that the previous 19 years had been built into a blueblood and turned it into an also ran with some small pockets of success. Those are hard indisputable facts. Long season ahead for dawgs, and we will see how he does there. But it doesn't matter because he isn't a championship caliber coach. As to Golden, we shall see. We will let that play out and see how he does after 7 years, if he makes it that far. Now return to comparing high school stats to college stats, and who has a better record against a team 8 years ago...etc etc etc.

 

[instaGATOR]

Yep, just the same ole idiot-speculative opinions as usual, and still just as boring.... 😴

 

[ocalaman]

Isn't this a football thread or am I missing something? The basketball thread is next to this one most of the time.

 

[ocalaman]

Gators earn pledge from transfer quarterback Clay Millen

Millen spent the last two seasons at Colorado State

247sports.com

 

[ocalaman]

Our Transfer Portal recruiting ranking is now at #34 per 237Sports. 1 4-star and 7 3-stars. See who we lost and where they're going, plus our incoming as of today.

2024 College Football Transfer Portal

2024 College Football Transfer Portal

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[instaGATOR]

Well getting Millen is sure to turn things around in 2024.... 🙄

 

[TEBOW TIME]

Well getting Millen is sure to turn things around in 2024.... 🙄

Florida lands commitment from transfer quarterback with starting experience

Florida has a new quarterback for its 2024 roster.

www.saturdaydownsouth.com

Who is this fella?

 

[ocalaman]

Florida lands commitment from transfer quarterback with starting experience

Florida has a new quarterback for its 2024 roster.

www.saturdaydownsouth.com

Who is this fella?

Colorado State xfer. I think they might move him to offensive line, where we have a more pressing need!!

 

[instaGATOR]

Colorado State xfer. I think they might move him to offensive line, where we have a more pressing need!!

Hey, he's bringing in his 55 sacks to help things out..... 😉

 

[Gator Fever]

Gators earn pledge from transfer quarterback Clay Millen

Millen spent the last two seasons at Colorado State

247sports.com

People aren't happy but this kid from the little tape I have watched can actually hit tightly covered receivers down the field some and sometimes throws people open. Mertz hardly ever did that and just threw high % short stuff or mostly hit deeper throws where the play design had the receiver pretty open.

 

[TEBOW TIME]

Let's get this thread back on track talking about football and go get Isaiah Bond of Alabama in the transfer portal.

Isaiah committed to Texas

 

[Countygator1]

Isn't this a football thread or am I missing something? The basketball thread is next to this one most of the time.

Good point, but sadly ignorance can be contagious to other threads.

 

[Countygator1]

People aren't happy but this kid from the little tape I have watched can actually hit tightly covered receivers down the field some and sometimes throws people open. Mertz hardly ever did that and just threw high % short stuff or mostly hit deeper throws where the play design had the receiver pretty open.

Yes, he's better than Mertz. So was Brown so maybe we should see if we can get him back too.

 

[Gator Fever]

Yes, he's better than Mertz. So was Brown so maybe we should see if we can get him back too.

Mertz didn't show much. He just showed if you play it safe most of the time you can hit 80% of your passes short of the 1st down marker on 3rd and 4th downs when the defense is giving the pass catchers that. At WI he at least tried to actually make the 1st downs whether the results were great or not. Most accurate 3rd and 4th down passer I have ever seen come to UF. Makes our 1996 QB look wildly inaccurate.

 

[Countygator1]

Mertz didn't show much. He just showed if you play it safe most of the time you can hit 80% of your passes short of the 1st down marker on 3rd and 4th downs when the defense is giving the pass catchers that. At WI he at least tried to actually make the 1st downs whether the results were great or not. Most accurate 3rd and 4th down passer I have ever seen come to UF. Makes our 1996 QB look wildly inaccurate.

Good lord you're stubborn. Offense was great the last 6 games and that was thanks to Mertz. Tough kid and good leader. We needed a 3rd qb option. Got burned last year without one as we saw in the FSU game.

 

[Gator Fever]

Good lord you're stubborn. Offense was great the last 6 games and that was thanks to Mertz. Tough kid and good leader. We needed a 3rd qb option. Got burned last year without one as we saw in the FSU game.

I am not stubborn. The plays are on tape and I have watched them. He is scared to pull the trigger on most tight windows and hardly ever throws someone open. He dinks and dunks mostly short of the 1st down marker and his long passes are usually ones that are pretty wide open. It's why the SC game is the only game he helped to win at all and why it was against a team that limited in talent. Just ask me and we can compare tape of pressured good SEC QBs this past year to very pedestrian and limited Mertz. It's a huge difference and Mertz is laughable in comparison. Maybe he can drop all the open long passes in 2024 and get a 90% completion rate dinking it while we go 5-7 and you tell everyone Mertz is a good QB.

 

[Nicktheslick]

I am not stubborn. The plays are on tape and I have watched them. He is scared to pull the trigger on most tight windows and hardly ever throws someone open. He dinks and dunks mostly short of the 1st down marker and his long passes are usually ones that are pretty wide open. It's why the SC game is the only game he helped to win at all and why it was against a team that limited in talent. Just ask me and we can compare tape of pressured good SEC QBs this past year to very pedestrian and limited Mertz. It's a huge difference and Mertz is laughable in comparison. Maybe he can drop all the open long passes in 2024 and get a 90% completion rate dinking it while we go 5-7 and you tell everyone Mertz is a good QB.

Sadly we have QB’s in the very recent past that couldn’t hit a wide open screen pass.

 

[Gator Fever]

Sadly we have QB’s in the very recent past that couldn’t hit a wide open screen pass.

In fairness to Franks and Jones they had games PFF said they were one of the very top QBs that week and also a great under pressure rating. They happened to be the games Franks and Jones played like Mertz did the whole year in 2023 because their system is a complete joke and rewards a rollout QB being chased dink and dunk barely past the line pass as being effective under pressure. Mertz ultra risk averse style of play n 2023 doesn't elevate a team at all. It just gets the same talking heads acting like he is doing good because he throws easy wide open short of the chains passes mostly. The SEC board got a huge laugh that week they had Mertz up there with Daniels and the Ole Miss QB after that game. None of them want Mertz being their starting QB.