We had a ton of portal activity before our first Big 12 season. That’s not

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Apr 1, 2025
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Not trying to be a debby downer but surprised how slow our portal activity was

conetah

Apr 1, 7:15am

BYU - Tied for 1st in the Big12. Utah - Zero conference wins.

kccougar

Apr 1, 7:18am

They beat OSU

byuTX

Apr 1, 7:23am

And UCF

Junior Deputy

Apr 1, 7:33am

OH yeah. lol. I was so used to them losing I forgot they got one more to clinch sub .500

byuTX

Apr 1, 11:59am

It’s a good thing. More players staying in the program and the guys coming in

CougGolf

Apr 1, 7:19am

Doesn’t seem like A-Rod believes the offense needs to improve, just run it back.

DC15

Apr 1, 7:19am

Get specific. What position did they neglect?

puntersarepeople

Apr 1, 7:24am

In our RB stall, don’t we only have LJ as our only back

conetah

Apr 1, 7:37am

We lost Miles Davis and THAT'S IT. We have the same room as last year lol

cougfan03

Apr 1, 7:42am

Didn't we also lose Ropati? But I'm thinking Huanga and Moa will do just fine.

Chemish

Apr 1, 7:48am

It hasn’t been confirmed that hinckley is gone

cougfan03

Apr 1, 7:49am

I certainly would mind getting another year from him

Chemish

Apr 1, 8:07am

I think Hinckley is a great dude, but he has a total of 564 career rushing yards over 3 seasons.

Icelandic Cougar

Apr 1, 8:52am

He played 2 years of JC, so that's not surprising. He's already gotten 2 waivers

SinkingQuffa

Apr 1, 10:54am

Sione Moa and Pokaia Haunga are better than a backup you’d get from the portal

molodyets

Apr 1, 7:43am

Plus they got Cale Breslin. RB is the easiest position to play right away

arizonacougarfan

Apr 1, 7:44am

I thought Moa left?

conetah

Apr 1, 7:54am

Different Sione Moa

puntersarepeople

Apr 1, 7:55am

Moa and Haungu hadn’t been on the roster for a full year last season

puntersarepeople

Apr 1, 8:03am

RE: In our RB stall, don’t we only have LJ as our only back

BYUheaven

Apr 1, 7:44am

Tell me you don't watch BYU football without telling me you don't watch it.

wildlandfireguy

Apr 1, 8:48am

He thought Moa was gone

puntersarepeople

Apr 1, 9:02am

It still wouldn't make that much sense. Huanga is awesome. Nowahine was good too

runnincoug

Apr 1, 9:28am

Nawahine is too slow IMO. We need a better 3rd string than that

puntersarepeople

Apr 1, 11:14am

Fact of the matter is 1. TPort is generally Temu/stop gap recruiting 2. BYU has

Das_Countach

Apr 1, 11:24am

Heaven forbid we have so many good players we don’t need the portal

puntersarepeople

Apr 1, 7:21am

Yeah, as I recall Utah had one of the highest amounts of players go to the portal. Stands to reason they'd need to pick

Chemish

Apr 1, 7:27am

BYU has returning starters. No room or need to go to the portal.

Preppy

Apr 1, 7:24am

And where there was a need, we signed former 5 star OT and a solid TE

cajuncoug

Apr 1, 7:35am

we also didn't lose very many to the portal. We recruited our own players from

runnincoug

Apr 1, 7:27am

We had less players bail out.

zonacougar

Apr 1, 7:29am

This^^^

Conan

Apr 1, 7:33am

RE: We had less players bail out.

ebv

Apr 1, 9:28am

RE: We had less players bail out.

zonacougar

Apr 1, 3:25pm

In addition to needing to make roster cuts to reach 105

Mabuhay Coug

Apr 1, 12:49pm

Same number of scholarship players though

puntersarepeople

Apr 1, 12:54pm

We're a basketball school. Which is awesome. Good football would be nice too.

Methusaleh22

Apr 1, 7:40am

No. This can't be. And yet it is

TNT

Apr 1, 8:01am

We retained our players plus got Tanuvasa, Ryan, Gentry, Clegg, and Akana

arizonacougarfan

Apr 1, 7:43am

We had a ton of portal activity before our first Big 12 season. That’s not

VACougMD

Apr 1, 7:55am

Jay Hill: quote "I don't like living in the portal unless I know everything

rcbyufan

Apr 1, 7:58am

Sounded like they might be interested in a WR if an interesting one pops up. DT and CB too

mokelembembe

Apr 1, 8:07am

Foooooooooooooouuuuus!

SinkingQuffa

Apr 1, 8:29pm

If you don't want to be then don’t. Besides that, it’s a really bad take. Returning production

Soupie

Apr 1, 8:09am

I never said it wasn’t.

conetah

Apr 1, 8:16am

What QB would you want? You're not going to bench Retzlaff and anybody in the

molodyets

Apr 1, 8:18am

Yeah, you don't bench Retzlaff unless it's a sure-fire can't miss. Who is that?

runnincoug

Apr 1, 8:41am

I agree with this.

conetah

Apr 1, 10:41am

It would have to be someone not just better than Retz but WAY better

runnincoug

Apr 1, 11:06am

And you don’t mess with team chemistry for a slight improvement at QB

puntersarepeople

Apr 1, 11:15am

This may help you out. The numbers are as of January, but not a lot has changed

BYUMizzou

Apr 1, 8:29am

Now do how many players each team lost in the portal and how much those

cougaman

Apr 1, 8:34am

Need to look at Net portal numbers

tmurphey44

Apr 1, 9:36am

Needs for new starter exist at OT(portal), DL(portal), TE(portal) and depth

stansburycoug

Apr 1, 9:48am

They can be picky. Remember NCAA cut the total # of players allowed to 105.

ImuaKahuku

Apr 1, 10:12am

This year is important as it will tell us

BlueFever

Apr 1, 11:19am

This video interview of Jay Hill explains his position on the portal

scrambled egg

Apr 1, 11:24am

Sione Moa is better than anyone in the portal- He and LJ will destroy the Big 12

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