How would you rate Gophers offseason in the portal?

[TonyLiebert]

 

[btowngopher]

Looks like upgrades at wr and definitely rb. Potentially upgraded at DB. Downgrade at DL and potentially LB. Solid B for me, another LB would’ve been nice.

 

[Indiana Gopher]

LOVE what they did at DB and WR (even though the losses at each are not inconsequencial) ! Very hopeful that they found a gem at RB. On the defensive front 7, looks like we lost more than we gained. Overall I am happy with our Portal results. Added several players who are likely to contribute. 'B'

 

[Bayfieldgopher]

Offense B due to Spencer's show in the Spring game added in with at bit of Crooms. Tyler is no Mo but will give us a different look but no OL add on which I thought we needed.

Incomplete for the D as we need to see if the newbies are better than the departed.

 

[MNVCGUY]

Not really sure how anyone can evaluate transfer classes until you see how guys pan out but on paper it looks like we did well in the portal again.

Loses along the DL are concerning but there are a numbrer of talented young players waiting their turn and the fact that we didn't try to bring in reinforcements says to me that the staff feels good about what we have.

Bigger transfer class than some of the others we have brought in. Will be interesting to see how many of the new guys are in the mix right away next season.

 

[hungan1]

The O-Line could have used an experienced OL from the portal. There are seventeen on the current roster.

50	JJ Guedet	OL	6' 7''	310	5 / 5	2 years	Washington, Ill. / Washington Community
52	Spencer Alvarez	OL	6' 6''	260	2 / 2	4 years	Columbia Heights, Minn. / Columbia Heights
55	Karter Shaw	OL	6' 4''	310	6 / 3	1 year	South Jordan, Utah / Herriman / Utah State
58	Jackson Hunter	OL	6' 6''	275	3 / 3	3 years	Oconomowoc, Wis. / Oconomowoc
59	Tony Nelson	OL	6' 6''	280	2 / 2	4 years	Tracy, Minn. / Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
65	Greg Johnson	OL	6' 6''	300	1 / 1	4 years	Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake
66	Nathan Boe	OL	6' 5''	300	6 / 6	1 year	Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville North
68	Jackson Ruschmeyer	OL	6' 4''	295	4 / 4	3 years	Hutchinson, Minn. / Holy Family Catholic
69	Aireontae Ersery	OL	6' 6''	325	4 / 4	3 years	Kansas City, Mo. / Ruskin
70	Cade McConnell	OL	6' 5''	300	2 / 2	4 years	Choctaw, Okla. / Choctaw
71	Martes Lewis	OL	6' 7''	330	4 / 4	3 years	Merrillville, Ind. / Merrillville
73	Tyrell Lawrence	OL	6' 7''	355	4 / 4	3 years	Milton, Ontario, Canada / Clearwater Academy International
75	Tyler Cooper	OL	6' 5''	310	5 / 5	2 years	Saint Croix Falls, Wis. / Saint Croix Falls
76	Reese Tripp	OL	6' 7''	330	1 / 1	4 years	Mantorville, Minn. / Kasson-Mantorville
77	Quinn Carroll	OL	6' 6''	310	5 / 2	2 years	Edina, Minn. / Edina / Notre Dame
78	Ashton Beers	OL	6' 5''	300	2 / 2	4 years	Slinger, Wis. / Slinger
79	Logan Purcell	OL	6' 7''	260	3 / 3	3 years	Annandale, Minn. / Annandale

 

[Xerxes_]

Interesting that they lost 8 players to transferred to other P5 programs and brought in 2 players from other P5 programs.

 

[MNVCGUY]

Interesting that they lost 8 players to transferred to other P5 programs and brought in 2 players from other P5 programs.

lol....nice troll attempt.

 

[Gophers_4life]

The O-Line could have used an experienced OL from the portal. There are seventeen on the current roster.

50	JJ Guedet	OL	6' 7''	310	5 / 5	2 years	Washington, Ill. / Washington Community
52	Spencer Alvarez	OL	6' 6''	260	2 / 2	4 years	Columbia Heights, Minn. / Columbia Heights
55	Karter Shaw	OL	6' 4''	310	6 / 3	1 year	South Jordan, Utah / Herriman / Utah State
58	Jackson Hunter	OL	6' 6''	275	3 / 3	3 years	Oconomowoc, Wis. / Oconomowoc
59	Tony Nelson	OL	6' 6''	280	2 / 2	4 years	Tracy, Minn. / Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
65	Greg Johnson	OL	6' 6''	300	1 / 1	4 years	Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake
66	Nathan Boe	OL	6' 5''	300	6 / 6	1 year	Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville North
68	Jackson Ruschmeyer	OL	6' 4''	295	4 / 4	3 years	Hutchinson, Minn. / Holy Family Catholic
69	Aireontae Ersery	OL	6' 6''	325	4 / 4	3 years	Kansas City, Mo. / Ruskin
70	Cade McConnell	OL	6' 5''	300	2 / 2	4 years	Choctaw, Okla. / Choctaw
71	Martes Lewis	OL	6' 7''	330	4 / 4	3 years	Merrillville, Ind. / Merrillville
73	Tyrell Lawrence	OL	6' 7''	355	4 / 4	3 years	Milton, Ontario, Canada / Clearwater Academy International
75	Tyler Cooper	OL	6' 5''	310	5 / 5	2 years	Saint Croix Falls, Wis. / Saint Croix Falls
76	Reese Tripp	OL	6' 7''	330	1 / 1	4 years	Mantorville, Minn. / Kasson-Mantorville
77	Quinn Carroll	OL	6' 6''	310	5 / 2	2 years	Edina, Minn. / Edina / Notre Dame
78	Ashton Beers	OL	6' 5''	300	2 / 2	4 years	Slinger, Wis. / Slinger
79	Logan Purcell	OL	6' 7''	260	3 / 3	3 years	Annandale, Minn. / Annandale

Cooper and Guedet are class of 2019 guys who haven't seen the field much.

Hope they can figure it out for 2023 and get out there.

 

[MNVCGUY]

The O-Line could have used an experienced OL from the portal. There are seventeen on the current roster.

50	JJ Guedet	OL	6' 7''	310	5 / 5	2 years	Washington, Ill. / Washington Community
52	Spencer Alvarez	OL	6' 6''	260	2 / 2	4 years	Columbia Heights, Minn. / Columbia Heights
55	Karter Shaw	OL	6' 4''	310	6 / 3	1 year	South Jordan, Utah / Herriman / Utah State
58	Jackson Hunter	OL	6' 6''	275	3 / 3	3 years	Oconomowoc, Wis. / Oconomowoc
59	Tony Nelson	OL	6' 6''	280	2 / 2	4 years	Tracy, Minn. / Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
65	Greg Johnson	OL	6' 6''	300	1 / 1	4 years	Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake
66	Nathan Boe	OL	6' 5''	300	6 / 6	1 year	Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville North
68	Jackson Ruschmeyer	OL	6' 4''	295	4 / 4	3 years	Hutchinson, Minn. / Holy Family Catholic
69	Aireontae Ersery	OL	6' 6''	325	4 / 4	3 years	Kansas City, Mo. / Ruskin
70	Cade McConnell	OL	6' 5''	300	2 / 2	4 years	Choctaw, Okla. / Choctaw
71	Martes Lewis	OL	6' 7''	330	4 / 4	3 years	Merrillville, Ind. / Merrillville
73	Tyrell Lawrence	OL	6' 7''	355	4 / 4	3 years	Milton, Ontario, Canada / Clearwater Academy International
75	Tyler Cooper	OL	6' 5''	310	5 / 5	2 years	Saint Croix Falls, Wis. / Saint Croix Falls
76	Reese Tripp	OL	6' 7''	330	1 / 1	4 years	Mantorville, Minn. / Kasson-Mantorville
77	Quinn Carroll	OL	6' 6''	310	5 / 2	2 years	Edina, Minn. / Edina / Notre Dame
78	Ashton Beers	OL	6' 5''	300	2 / 2	4 years	Slinger, Wis. / Slinger
79	Logan Purcell	OL	6' 7''	260	3 / 3	3 years	Annandale, Minn. / Annandale

To me, the fact that they were seemingly not actively pursuing offensive lineman in the portal means they probably feel good about the guys in house. Quite a few guys on that list that have been in the program multiple years.

 

[restovich]

Isn't Cooper projected to start at LG?

 

[Bring back the Axe]

Knee jerk reaction, offense solid net positive, defense significant net negative.

 

[MNVCGUY]

Knee jerk reaction, offense solid net positive, defense significant net negative.

To me the defensive line is the key. If the returning players on the D-Line can perform to a level where the loss of Carter isn't obvious then I think there is a strong potential for a net gain on defense.

There are a number of young DL that we haven't really seen in action who were pretty highly regarded coming out of high school. And the staff didn't seem to be going after interior D-Line transfers.

 

[Xerxes_]

lol....nice troll attempt.

It's tough when facts hurt your feelings.

 

[MNVCGUY]

It's tough when facts hurt your feelings.

WTF are you even talking about? Do you seriously have nothing better to do with your time than to troll other teams message boards?

 

[Xerxes_]

WTF are you even talking about? Do you seriously have nothing better to do with your time than to troll other teams message boards?

I mentioned a fact from the tweet about the amount of transfers going to and coming from P5 programs and you called me a troll. If stating facts makes me a troll then so be it.

 

[die hard gopher]

I mentioned a fact from the tweet about the amount of transfers going to and coming from P5 programs and you called me a troll. If stating facts makes me a troll then so be it.

It gives the impression that you are trying to imply that the guys we lost are better than the guys we are bringing in simply because they aren't coming from the P5 ranks which isn't necessarily true.

In fact the two guys we are bringing in from the P5, Mcdonald and Collins, will likely get less playing time than 6-7 of the transfers that came from G5 and FCS schools.

Losing Carter is a big loss that was not replaced by the portal but everyone else on D i'd say is a wash.

 

[hungan1]

To me, the fact that they were seemingly not actively pursuing offensive lineman in the portal means they probably feel good about the guys in house. Quite a few guys on that list that have been in the program multiple years.

Recruiting OLs is difficult. There are not many of them. Coach Callahan and Fleck did a great job recruiting Greg Johnson, Reese Tripp, Jerome Williams, and Phillip Daniels.

 

[btowngopher]

Interesting that they lost 8 players to transferred to other P5 programs and brought in 2 players from other P5 programs.

Interesting, not sure it means anything good or bad. Last year I think we lost 6 and gained 4. 3 of the 4 gained played a lot, two started. Lost Bucky, MJ Anderson, and Dunlap (I assume he played a lot). Boyd, Emilien, and Ky Thomas didn’t do a whole lot last year.

We had four transfer in from non P5. Beanie and Baugh played a lot, Stapp played a bit, the other was a kicker. So pretty similar hit rate, at least last year.

 

[btowngopher]

Knee jerk reaction, offense solid net positive, defense significant net negative.

What’s your reasoning for the defense being a significant net negative? Two veteran cbs to replace Beanie could be a gain. Two experienced safeties to replace Dixon could be a gain. Carter is a loss but depth appears to be there. Selig and the UNC kid seem like real wild cards, if they carve out major roles I think the defense should be a net gain assuming the defensive results are still strong.

 

[PMWinSTP]

Looks like upgrades at wr and definitely rb. Potentially upgraded at DB. Downgrade at DL and potentially LB. Solid B for me, another LB would’ve been nice.

With losing Mo, it's hard for me to think the overall RB position has been upgraded. Hope I am wrong! I do think Evans will breakout.

 

[btowngopher]

With losing Mo, it's hard for me to think the overall RB position has been upgraded. Hope I am wrong! I do think Evans will breakout.

I was grading just based on portal activity, kind of removed graduates from the equation and just looked at losses to the portal vs adds.

 

[MonikerSchmoniker45]

Did we have anyone transfer out after the spring game? When was the last time that happened?

 

[die hard gopher]

Did we have anyone transfer out after the spring game? When was the last time that happened?

Flemming

 

[Bring back the Axe]

What’s your reasoning for the defense being a significant net negative? Two veteran cbs to replace Beanie could be a gain. Two experienced safeties to replace Dixon could be a gain. Carter is a loss but depth appears to be there. Selig and the UNC kid seem like real wild cards, if they carve out major roles I think the defense should be a net gain assuming the defensive results are still strong.

Carter is a big loss, and we lost some solid experienced contributors on the back end. The guys they brought in to backfill I don't feel are up to the same level and are new to the system. I trust that Rossi will coach them up and other guys will emerge, but we're a developmental program and I think programs like ours are hurt more when we lose experienced guys. I 100% hope I'm proven wrong. I'm very optimistic about the offense though so I think at worst it will balance out.

 

[Bring back the Axe]

To me the defensive line is the key. If the returning players on the D-Line can perform to a level where the loss of Carter isn't obvious then I think there is a strong potential for a net gain on defense.

There are a number of young DL that we haven't really seen in action who were pretty highly regarded coming out of high school. And the staff didn't seem to be going after interior D-Line transfers.

yes, i'm really banking on that some of the 2021 and 2022 guys will emerge, and i trust Rossi, but I'm still concerned

 

[PeoplesFront]

Hmm. A spreadsheet with the use of school colors for font and cell background fill.

Is Tony…? Nah, couldn’t be.

 

[MNVCGUY]

yes, i'm really banking on that some of the 2021 and 2022 guys will emerge, and i trust Rossi, but I'm still concerned

We have a number of guys along the D-Line that are entering their 3rd and 4th years with the program (redshirt Sophomore, Redshirt Junior) - Which tends to be the time when you start to see guys emerge along the lines if they are going to. Plus Anthony Smith has gotten a lot of buzz as a second year guy as well.

Going to be interesting to see what the D-Line looks like and how it performs. lot of interesting prospects who could really step up this year.

 

[FredCoxRocks]

If I believe everything I read in the StarTribune comment sections...an F-. Because Minnesota is the only school that has players that transfer out.

 

[Gophers_4life]

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Is Tony…? Nah, couldn’t be.

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