Riley Williams Portal

[RVACane]

You think a 6’7 265 pound TE and a 6’1 235 pound TE play the same position and do the same things?

Don’t do it man. The Calitrap is a real phenomena.

 

[TriStarCane]

You think a 6’7 265 pound TE and a 6’1 235 pound TE play the same position and do the same things?

makes more sense to just do this then try to actually have nuanced football convos here. You’ll get better results even with the CTE

 

[AUcane]

Really thought he was gonna break out this season

Based on?….

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

Jackson Carver finna take his spot.

 

[Tinman64]

this new era is a joke no idea why I even watch anymore

 

[Page305]

Don't know who Mario made mad but recruiting and portal this yr so far......

 

[JHallCanes]

Don’t do it man. The Calitrap is a real phenomena.

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Dude got more Assburgers than In N Out

 

[KingCane20]

**** this Dude had 7 catches for 100 something yards how will we ever replace that production??? smh fold the program (am i doing it right?)

Context is everything...Mario recruit, In line to be a starter, loss of depth, and Emory is your qb....

 

[MedleyCane]

not that serious my guy.

Agree.
It was simply a reminder of what many people thought of the Portal process when it started.

 

[gacaneaddict]

This sucks.

Dude is super talented.

Top 100 pick NFL draft type if he keeps working. Oh and was set to be TE1 next season.

 

[Cookie917]

That 2023 class

I wonder if anyone yet has done a deep dive on HS classes across the board for quality post portal. Like by way of example Oregon signed 29 players in 2023, 3 more than us.

In order of ranking/2024 stats:

J. ****ey WR/ 0 catches (1 total for career)
Matayo Uiagelelei DE/ 37 tackles 10 sacks
Kenyon Sadiq TE/ 23 catches 290 yds 2 td
Rodrick Pleasant CB/ 1 tackle
Blake Purchase LB/edge / 1 tackle and .5 sack
Daylen Austin CB/ 10 tackles
Austion Novosad QB/ 2/2 for 7 yards
Johnny Bowens DL/ 0 stats, transfer to UTSA
Dante Dowdell RB / transfer to wisky 143 carries 614 yds
Terrance Green DL / 3 tackles 1 sack
Teitum Tuioti edge / 28 tackles 5 sacks
Ashton Cozart WR / Transfer to SMU
Cole Martin CB / Transfer to ASU
George Silva OL / didnt appear in a game
Ashton Porter LB/ 1 tackle .5 sack
Genrnorris Wilson OL / didnt appear in a game
Kodi Decambra S / transfer to UNLV
Jayden Limar RB / 23 carries 67 yards
Amauri Washington DL / 4 tackles
Iapani Laloulou OL / didnt appear in a game
Jerry Mixon LB / 3 tackles
MyKeil Gardner DL / didnt appear in a game
Jaeden Moore LB / 1 tackle .5 sacks
Solomon Davis WR / transfer to Central Michigan
Collin Gill CB / transfer to UGA
Tevita Pome DL / transfer to orgeon state
Tyler Turner CB / 2 tackles
Bryce Boulton OL / didnt appear
Lipe Moala OL / Didnt appear


I mean... on paper that looks pretty bad, worse than our class. I would say Bain is on par with Matayo, we have a stud OL, Riley Williams is prob takin Kenyon Sadiq's job. Not saying that its an excuse but it just seems like HS classes across the country fall apart with the portal.

 

[L A M P]

 

[ssvir]

Thought Lofton was switching to RB?

Clear the wax out of your ears man.

Lofton was discussed as an EMERGENCY RB if we went into the season with only 4 RBs and somehow needed to give carries to a 5th RB b/c of injuries.

 

[Page305]

Lmao..... we might need him

 

[Cribby]

You think a 6’7 265 pound TE and a 6’1 235 pound TE play the same position and do the same things?

One is a true TE and one is an H back. Schott is coming here to play H back and Gilbert is coming here to play TE. Gilbert may be ready to take that role but I’d prefer a bridge to him.

Gilbert is going to play early and will be a monster down the road















Then he’ll transfer

 

[RVACane]

Context is everything...Mario recruit, In line to be a starter, loss of depth, and Emory is your qb....

I swear, there’s always a defense or attack with an excuse for some.

 

[Calinative]

You think a 6’7 265 pound TE and a 6’1 235 pound TE play the same position and do the same things?

What exactly do you think each guy can and can't be asked to do? Lofton can do it all as a TE, height be dammed.

If your point is merely that we need a TE2, sure. But this isn't like we are going into the season with McCormick as the starter who literally can't be used as a receiving threat. Cause Lofton is and can be an In-line TE. He can be flexed out. He can line up in the backfield H-back role

I think you're basically trying to pigeon hole Lofton into just being a gadget guy that can't serve as a TE1 while Riley could basically... I think Lofton was winning the starting job this off-season personally

 

[P-Tizzle]

I mean you can see with your own eyes why it was thought he’d be next man up. Are you really going downplay the lost of him?

I mean you can see with your own eyes why it was thought he’d be next man up. Are you really going downplay the lost of him?

Brother, I said, at worst he's 2TE. But you can also see with your eyes that he wasn't a target for the offense for whatever reason.

He didn't play against Syracuse (that I remember). In our last 6 games (when we were fighting for our lives to get into CFP), he had 2 catches for 29 yards. I don't like losing players on the two-deep, but his production is absolutely replaceable, brother.

 

[JayCane20]

Gilbert is going to play early and will be a monster down the road















Then he’ll transfer

I can see it now… home sick

 

[RVACane]

Really?
This (Portal) is what a good number of Cane fans wanted when this process started.
You know, freedom of movement, players no longer being indentured servant thingie.

I think he’s joking