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Gio Lopez to the transfer portal. Makes some sense, though I feel somewhat bad for him as the scheme last year did him no favors. Not saying he would have been awesome, but I think in the right system he can be above average. Seems like we are still pursuing a 2nd portal QB as well.
 
I could see us landing that Texas A&M transfer Miles O'Neill who was a backup there for the last couple of years but who was recruited there when Petrino was the OC.
 
fuheel said:
Gio Lopez to the transfer portal. Makes some sense, though I feel somewhat bad for him as the scheme last year did him no favors. Not saying he would have been awesome, but I think in the right system he can be above average. Seems like we are still pursuing a 2nd portal QB as well.
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I feel bad for Gio too, but I am very happy with this news. I am sure we had to pay him some money to buyout the second year, but I am also sure he agreed to a massive discount because (1) he wants to play somewhere, and (2) he will make money at that school, too.

With the additional freed up funds and roster spot, we can get a second QB in the portal that at least has a shot to be successful in our offense. Gio likely needs a very specific type of offense in which to excel; his reads are so slow and he is uber cautious in throwing anything that could possibly be intercepted, which leads to very bad and boring offense.
 
Calheel said:
I feel bad for Gio too, but I am very happy with this news. I am sure we had to pay him some money to buyout the second year, but I am also sure he agreed to a massive discount because (1) he wants to play somewhere, and (2) he will make money at that school, too.

With the additional freed up funds and roster spot, we can get a second QB in the portal that at least has a shot to be successful in our offense. Gio likely needs a very specific type of offense in which to excel; his reads are so slow and he is uber cautious in throwing anything that could possibly be intercepted, which leads to very bad and boring offense.
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Darn, if only the staff had another highly rated QB prospect on the roster that could compete for that starting spot instead of having to trawl the dregs of the transfer portal.
 
Positive scoop on IC. UNC confident on getting the LSU CB, the PSU DE and a LB from Richmond. That might change the vibe a bit.
 
Peppers49 said:
Darn, if only the staff had another highly rated QB prospect on the roster that could compete for that starting spot instead of having to trawl the dregs of the transfer portal.
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Is this a Baker reference again? Because the staff clearly did not believe Baker was ready to play at this level.
 
fuheel said:
I know you meant PSU, but agreed that he is a good pickup. Seems like a speed DE to hopefully replace Tyler Thompson.
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I'm holding out a bit of hope that Thompson returns. We need his experience. Harvey had 10 tackles and a sack this past season for Penn State in 11 games played.

I'm a bit disappointed, though not surprised, that the staff seems to be prioritizing "stars" and "potential" in the portal over actual productivity. I don't think that's going to be a winning formula for us on the field this fall. But I'd be thrilled to be wrong.
 
CFordUNC said:
I'm holding out a bit of hope that Thompson returns. We need his experience. Harvey had 10 tackles and a sack this past season for Penn State in 11 games played.

I'm a bit disappointed, though not surprised, that the staff seems to be prioritizing "stars" and "potential" in the portal over actual productivity. I don't think that's going to be a winning formula for us on the field this fall. But I'd be thrilled to be wrong.
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i don’t think there’s any chance he returns
 
It is hard to know what you're getting from the portal. Apparently Harvey was only starting in the bowl cuz two other EDGE guys were opt-out & portaling. He was listed as second-string all yr though.
His sack celebration is decent though.
 
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