Amir Herring to portal
Players jumping in to meet the deadline. Maybe they're just testing the waters before opting back in?
Could just be a red herring.
OP clearly says Amir
He's a communist.
That must be exhausting.
I don't appreciate all these puns. Without Herring on the roster, we are in a real pickle. Yup, pickled herring...
We hardly knew ye.
Welcome to the new reality.
How many more will there be?
I know people are on edge right now before the deadline, but the Beasley and Herring entrances aren't that concerning imo. We see transfers like this every season. Waller sucks though
The main issue for me is I have no god damned idea who is on the team and who isn’t anymore. Which is fine but I personally have no interest in keeping up with the latest season of “As the Transfer Portal Turns”.
At least the NFL has 1 designated free agency session and if you want to trade after that, you work directly with another team where some form of compensation is exchanged.
Best of luck to all the young men going their own way but contractually-obligated college football cannot get here soon enough, which is something I never thought I’d say.
The main issue for me is I have no god damned idea who is on the team and who isn’t anymore
And I think that's very fair and why some people are losing their college fandom a bit. You used to be able to logically follow the depth chart and see who would likely be starting year over year, but now you have to worry about tampering, players maybe not being satisfied with their NIL, players seeking even slightly more playing time, etc. and it's just hard to be mentally invested
Respectfully, you’re a terrible fan if you’re losing you interest in the sport because of roster movement. There’s some real Family-Guy-Mystery-Box vibes with the way people talk about transfers. Beasley has been here for all of 3 months, Herring a few years and evidently he’d rather play than fight to be a 6OL late in his career. Waller had connections with the previous defensive staff and when someone dropped a bag on him he gladly took it, hurts but can’t fault the man. I would guess that pound for pound UM has one of the strongest cultures in CFB, if losing ~5 transfers in an entire cycle is too much for some people idk what to say. Be blessed by a great program, not hurt by every single transfer
At least starters aren't jumping ship like in Lansing.
There will be more. Some kids are testing the waters. Some will leave , some will return to their schools
Three in two days and counting.
Suddenly the "LOL Sparty gotz players in the portal har, har" threads arent quite as funny as they used to be.
Eh. Beasley and Herring are entirely unproven at this point. Michigan has a talent rich roster.
Michigan State does not.
The real rivals have depth.
They are still pretty funny. They have lost bonafide starters and we are losing freshman low on the depth chart. I did not expect the freshman class to be our largest attrition but it makes some sense with the staffing turnover. Guys who have been here have had a chance to fall in love with the school and football culture and are incentivized to stay. The freshman have not had that chance yet and the relationships are gone for most of them. Herring is a bit more of a puzzle because his guy is still here but it may have been getting late early for him. I believe he was the more college-ready of the guards coming in and if it hasn't happened yet talent may have passed him up.
Herring was a third stringer. It’s not a mystery why he left.
These types of transfers don’t really hurt. In the SEC these guys are processed out by staff so they can bring in a group of new guys to filter through. If they’re not going to see the field here, it’s best for both sides if they just go ahead and move on.
Good thing i didn't read most of threads I see.
There are always people out the door after spring ball. Some don't like where they ended up on the depth chart, and some probably had heart to heart conversations with their position coaches. Hopefully those guys will end up where they really belong.
And I guess nowadays you get guys looking for cash. Thus is the nature of the sport.
Yep, Herring is a G5 level guy.
Neither of these guys were going to play.
Relax. It will be okay.
Sparty is at 17 and counting since 4/15. Transfer Portal - MSU
They needed a wholesale culture change in year 0. 17 sounds like a lot of bad apples, which shouldn't surprise anyone given what they did last couple years.
I think it's fine to enjoy Sparty misery no matter what. You take opportunities when you see them.
In fact, it might be even more important to take some joy from a rival's troubles when bad things happen to us.
This is why you don't lol sparty about the portal. It's going to happen to every team.
You’re so happy to say I told you so, we get it.
M will likely get some guys that have actually gotten snaps before.
<Bad thing happens to rival>
“Ha, ha – look at those losers. They had a bad thing happen, it’s so funny. Ha ha.”
Hey guys, be careful. That same bad thing could happen to us too.
“Never, not us. That bad thing just happens to loser schools, not Michigan”
<Bad thing happens to Michigan>
See guys, bad things can happen to us too
“You just like saying I told you so. Nobody likes that. Stop it”
Just because two situations share some superficial similarities does not necessarily mean they're the same. Maybe you'll understand that as you get older ;-P
Back when I was able to insert GIFs I'd have responded with the Robert De Niro "you, you, you" pointing GIF.
Good one.
April 26th, 2024 at 12:32 AM ^
Michigan is obviously going to lose some guys as transfers, but you cannot take away my joy at watching Michigan State burn. If Michigan destroys it's program again, that will hurt badly, but this is not that day.
I'm pretty sure Sparty lost most of their only strength which was their DL as well as their one highly rated recruit of the last few years.
Michigan has lost Waller - admittedly a significant depth piece - and some unproven younger players who may become assets to a good team down the road but didn't want to wait and find out if it would be at Michigan.
Not the same thing.
mGrow, the difference is that Sparty has lost quite a few contributors from what was a 4-8 team.
Michigan has lost two contributors off of a (checks notes) 15-0 team.
Michigan presumably has more "next men up" on their championship team (which has been recruiting at a top-15 level) than MSU has on their under .500 team (which has been recruiting at a top-30/40/50 level).
MSU lost Harmon, their 3rd-year starting DT, and Bai Jobe, a top 60 recruit, while Michigan lost a solid CB2 option in Waller and a couple of depth guys who hadn't seen the field.
Also, there were rumblings even before the spring game that some guys would leave, so 3 in 2 days isn't something terrible. If UM has multiple starters or top-end recruits bolt then that's a time to be concerned.
We are losing guys that are not in our 8-deep. They are losing not only their best players/starters, but All Big Ten caliber.
Nah still funny
This is getting old.
The portal taketh and giveth hopefully. Always be closing...
Make it stop!
It's not a big deal. It's college sports in 2024 and it sucks.
I agree that this is the current state of things and that it is not a big deal.
At the same time, it definitely sucks and I don’t like it.
This one is less surprising. We just brought in a huge/talented OL class and he was behind Efobi in his own class.
thank you for this reasoned take.
I know it’s cliche and he is young but I get the feeling he was getting bounced around at practice. This is not a Waller situation.
He had a rough spring game, but is a freshman so expected. But I didn't believe he was in the two deep like people had said.
Holy mackerel!
i am not taking the bait on that pun, you hammerhead.
If he was floundering, it makes sense he would jump back into the sea.
Do you think he left just for the halibut?
i think its moray that he eels he can't fin-ish his career here. could also be that he might've gotten a conch on the head, or the coaches are too crabby for him.