Rueben Jones is in the portal
pretty much expected I assume
https://247sports.com/Article/NCAA-transfer-portal-names-players-destinations-127866941/
January 28th, 2019 at 5:53 PM ^
Transitional classes be like that.
January 28th, 2019 at 5:56 PM ^
next season looks like maybe 4 - Gil, Dwumfour, Eubanks and Spanellis
doubtful Peters, Nordin or Johnson are here for it - those are the only 7 possibilities I think
January 28th, 2019 at 7:40 PM ^
The real question is can Ron Johnson have a Lawrence Marshall like position switch and subsequent production...if so in would take it.
January 28th, 2019 at 7:38 PM ^
The first recruiting class was a dud but we all knew that.
January 29th, 2019 at 9:53 AM ^
That should buy Harbaugh two more years of excuses.
January 29th, 2019 at 12:24 PM ^
I don’t think he needs to make excuses the program is in a much better position than when he found it. Big game narrative be damned. The only thing that I really am not ok with is holding on to dead weight staff memebrs too long, but Jim is old school and doesn’t seem to want to slit his friends throats profesionally...which I can dig.
January 29th, 2019 at 12:02 PM ^
It's hard to judge Harbaugh too much on his 2015 class considering he had all of 3-4 weeks to put it together after being out of the college game for four years.
Is it somewhat alarming? Yeah, but when you consider how talented the subsequent classes have been, its likely those guys would've been contributing over most remaining fifth year guys anyway.
January 28th, 2019 at 5:59 PM ^
No surprises as we head toward spring practice.
January 28th, 2019 at 6:12 PM ^
Now you're just tempting fate.
January 28th, 2019 at 6:01 PM ^
The Portal always makes me think of that 90s movie Stargate
January 29th, 2019 at 5:38 AM ^
But not the 10 seasons of the TV show?
January 28th, 2019 at 6:07 PM ^
January 28th, 2019 at 6:25 PM ^
I meet him twice outside of football. 1). Sitting at the counter at Fingerle's last spring on his phone trying to find someone with a truck to move some drywall. I said he could strap it on top of my vehicle, but he politely declined. 2). He was standing next to me with his younger sister at a few of the booths at the townie street fair before the Art Fair this summer. I said hello again and he actually remembered me from before. I know ..."Cool story Bro"...Good luck Reuben.
January 29th, 2019 at 9:50 AM ^
Those are bad, even for made up message board stories.
January 28th, 2019 at 6:28 PM ^
Still no Pep in the portal?
January 28th, 2019 at 7:57 PM ^
Looking more and more like he's going to stay with the "demotion" to QB coach. Fingers crossed one of these NFL teams scoops him up as they fill out their staffs.
January 28th, 2019 at 9:40 PM ^
Nope - still Assistant Head Coach and QB position coach. Likley to stay that way unless he finds an NFL job worth the move.
January 28th, 2019 at 6:38 PM ^
Really getting tired of those underpants.
January 28th, 2019 at 6:41 PM ^
It's not as easy to get into the portal as you all think... you have to get past Heimdall!
January 28th, 2019 at 7:33 PM ^
Good luck man.
January 28th, 2019 at 9:05 PM ^
The Rueben Jones sandwich at Zingerman's will probably have to be removed from the menu now
:(
January 28th, 2019 at 9:18 PM ^
ESPN gives him 7 career tackles at UM. He probably wants more playing time. I would! Best of luck to him.
January 28th, 2019 at 10:09 PM ^
He was unlikely to be invited back for a 5th year anyways.
January 28th, 2019 at 9:21 PM ^
I just want Portal 3
January 28th, 2019 at 9:21 PM ^
I like the Reuben at Zingerman's.
January 28th, 2019 at 9:31 PM ^
Valar Portalais
January 28th, 2019 at 10:22 PM ^
Not a huge surprise. Wish him luck.
January 29th, 2019 at 2:45 AM ^
I wish I had a time portal. I'd go back to 1986 and tell Harbaugh to take the Gophers more seriously.
January 29th, 2019 at 5:40 AM ^
I would have told Moeller to not go out that night. Would have changed the trajectory of the program.
January 29th, 2019 at 7:24 AM ^
While you're traveling, stop by 1989 and tell Bo not to kick it to Raghib Ismail a 2nd time....
January 29th, 2019 at 1:55 PM ^
2016. It's incredible how much our fortunes, outlook, self-esteem and overall national perception would have changed with a single spot just a few inches the other way.
Can't beat OSU? Gone. Can't win big games? Gone. Big Ten Championship drought? (All respect to Wisconsin) Likely gone. 3rd place in the East jokes? Gone. Playoff berth? Yup. Harbaugh never won nothin'? Gone.
<---------------------------------------------This far away--------------------------------------------->
January 29th, 2019 at 8:38 AM ^
Somewhat expected. His path to the field wasn’t very clear next year, especially with Uche and Paye taking a stranglehold on the reserve snaps this season and making a strong case for locking down the starting roles at DE next Fall.
Hope he finds success wherever he goes next.
January 29th, 2019 at 11:16 AM ^
Whenever I see "Player X is in the portal..." I can't keep from mentally completing it with "...potty."
January 29th, 2019 at 12:32 PM ^
Whenever I see "Player X", I think of Molly's Game and Tobey Maguire (as played by Michael Cera.)