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I keep on hearing other Division I teams losing guys in the transfer portal. However, there isn't much news from UCD. I guess that's good news for now?

It's the Holiday, guys are busy and still thinking about options, taking phone calls (it happens) -- Should be hearing things by tomorrow. Portal typically runs 1/2 through 1/16

Seeing some of the same, Montana just lost one of their bright young corners, NDSU losing a group of great starters as well. Don't want to speak too soon let's just hope the portal stays quiet on our end of things unless we're bringing in guys.

There are plenty of receivers in the Big Sky that are fast and talented enough and over 6’0 tall. They need to a couple guys with a catch radius to minimize the degree of difficulty for the QB.

LB Jordan Garcia, a JUCO transfer who never played this season, is entering the portal

thinking back, I don’t think small receivers were our problem. We had our first 1k receiver in a while. Our receivers honestly outplayed how we thought they would before the season.

Transfer portal opens today. Hopefully we don't sustain too many critical losses. Fingers crossed that Pinnick stays put and that Vargas decides against leaving.

Didn't hear Shamburger's name much this season. Remind me, was he injured or simply not playing?

I feel like he sat out. He was great two years ago.

I wonder if it is fair to assume that if a player doesn't enter the portal today, they won't at all. I mean IF you were going to utilize the portal it would make sense to get the full 16 days out of it.

yeah with the portal period as short as it is, I would think you'd hear announcements very quickly. I don't think they'll all be today necessarily, but if we don't hear anything in the first couple I think it's at least safer to say any particular player is staying.

Except conversations exist outside those authorized by the portal. I assume some players want to know where they are going before burning their bridges.

Good point. That needs to be wrangled in by the NCAA for sure

Shamburger wasn't on last years spring or fall roster. He didn't play against South Dakota in the 2024 playoffs

“ Except conversations exist outside those authorized by the portal.”
Exactly. I know for a fact that several of our guys were offered big numbers during the season. I suppose if they were going to jump, they could wait until the last day to enter the portal. And like 52 said, this whole system needs to be rearranged. The other issue to consider is that once they enter the portal, their scholarship can be dropped at the institution's discretion.

a big issue is that the players have ‘representatives’ - they don’t necessarily have the best long term interests of the player in mind. They only get a payoff IF the kid leaves and takes some cash.

. Another reason we can't read tOo much into no news about someone entering the portal, is that the portal isn't public. So unless the athlete puts the news in social media they can be in the portal unannounced. There are no investigative reporters covering UC Davis.

Hearing bad whispers regarding us and the portal. Yes it’s as bad as you’d expect. Should break the internet today or tomorrow.

I hate making all of these assumptions but when a player "signs" with an agency and announces it on socials, that's not a great indication of staying put...

Well that sucks. I guess I'll mentally prepare for every single offensive starter to enter the portal and be happy if that's not the case..

Don't love that...

Oh it's bad...

https://www.on3.com/college/uc-davis-aggies/transfer-portal/wire/football/

Pitt contacts RB Carter Vargas:
https://www.si.com/college/pittsburgh/football/pitt-panthers-contacts-fcs-transfer-carter-vargas

The performance of that Ole Miss QB last night probably didn’t help the cause. It might absolutely get “bad” as Supreme has predicted, but I’m skeptical on the market for a bunch of young players still in the developmental phases of their careers. Most $ goes to guys that are plug and play. Kids can enter the portal without leaving as well, as long as the coaching staff will have them back.

Stay the course, develop the guys we have, plug holes as needed. I predict that a bunch of kids think it’s cool to enter the portal, they see lists of kids opting out of bowl games on TV, thinking they have the leverage, then the rubber meets the road. Over 10k names were in the portal BEFORE it opened today… that is where teams cut players and playing careers go to die. San Diego State dumped/advised 30 guys into the portal today. Be careful boys, it’s not as sexy as you think.

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This will be my last downer comment of the day then I will let what happens happen. What I will say is that other players leaving Davis may impact/switch decisions of teammates to stay if they believe the team won't be as strong and they can both win and get money somewhere else.