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What we've lost thus far

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100% of Passing (2,354/2,354 Passing Yards)

Braylon Braxton (124/206 1,624, 19/2) - Portal
Stone Earle (65/120, 673, 7/2) - Portal
Cole Pennington (5/7, 57, 1/0) - Portal

99% of Rushing (2,611/2,622)

AJ Turner (104/864, 6) - Portal
Braylon Braxton (134/610, 4) - Portal
Jordan Houston (134/592, 2) - Graduation
Ethan Payne (111/323, 7) - Graduation
Stone Earle (57/207) - Portal
Tychaun Chapman (8/46, 2) - Still Here
Moses Gray (7/25) - Still Here
Cole Pennington (2/10) - Portal
Chuck Montgomery (3/5) - Portal

83% of Receiving (1,947/2,354)

Christian Fitzpatrick (34/576, 6) - Graduation
Chuck Montgomery (32/393, 3) - Portal
Carl Chester (20/342, 3) - Graduation
Elijah Metcalf (20/194, 3) - Portal
Jordan Houston (13/173, 1) - Graduation
Toby Payne (17/168, 6) - Still Here, but Huff is working hard to get him to USM
Bralon Brown (15/166, 2) - Portal
Tychaun Chapman (17/146, 1) - Still Here
Bryan Robinson (8/82) - Still Here
AJ Turner (8/68, 2) - Portal
Ethan Payne (8/25) - Graduation
Justin Holmes (1/11) - Still Here
DeMarcus Harris (1/10) - Graduation


79% of Tackles (806/1,015)

Jaden Yates (115) - Portal
JJ Roberts (94) - Graduation
Mike Green (81) - Draft
Landyn Watson (66) - Portal
Deeve Harris (54) - Graduation
AG McGee (54) - Portal
Jacobie Henderson (50) - Portal
Ian Foster (48) - Portal
Chris Thomas (43) - Portal
TyQaze Leggs (38) - Graduation
Josh Moten (38) - Portal
Jadarius Geen-McKnight (38) - Still Here
Ahmere Foster (37) - Portal
L'Coryan Anderson (29) - Still Here
JJ Hawkins (22) - Portal
Jabari Ishmael (20) - Portal
Ra'Quan Thompson (20) - Graduation
Dylan Davis (18) - Still Here
Monroe Beard (17) - Still Here
Braydin Ward (14) - Still Here
Jason Shuford (14) - Graduation
Leon Hart (13) - Portal
Ashton Heflin (12) - Still Here
Jude Okolo (12) - Graduation

Note: 15 other players including TaShawn Jeter (Portal) registered tackles. I didn't list them because they were under 10.
 
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What is the minimum number of players a team has to have on a roster to play a game? Are we approaching a breaking point?
 
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What is the minimum number of players a team has to have on a roster to play a game? Are we approaching a breaking point?
Not even close. Remember, except for Mike Green, the players listed above with graduation next to them are playing in our bowl game.

Also, small note: Carl Chester has no additional eligibility left and is not in the portal, meaning he should be available for the game.
 
Not even close. Remember, except for Mike Green, the players listed above with graduation next to them are playing in our bowl game.

Also, small note: Carl Chester has no additional eligibility left and is not in the portal, meaning he should be available for the game.

Makes you wonder if Gibson has tapped a few NC State guys to come with him but because he hasn't been officially announced yet as HC, they're waiting?
 
We should just bite the bullet and trade with JMU. Sounds like they would be more competitive.
I read on at another place that the admin was going to let transfers play in the bowl game if they so chose to.
Any Truth?
 
Not even close. Remember, except for Mike Green, the players listed above with graduation next to them are playing in our bowl game.

Also, small note: Carl Chester has no additional eligibility left and is not in the portal, meaning he should be available for the game.
That was a typo on my part. It should have read "Graduation".

I'll do better:confused:
 
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That is very different than what is going on here...in fact it's borderline disgraceful you'd compare the two.
What a douche thing to say. Not disgraceful at all. They’re called opinions junior.
I have looked at this pic before, but now notice that the scoreboard operator was so excited he hadn’t yet changed the final score.
The Play was from the Xavier 13 yard line. Oh, what I wouldn’t give to hear the play by play on that one!
 
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What a douche thing to say. Not disgraceful at all. They’re called opinions junior.
I have looked at this pic before, but now notice that the scoreboard operator was so excited he hadn’t yet changed the final score.
The Play was from the Xavier 13 yard line. Oh, what I wouldn’t give to hear the play by play on that one!
Well I was a student during that period. We burying people, not transferring them. No comparison between what happened then and what is going on today.
 
I'm actually not worried about next year. The bowl game is a different matter entirely though. On the plus side, some guys have an opportunity to step up and show us what they got for next year.
 
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If you look at the offensive side, most of that production from individuals is replaceable. The harder production to replace is on the defensive side. Finding equivalent replacements for most of our WR/RB production is not going to be that hard. Braxton (outside of the lack of turnovers) can be replaced too. His production outside of the run game can be replaced by another QB. We will miss having a running QB who doesn't turn the ball over though.

But when it comes to defense, yikes. It's still doable but it's a higher bar to clear.

Regardless, I think Gibson can get it done. I'm not afraid of this situation. I don't think we were really a great team despite the success. We had talent that I think never lived up to their potential. We got really lucky this season. Look at where our offense ranks nationally. No one should think it would be tough to replace that. He can certainly do it on that side of the ball.
 
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100% of Passing (2,354/2,354 Passing Yards)

Braylon Braxton (124/206 1,624, 19/2) - Portal
Stone Earle (65/120, 673, 7/2) - Portal
Cole Pennington (5/7, 57, 1/0) - Portal

99% of Rushing (2,611/2,622)

AJ Turner (104/864, 6) - Portal
Braylon Braxton (134/610, 4) - Portal
Jordan Houston (134/592, 2) - Graduation
Ethan Payne (111/323, 7) - Graduation
Stone Earle (57/207) - Portal
Tychaun Chapman (8/46, 2) - Still Here
Moses Gray (7/25) - Still Here
Cole Pennington (2/10) - Portal
Chuck Montgomery (3/5) - Portal

83% of Receiving (1,947/2,354)

Christian Fitzpatrick (34/576, 6) - Graduation
Chuck Montgomery (32/393, 3) - Portal
Carl Chester (20/342, 3) - Graduation
Elijah Metcalf (20/194, 3) - Portal
Jordan Houston (13/173, 1) - Graduation
Toby Payne (17/168, 6) - Still Here, but Huff is working hard to get him to USM
Bralon Brown (15/166, 2) - Portal
Tychaun Chapman (17/146, 1) - Still Here
Bryan Robinson (8/82) - Still Here
AJ Turner (8/68, 2) - Portal
Ethan Payne (8/25) - Graduation
Justin Holmes (1/11) - Still Here
DeMarcus Harris (1/10) - Graduation


79% of Tackles (806/1,015)

Jaden Yates (115) - Portal
JJ Roberts (94) - Graduation
Mike Green (81) - Draft
Landyn Watson (66) - Portal
Deeve Harris (54) - Graduation
AG McGee (54) - Portal
Jacobie Henderson (50) - Portal
Ian Foster (48) - Portal
Chris Thomas (43) - Portal
TyQaze Leggs (38) - Graduation
Josh Moten (38) - Portal
Jadarius Geen-McKnight (38) - Still Here
Ahmere Foster (37) - Portal
L'Coryan Anderson (29) - Still Here
JJ Hawkins (22) - Portal
Jabari Ishmael (20) - Portal
Ra'Quan Thompson (20) - Graduation
Dylan Davis (18) - Still Here
Monroe Beard (17) - Still Here
Braydin Ward (14) - Still Here
Jason Shuford (14) - Graduation
Leon Hart (13) - Still Here
Ashton Heflin (12) - Still Here
Jude Okolo (12) - Graduation

Note: 15 other players including TaShawn Jeter (Portal) registered tackles. I didn't list them because they were under 10.
Good research. That's a lot of production to lose, assuming they all transfer. Maybe some will stay with the Herd.
 
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If you look at the offensive side, most of that production from individuals is replaceable. The harder production to replace is on the defensive side. Finding equivalent replacements for most of our WR/RB production is not going to be that hard. Braxton (outside of the lack of turnovers) can be replaced too. His production outside of the run game can be replaced by another QB. We will miss having a running QB who doesn't turn the ball over though.

But when it comes to defense, yikes. It's still doable but it's a higher bar to clear.

Regardless, I think Gibson can get it done. I'm not afraid of this situation. I don't think we were really a great team despite the success. We had talent that I think never lived up to their potential. We got really lucky this season. Look at where our offense ranks nationally. No one should think it would be tough to replace that. He can certainly do it on that side of the ball.
I actually agree with you 100%. I told someone yesterday that we got darn lucky this season and while we’re a good team, we were closer to last season’s record than we care to admit.
 
I actually agree with you 100%. I told someone yesterday that we got darn lucky this season and while we’re a good team, we were closer to last season’s record than we care to admit.


None of the offensive numbers are intimidating. It may even be a blessing to clean house on that side. We definitely needed better WR recruitment.
 
That is very different than what is going on here...in fact it's borderline disgraceful you'd compare the two.

Borderline disgraceful??? Paying homage to overcoming adversity by using Ernie Salvatore's signature name for Marshall fans and players... Evoking memories of a simpler, and in many ways better, time when there were stronger connections between college athletes and their teammates, schools and fans when the love of the game superseded money and the NIL portal.

You can say many things about me but calling me disgraceful about MU football isn't one of them. And that's a disgrace that you chose to do so.
 
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But we aren't.

But leave it to MU fans saying how they "almost were 7-5."
Never said we were and I’m glad our record is what it is but I’m also not so enamored that I can’t see that we aren’t that far and away from 7-5. We were d*mn lucky to even make the championship game. Sorry you can’t see that.

I’m not and never have been a huge Huff fan but I do give him immense credit for what he was able to do this season. That said, I’m not upset he’s gone because I didn’t like have a snake oil salesman leading our team.
 
Brad could make this transition alot better by giving coach Gibson a few mil for nil out of his own pocket and letting him go after the half dozen or so that he would like to keep
 
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