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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by The Butcher » Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:13 pm

Montanabob wrote:
Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:03 pm
The Butcher wrote:
Fri Jan 17, 2025 4:01 pm
SDSU former QB Mark Gronowski got a $1,000,000 NIL deal at Iowa. :shock:
https://www.si.com/college/iowa/footbal ... -gronowski
correct me if i mis quote, but isnt that more than he would get from a mid round draft pick?
Brock Purdy made $985,000 this season.



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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by onceacat » Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:27 pm

The Butcher wrote:
Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:13 pm
Montanabob wrote:
Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:03 pm
The Butcher wrote:
Fri Jan 17, 2025 4:01 pm
SDSU former QB Mark Gronowski got a $1,000,000 NIL deal at Iowa. :shock:
https://www.si.com/college/iowa/footbal ... -gronowski
correct me if i mis quote, but isnt that more than he would get from a mid round draft pick?
Brock Purdy made $985,000 this season.
Hes a late round pick on a rookie contract, though, correct? Last pick in the draft? Tommy Mellot could squeak into the 7th round.

Predictions for Purdy are for a $300m+ contract this offseason.



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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by tetoncat » Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:35 am

onceacat wrote:
Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:27 pm
The Butcher wrote:
Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:13 pm
Montanabob wrote:
Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:03 pm
The Butcher wrote:
Fri Jan 17, 2025 4:01 pm
SDSU former QB Mark Gronowski got a $1,000,000 NIL deal at Iowa. :shock:
https://www.si.com/college/iowa/footbal ... -gronowski
correct me if i mis quote, but isnt that more than he would get from a mid round draft pick?
Brock Purdy made $985,000 this season.
Hes a late round pick on a rookie contract, though, correct? Last pick in the draft? Tommy Mellot could squeak into the 7th round.

Predictions for Purdy are for a $300m+ contract this offseason.
But right now Gronowski is a zero round from FCS and will make more .


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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by nanacat » Wed Jan 22, 2025 9:23 am

Apparently winning a National Championship doesn't guarantee player loyalty, as many have said. Ohio State evidently lost many to the portal already. Seeking bigger payoffs than a trophy.



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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by onceacat » Wed Jan 22, 2025 9:50 am

nanacat wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2025 9:23 am
Apparently winning a National Championship doesn't guarantee player loyalty, as many have said. Ohio State evidently lost many to the portal already. Seeking bigger payoffs than a trophy.
I'm not sure how a player gets a better payday than playing for Ohio State.

Edit: Looks like they are all backups. Likely transferring to get playing time, not for money. (Although playing time may equal money)



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Post by Prodigal Cat » Wed Apr 16, 2025 11:21 am



USD was going to be most likely the preseason #2 team behind the Bison. Now with what they’ve lost to graduation and the portal especially on their Oline, it’s looking like they might be more of a one year wonder.


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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by CodyCat » Wed Apr 16, 2025 11:48 am

NDSU running back in the portal



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Post by thefrank1 » Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:33 pm

Adam, please stay.


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Post by CodyCat » Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:35 pm

thefrank1 wrote:
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Adam, please stay.
It’s only a matter of time before a MT grown stud hits the portal. Let’s hope it’s not this window for any of the Cats.


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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by SparkCat » Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:52 pm

thefrank1 wrote:
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Adam, please stay.
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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by TomCat88 » Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:57 pm

CodyCat wrote:
Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:35 pm
thefrank1 wrote:
Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:33 pm
Adam, please stay.
It’s only a matter of time before a MT grown stud hits the portal. Let’s hope it’s not this window for any of the Cats.
Brown is from Nebraska but you probably knew that and are just splitting the topic. It’ll happen eventually where a Montana player portals but I don’t think it’ll ever become a trend.

Like NDSU football, MSU football can absorb the typical transfer portal turnover from year to year.


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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by MSU01 » Wed Apr 16, 2025 4:51 pm

It will be interesting to see in the next 10 days what happens with MSU and the transfer portal. The spring entry window closes on the 25th but MSU doesn't finish spring practice until the following day, so anyone leaving MSU will have to declare their intent to transfer before spring ball ends. Unless there's some kind of exception for players from teams like MSU with later than normal spring practice.



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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by CodyCat » Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:13 pm

I see that the OL from USD is in the top 10 available players in the portal according to 247Sports. I also saw that one of NDSU’s best (or maybe the best) entered the portal.

I think it sucks to see the best talent transfer out of the FCS. Which got me thinking, is the transfer portal a reason that teams outside of the Big Sky and MVFC can’t put together a championship caliber team?


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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by kwcat » Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:42 pm

Crazy how bad South Dakota State got raped. 21 players on that list moved up.
https://herosports.com/2025-fcs-to-fbs-transfers-bzbz/



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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by AFCAT » Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:11 pm

CodyCat wrote:
Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:13 pm
I see that the OL from USD is in the top 10 available players in the portal according to 247Sports. I also saw that one of NDSU’s best (or maybe the best) entered the portal.

I think it sucks to see the best talent transfer out of the FCS. Which got me thinking, is the transfer portal a reason that teams outside of the Big Sky and MVFC can’t put together a championship caliber team?
The transfer portal is the reason some FCS schools can put a team on the field at all. Remember UTM? I believe half their roster came from the portal? I didn’t think UTM had that great of a defense and I see they lost four of their defensive players back to the FBS. Crazy.


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Post by lutecat » Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:30 pm

Was the Weber tight end such a stud? I see he's going to Alabama.



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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by 4KornerKat » Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:03 am

kwcat wrote:
Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:42 pm
Crazy how bad South Dakota State got raped. 21 players on that list moved up.
https://herosports.com/2025-fcs-to-fbs-transfers-bzbz/
Note that 16 of those followed their coaching staff to Washington State, slightly different than 21 just leaving and moving up.



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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by MSU01 » Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:19 am

4KornerKat wrote:
Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:03 am
kwcat wrote:
Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:42 pm
Crazy how bad South Dakota State got raped. 21 players on that list moved up.
https://herosports.com/2025-fcs-to-fbs-transfers-bzbz/
Note that 16 of those followed their coaching staff to Washington State, slightly different than 21 just leaving and moving up.
Jason Eck also heavily recruited from the FCS, he has signed 17 FCS transfers so far although only 7 of those of them followed him from Idaho.



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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by MinnesotaBobcat » Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:39 am

Looks like NDSU lost 2 starters to the portal so far this week. I was surprised at how easy they got off during the initial portal entry period, so maybe things are evening out. There was a delay in the house settlement in regards to NIl, and there is some big money being thrown at players right now because there is no cap. Bisonville seems worried some more players might go. Fingers crossed the Bobcats don’t get any surprise entries this week.



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Re: Any Portal News Yet

Post by MSU01 » Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:42 am

MinnesotaBobcat wrote:
Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:39 am
Looks like NDSU lost 2 starters to the portal so far this week. I was surprised at how easy they got off during the initial portal entry period, so maybe things are evening out. There was a delay in the house settlement in regards to NIl, and there is some big money being thrown at players right now because there is no cap. Bisonville seems worried some more players might go. Fingers crossed the Bobcats don’t get any surprise entries this week.
I'll be pleasantly surprised if MSU doesn't lose at least one or two big names in the next week. Nobody is immune...



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