toddc 13,194 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Auburn defender withdraws his name from transfer portal James Fletcher III•about 2 hours Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Auburn defensive back Eric Reed, who entered the transfer portal earlier this week, has withdrawn his name, according to On3’s Matt Zenitz. The redshirt freshman played in just two total games for the Tigers over two seasons. A 6-foot, 200-pound native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Reed – who attended Calvary Baptist Academy in high school – committed to Auburn over offers from Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Kentucky, TCU, West Virginia, Ole Miss and Colorado, among others. A former On3 Consensus four-star recruit out of the Class of 2020, Eric Reed was rated as the ninth-best recruit coming out of the state of Louisiana before committing to Auburn. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,194 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 Keeping players here has been a saving grace for next season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,660 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, toddc said: Keeping players here has been a saving grace for next season. Facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPTiger 5,202 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Isn't Big Bird high on Reed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausburn2 489 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, LPTiger said: Isn't Big Bird high on Reed? Big Bird is just high. Or tall. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPTiger 5,202 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Just now, Ausburn2 said: Big Bird is just high. Or tall. Nice!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony4AU 386 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On3 reporting he will still end up leaving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerPAC 985 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 The cluster that no one wanted but everyone saw coming except ones who “make the rules” 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au302 2,669 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 May be wrong, but BH doesn't seem like the type to let guys back in once they enter the portal. Unless you are really good, and even then I'm not sure. Was surprised when he said he was withdrawing, but made more sense when On3 reported he's still leaving. Harsin probably didn't let him back 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 9 hours ago, TigerPAC said: The cluster that no one wanted but everyone saw coming except ones who “make the rules” It's only a cluster if you look at it selfishly from the view point of your school vs from the eyes of players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU80cruiser 1,102 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 35 minutes ago, W.E.D said: It's only a cluster if you look at it selfishly from the view point of your school vs from the eyes of players. Has anyone tracked what happens to players that enter the portal and dont get picked up? Surely not everyone finds a spot do they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, AU80cruiser said: Has anyone tracked what happens to players that enter the portal and dont get picked up? Surely not everyone finds a spot do they? Not sure. I'm sure some do, but I'd imagine a lot either wash out or end up at a lower level school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,434 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, AU80cruiser said: Has anyone tracked what happens to players that enter the portal and dont get picked up? Surely not everyone finds a spot do they? A large amount do not get picked up. More players go into the portal then then scholarships available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jluvah 673 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, W.E.D said: It's only a cluster if you look at it selfishly from the view point of your school vs from the eyes of players. You act like the players have no choice but to play football. They have/had a lot of choices besides growing up to play football. Don’t give me the crap about a lot of theses kids come from underprivileged backgrounds. College should be for an education FIRST. Look up Ben Carson’s background and get back with me. If you can’t cut it in college, maybe you didn’t do the work in high school and don’t need to be at college. A G- league would make a ton of sense for a LOT of kids. Nothing wrong with that 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,776 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 49 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: A large amount do not get picked up. More players go into the portal then then scholarships available From a math standpoint it makes sense. Portal entrants aren't just competing against other entrants but also high school recruits and JUCO players. A backlog seems unavoidable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, jluvah said: You act like the players have no choice but to play football. They have/had a lot of choices besides growing up to play football. Don’t give me the crap about a lot of theses kids come from underprivileged backgrounds. College should be for an education FIRST. Look up Ben Carson’s background and get back with me. If you can’t cut it in college, maybe you didn’t do the work in high school and don’t need to be at college. A G- league would make a ton of sense for a LOT of kids. Nothing wrong with that No one is even talking about socioeconomic backgrounds, but it's just a really really really weird point tangent you're trying to go off on for some reason. When players transfer schools, they still go to classes. They are still getting educated. So you're not even making sense. It's really weird, I'd bet you're a big "freedoms" guy...but of some reason are mad when college athletes have the freedom to transfer 1x in their entire college career. Edited January 14, 2022 by W.E.D 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank2020 3,225 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, autigeremt said: From a math standpoint it makes sense. Portal entrants aren't just competing against other entrants but also high school recruits and JUCO players. A backlog seems unavoidable. Just like there is a backlog of players seeking a scholly coming out if HS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jluvah 673 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, W.E.D said: No one is even talking about socioeconomic backgrounds, but it's just a really really really weird point tangent you're trying to go off on for some reason. When players transfer schools, they still go to classes. They are still getting educated. So you're not even making sense. It's really weird, I'd bet you're a big "freedoms" guy...but of some reason are mad when college athletes have the freedom to transfer 1x in their entire college career. Yeah, big “ freedoms” guy here. Also big on getting into college if you’ve earned it. We’ve already dumbed down college entrance acceptance for athletes. Let’s pay them for it now. Not like a free education isn’t worth anything. I’d bet you’re a socialist where everybody gets a share of the pie whether they work for it or not 1 4 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, jluvah said: Yeah, big “ freedoms” guy here. Also big on getting into college if you’ve earned it. We’ve already dumbed down college entrance acceptance for athletes. Let’s pay them for it now. Not like a free education isn’t worth anything. I’d bet you’re a socialist where everybody gets a share of the pie whether they work for it or not This guy is big mad. Yelling about socialism and complaining about certain people 😉 making money off the free market. Stay consistent 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shabby 1,958 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, jluvah said: Yeah, big “ freedoms” guy here. Also big on getting into college if you’ve earned it. We’ve already dumbed down college entrance acceptance for athletes. Let’s pay them for it now. Not like a free education isn’t worth anything. I’d bet you’re a socialist where everybody gets a share of the pie whether they work for it or not you're on the wrong board. Please come over to the political boards so you can be properly demolished. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keywest 138 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, AU80cruiser said: Has anyone tracked what happens to players that enter the portal and dont get picked up? Surely not everyone finds a spot do they? I saw one CFB talking head discussing this and he stated 75% of players entering the transfer portal don't find a new home and their career is OVER! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, keywest said: I saw one CFB talking head discussing this and he stated 75% of players entering the transfer portal don't find a new home and their career is OVER! Not doubting you, but that seems high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 17,100 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 18 minutes ago, jluvah said: Yeah, big “ freedoms” guy here. Also big on getting into college if you’ve earned it. We’ve already dumbed down college entrance acceptance for athletes. Let’s pay them for it now. Not like a free education isn’t worth anything. I’d bet you’re a socialist where everybody gets a share of the pie whether they work for it or not 10 minutes ago, shabby said: you're on the wrong board. Please come over to the political boards so you can be properly demolished. someone must have pissed in his cornflakes this morning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank2020 3,225 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 18 minutes ago, jluvah said: Yeah, big “ freedoms” guy here. Also big on getting into college if you’ve earned it. We’ve already dumbed down college entrance acceptance for athletes. Let’s pay them for it now. Not like a free education isn’t worth anything. I’d bet you’re a socialist where everybody gets a share of the pie whether they work for it or not Do you really believe AU would be participating in this system if it wasn’t a good deal for AU? I don’t believe AU is nearly as confident as you are that they are doing these football layers a favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_M4_AU 8,056 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, Hank2020 said: Do you really believe AU would be participating in this system if it wasn’t a good deal for AU? I don’t believe AU is nearly as confident as you are that they are doing these football layers a favor. What other choice does Auburn have other than to participate in the system? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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