2023 Portal Discussion Thread

[bigbird 60,578]

Just now, gr82b4au said:

Fsu. Glad it was not ole miss. 

Me too

[ellitor 33,113]

9 hours ago, Win4AU said:

I'd imagine the coaching staff will start shifting its focus to the 2024 class soon.

@Win4AU Their focus hasn't ever left 2024 while adding these transfer pieces.

[Win4AU 4,054]

4 minutes ago, ellitor said:

@Win4AU Their focus hasn't ever left 2024 while adding these transfer pieces.

🐳 now they’re gonna be super focused

[AuCivilEng1 11,014]

FSU is trying to sneak up and knock Georgia off their high horse this year. Same with USC. Should be an interesting season.

[Mikey 16,708]

3 hours ago, gr82b4au said:

Fsu. Glad it was not ole miss. 

This is disappointing.

[ellitor 33,113]

7 hours ago, Mikey said:

This is disappointing.

How so. He has on field talent but doesn't apparently fit our culture off the field.

[Sizzle 3,920]

44 minutes ago, ellitor said:

How so. He has on field talent but doesn't apparently fit our culture off the field.

What’s his problem off the field?

[toddc 13,194]

Freeze ‘real excited’ about North Texas transfers

LAGRANGE | Nothing like adding a little Mean Green to your roster in May.

Auburn signed two transfers from North Texas this week in wide receiver Jyaire Shorter and linebacker Larry Nixon III. Both could potentially step in as starters this fall.

"Jyaire Shorter, I think, is a deep ball threat,” said AU coach Hugh Freeze. “He’s proven he can go get the ball. He gives us some length and catch radius that we need for what we want to do offensively.

Shorter gives Auburn big-play potential at outside receiver. (Cam Bonelli/USA Today images)

"Larry Nixon is a tackling machine. He was either All-CUSA or led Conference USA in tackles. It was above 100. I think he’s a great addition to us also. We’re real excited about both of those guys.”

Shorter caught 23 passes for 628 yards and 11 touchdowns last season, averaging an FBS-best 27.2 yards per reception.

The 6-foot-2, 218-pound Shorter had four catches of more than 50 yards last season. Auburn’s receivers totaled just two in 2022, both by slot Ja’Varrius Johnson.

“I'd like to see that. I'll take that right now,” said Freeze of the explosive plays. “If we can get him 20 catches and 10 of them are touchdowns, that's pretty good. Hopefully we can get him more.

“I thought his explosive playmaking ability was impressive -- and maybe something we really don't have, or don't have proven yet at that outside position. You saw the film, too. He's got that capability, so now we just have to get him healthy and hopefully get some consistency and some of that playmaking that you see on field.”

The only concern with Shorter is a couple of season-ending injuries he suffered as a sophomore and junior.

“Those are the difficult deals in recruiting a kid for one week,” said Freeze. “Those are uncomfortable and you have to make a gut call on some of those. Obviously, he came on his official visit and went through everything with our docs. We obviously are optimistic and believe that he’ll be 100 percent.”

Nixon, 6-foot-2 and 236 pounds, finished fourth in CUSA with 106 tackles last season along with 2.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack.

He’s expected to compete at the Will linebacker position where he could potentially start alongside Ole Miss transfer Austin Keys, who is manning the Mike linebacker position.

“Just his passion, the way he ran to the football and the way he's a solid tackler,” said Freeze on what stands out about Nixon. “You just can't have enough of those guys. And I think he's going to come in and compete for a starting position -- I really do.”

Shorter and Nixon are scheduled to report to Auburn by May 30 along with most of AU’s remaining transfers and signees.

[NWALA Tiger 3,535]

1 hour ago, Sizzle said:

What’s his problem off the field?

I'm not sure their is one. But that's what several on here think. Maybe he just wanted to play with a different QB. FSU has an established QB as well. 

[AuCivilEng1 11,014]

13 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

I'm not sure their is one. But that's what several on here think. Maybe he just wanted to play with a different QB. FSU has an established QB as well. 

Not just an established QB. They have Jordan Travis. He's a top 5 QB in the country, behind such elite talent such as Caleb Williams, Drake May, and.....*checks notes* Bo Nix😶

[ellitor 33,113]

1 hour ago, Sizzle said:

What’s his problem off the field?

No clue. Just seen a number of credible sources say he didn't fie with the culture Freeze wants and has established.

[Mikey 16,708]

2 hours ago, ellitor said:

How so. He has on field talent but doesn't apparently fit our culture off the field.

It's disappointing that he "doesn't fit our culture". There are cases when that's clearly true and cases when it's a lame excuse for missing out on a top prospect. So it's disappointing that he's not coming here, no matter what the reason.

[DAG 34,004]

1 hour ago, NWALA Tiger said:

I'm not sure their is one. But that's what several on here think. Maybe he just wanted to play with a different QB. FSU has an established QB as well. 

All I know is that cultural thing can be tricky...there are a lot of uber talented people who can be abrasive, want their money, etc. 

[bigbird 60,578]

2 hours ago, Mikey said:

So it's disappointing that he's not coming here, no matter what the reason.

 

If he would be a determent to what CHF wants to build, why would not taking him be a disappointment.  I'd say the opposite.

Taking stars for the sake of propping up classes is how we got here in the first place. Roster management is more than just signing whomever.

[NWALA Tiger 3,535]

44 minutes ago, bigbird said:

 

If he would be a determent to what CHF wants to build, why would not taking him be a disappointment.  I'd say the opposite.

Taking stars for the sake of propping up classes is how we got here in the first place. Roster management is more than just signing whomever.

It's also possible he wanted to play at FSU with their established QB.

[bigbird 60,578]

4 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

It's also possible he wanted to play at FSU with their established QB.

Except he wanted to come here and we said thank you, but no.

[Sizzle 3,920]

3 hours ago, ellitor said:

No clue. Just seen a number of credible sources say he didn't fie with the culture Freeze wants and has established.

Sounds like excuses because we missed him tbh

[NoALtiger 3,870]

2 minutes ago, Sizzle said:

Sounds like excuses because we missed him tbh

And it’s such an easy excuse to go to, unless you hear Freeze say it (which you wouldn’t of course) then what an incredibly vague excuse that can easily be spread to the masses via message board hearsay. It’s a perfect out on a variety of issues really. 

[NWALA Tiger 3,535]

1 hour ago, bigbird said:

Except he wanted to come here and we said thank you, but no.

Per who?

[bigbird 60,578]

8 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

Per who?

CHF

[ellitor 33,113]

1 hour ago, Sizzle said:

Sounds like excuses because we missed him tbh

@Sizzle

 

[NWALA Tiger 3,535]

29 minutes ago, bigbird said:

CHF

Link? Not saying it's not true, but haven't seen/heard where Danny Hugh said that

Edited May 18, 2023 by NWALA Tiger

[bigbird 60,578]

6 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

Link? Not saying it's not true, but haven't seen/heard where Danny Hugh said that

[NWALA Tiger 3,535]

13 minutes ago, bigbird said:

So , there is no link? Just conjucture

Edited May 18, 2023 by NWALA Tiger

[bigbird 60,578]

2 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

So , there is no link? Just conjucture

No link and No conjecture 

Feel free to believe it or not.