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RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - 82lsju - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 04:20 PM)needle Wrote: Bear Bachmeier is in the Stanford online directory, so I assume he's an early enrollee (the December announcement from Stanford football stated there would be three early enrollees, but didn't name them). If that is accurate, then I think he will compete for playing time as a freshman. But I hope Stanford does sign a QB transfer, even if it's in the spring.
the current roster lists three frosh
- Bear Bachmeier
- Omari Gaines
- Emeka Ugorji
https://gostanford.com/sports/football/roster?sort=class_level
who I would assume are the three early enrollees
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - needle - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 05:39 PM)82lsju Wrote:(01-06-2025, 04:20 PM)needle Wrote: Bear Bachmeier is in the Stanford online directory, so I assume he's an early enrollee (the December announcement from Stanford football stated there would be three early enrollees, but didn't name them). If that is accurate, then I think he will compete for playing time as a freshman. But I hope Stanford does sign a QB transfer, even if it's in the spring.
the current roster lists three frosh
- Bear Bachmeier
- Omari Gaines
- Emeka Ugorji
https://gostanford.com/sports/football/roster?sort=class_level
who I would assume are the three early enrollees
Interesting. There is also an Adam Shovlin in the Stanford online directory, possibly the same Adam Shovlin who signed with Stanford football this past December.
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - Goose - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 04:20 PM)needle Wrote: But I hope Stanford does sign a QB transfer, even if it's in the spring.It appears Kal has landed their desired QB, Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele. It may be that Mendoza left at least partially because Kal was pursuing JKS and had promised him the starting role. Obviously one never knows how good a prospect will turn out to be, but on paper this recruitment looks like an upgrade.
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - SamuelMcF - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 07:14 PM)Goose Wrote:(01-06-2025, 04:20 PM)needle Wrote: But I hope Stanford does sign a QB transfer, even if it's in the spring.It appears Kal has landed their desired QB, Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele. It may be that Mendoza left at least partially because Kal was pursuing JKS and had promised him the starting role. Obviously one never knows how good a prospect will turn out to be, but on paper this recruitment looks like an upgrade.
Other way around
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - Goose - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 07:15 PM)SamuelMcF Wrote:FWIW when JKS was still a Kal commit (the first time) there were rumors on the Kal website that the OC had promised JKS the starting role despite the fact Mendoza was still there and as far as anybody knew at that point would remain at Kal. Supposedly when the word got out that this was the case, it added impetus to Mendoza leaving. There was also the (in)famous telephone call between Mendoza and JKS and all that. Obviously lots of conjecture. After Mendoza left Kal and after JKS was arguably recruited over at Oregon it was indeed reasonable for him to return to Kal. A very volatile situation it seems :-).(01-06-2025, 07:14 PM)Goose Wrote:(01-06-2025, 04:20 PM)needle Wrote: But I hope Stanford does sign a QB transfer, even if it's in the spring.It appears Kal has landed their desired QB, Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele. It may be that Mendoza left at least partially because Kal was pursuing JKS and had promised him the starting role. Obviously one never knows how good a prospect will turn out to be, but on paper this recruitment looks like an upgrade.
Other way around
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - jacket3ree - 01-06-2025
Whatever happened to believing in yourself and the old iron sharpens iron meme? I get being recruited over, but stay and fight, man.
I know, easy for me to say and who knows what players are hearing.
I'm still in professional job number two, with 39 years of experience. So, I did leave once. I wasn't over-recruited, just one step ahead of Johnny Recession. Took a risk that worked out. I like the idea that players can do the same now. Risk-reward.
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - Goose - 01-06-2025
(01-06-2025, 08:06 PM)jacket3ree Wrote: Whatever happened to believing in yourself and the old iron sharpens iron meme? I get being recruited over, but stay and fight, man.Actually, I think it was a risk reduction move. If he stayed at Oregon, he risked being buried on the depth chart, possibly forever. If he goes to Kal, he is assured (one way or another) that he will start. I am pretty sure Kal matched (or beat) his NIL, whatever it was, so no risk differential there. Of course, his supporting cast at Kal won't be as good, but that only matters if you actually see the field. It was clear that he wasn't the "first choice" at Oregon, so that was much greater risk.
I know, easy for me to say and who knows what players are hearing.
I'm still in professional job number two, with 39 years of experience. So, I did leave once. I wasn't over-recruited, just one step ahead of Johnny Recession. Took a risk that worked out. I like the idea that players can do the same now. Risk-reward.
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - Giants - 01-06-2025
Mendoza was out the door before the season ended. His “sick out” v. SMU was a big clue regarding his interest in staying at Cal. He also successfully convinced the recruit that Oregon was a better spot for him than Berkeley leading to the late switch in the recruit’s allegiance.
Once the recruit watched some pre-Rose Bowl practices in Eugene (and heard Coach Lanning laud Dante Moore), he realized his path to seeing the field would be significantly better at Cal than UO, he left Oregon and headed to California.
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - Goose - 01-07-2025
(01-06-2025, 11:22 PM)Giants Wrote: Mendoza was out the door before the season ended. His “sick out” v. SMU was a big clue regarding his interest in staying at Cal. He also successfully convinced the recruit that Oregon was a better spot for him than Berkeley leading to the late switch in the recruit’s allegiance.True. However the scenario preceding the above was that Mendoza found out after Big Game that Bloesch had indeed promised JKS the starting job. After that, Mendoza was gone and also angry. It was also the supposed reason Mendoza convinced JKS that Kal was a bad place to be. It was a big change from Mendoza's immediate post Big Game words that caught everyone by surprise. From deeply praising "my guys" to a "sick out"? Made no sense otherwise. Not sure how much of this is true, but it is at least plausible. JKS has stated (FWIW) that Kal's new OC was a big factor in him leaving Oregon and returning to Kal. I suspect that is more an excuse than a reason, but it may well be there was some shall we say "lack of trust" that got removed along with Bloesch as OC.
Once the recruit watched some pre-Rose Bowl practices in Eugene (and heard Coach Lanning laud Dante Moore), he realized his path to seeing the field would be significantly better at Cal than UO, he left Oregon and headed to California.
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - PalmTree - 01-08-2025
(01-07-2025, 08:18 AM)Goose Wrote:(01-06-2025, 11:22 PM)Giants Wrote: Mendoza was out the door before the season ended. His “sick out” v. SMU was a big clue regarding his interest in staying at Cal. He also successfully convinced the recruit that Oregon was a better spot for him than Berkeley leading to the late switch in the recruit’s allegiance.True. However the scenario preceding the above was that Mendoza found out after Big Game that Bloesch had indeed promised JKS the starting job. After that, Mendoza was gone and also angry. It was also the supposed reason Mendoza convinced JKS that Kal was a bad place to be. It was a big change from Mendoza's immediate post Big Game words that caught everyone by surprise. From deeply praising "my guys" to a "sick out"? Made no sense otherwise. Not sure how much of this is true, but it is at least plausible. JKS has stated (FWIW) that Kal's new OC was a big factor in him leaving Oregon and returning to Kal. I suspect that is more an excuse than a reason, but it may well be there was some shall we say "lack of trust" that got removed along with Bloesch as OC.
Once the recruit watched some pre-Rose Bowl practices in Eugene (and heard Coach Lanning laud Dante Moore), he realized his path to seeing the field would be significantly better at Cal than UO, he left Oregon and headed to California.
Well, the odds of JKS's starting for kal next year just increased, for now at least
Chandler Rogers enters portal
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - BostonCard - 01-08-2025
(01-06-2025, 04:34 PM)CardinalSagehen Wrote: Nobody mentions this, but everyone wonders about it. You just said the quiet part out loud.
I think this is one of the better theories for why we were great in the trenches during the Turley period. He might not have directly pushed PEDs, but just knowing or hinting about PEDs and looking the other way would be enough to warrant dismissal if someone complained.
That said, I believe (without hard evidence) that PED use is endemic to football and starts early. So when you're recruiting 4* and 5* kids, especially in the trenches, some of them have already done PEDs and that's part of how they achieve standout physiques and performance.
I hate to take anything away from everyone's hard work and accomplishments. By no means are all athletes juicing. But as you say, there was quite a bit of smoke around the Stanford program's use of PEDs in the early 2010s based on subsequent suspensions in the NFL and Turley's eventual suspension and dismissal.
Turley's suspension and dismissal had nothing to do with banned substances.
BC
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - SamuelMcF - 01-08-2025
Cool, back to Stanford transfers.
Memphis TE Brendan Doyle is a Bay Area native; he previously attended College of San Mateo - pretty awesome that he (and his fiancee) can come home to finish out his college career. Thanks to the NCAA's blanket JuCo waiver, I'm not exactly sure how many years of remaining eligibility he now has.
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - Bampa - 01-13-2025
Anyone have info on the new transfer RB from Eastern Washington?
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - 82lsju - 01-13-2025
(01-13-2025, 10:37 AM)Bampa Wrote: Anyone have info on the new transfer RB from Eastern Washington?
https://goeags.com/sports/football/roster/tuna-altahir/9107
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - fullmetal - 01-13-2025
(01-13-2025, 10:42 AM)82lsju Wrote: https://goeags.com/sports/football/roster/tuna-altahir/9107
This guy sounds like he has a really cool life story :)
Quote:Born 10/12/02 in Cairo, Egypt.
Parents are Samuel Tahir and Wahiba Tutu.
First generation college student in his family.
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - BostonCard - 01-13-2025
I presume he is coming as a graduate transfer, given that he was a redshirt Junior this year. Any idea of what graduate program a criminal justice major would go into? Maybe a masters in public policy? Sociology? I don’t think we have a criminology program.
BC
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - SamuelMcF - 01-13-2025
(01-13-2025, 11:06 AM)BostonCard Wrote: I presume he is coming as a graduate transfer, given that he was a redshirt Junior this year. Any idea of what graduate program a criminal justice major would go into? Maybe a masters in public policy? Sociology? I don’t think we have a criminology program.
BC
Probably the new post-bac. The real question is how many of these grad transfers ARE NOT doing the new post-bac.
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - fullmetal - 01-13-2025
This grad transfer (men's rowing) came for a master's in aero/astro: https://gostanford.com/sports/mens-rowing/roster/player/adrien-richez
His bio is, shall we say, quite accomplished.
The REACH post-bac program seems to be oriented toward PhD/MD studies, so presumably Mr. Altahir is looking at medical school.
https://postbacs.stanford.edu/
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - fullmetal - 01-14-2025
Justin Lamson is transferring to Bowling Green.
RE: Football Offseason / Transfer Portal - Row80Critic - 01-15-2025
Would be nice to see more defensive players from the portal...