IUFB Recruiting and Transfer Portal Updates

[Artie86]

1 hour ago, BtownStrength said:

Would gladly welcome back Sorsby. Dude has talent and an edge. Cig and Shanahan would make that work. 

No offense to Sorsby….Coach Cignetti will/likely have much better options to choose from

[BtownStrength]

2 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

No offense to Sorsby….Coach Cignetti will/likely have much better options to choose from

Quite possible. I trust Cig and Shanahan with the evaluation of whatever the portal provides. 

[Scotty R]

2 hours ago, Lebowski said:

Am I the only one thinking, "No thanks"

Nope because I think the same thing

[Brass Cannon]

This looks very promising

 

 

[Jeff Flabjohns]

Would be an awesome get. I’d be surprised if he doesn’t follow his coach to Ok St and be paid handsomely to do so

[Stuhoo]

12 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

Would be an awesome get. I’d be surprised if he doesn’t follow his coach to Ok St and be paid handsomely to do so

He’d be flat out crazy to turn down IU if we are pursuing him. Not sure about the veracity of “Wilson F. Ball” though lol.

[8bucks]

Any early thoughts on who the top portal QBs might be

[BtownStrength]

Mestemaker would be an incredible get. Feels like a long shot but he would thrive here. 

[kreigh8]

Mestemaker seems to have both the experience and completion % that the staff would covet in the portal, but curious if he follows Morris. Former walk-on who hadn't played QB since his freshman year of high school and never played QB for this varsity squad in HS, might be keen on following Morris to OKSt.

No idea if he'll portal, but would be interested to see if IU would target Mensah out of Duke. 2 year starter (1 year at Tulane, 1 year at Duke). Lot of snaps and decent numbers. Would be a RS JR this next fall. 

[Pagoda]

Word is from the Hoosier Huddle guys that there isn’t anything to the Mestemaker chatter and rumors.

[Lebowski]

1 hour ago, Pagoda said:

Word is from the Hoosier Huddle guys that there isn’t anything to the Mestemaker chatter and rumors.

Yeah, I will be surprised if they go after a QB like they did the last two years. I could be wrong of course. But overall, I think they got their guys and feel comfortable with what they have. Or at least that's what I want to believe. If Mr. Heismandoza enters the draft, which all signs are pointing in that direction, his brother will likely be the starter next season. If it doesn't work out for Alberto then the next man up. Another scenario is Fernando stays another year but highly unlikely. And again, as always, I could be wrong. 

If they go after another QB it's to add some competition and experience, someone like who they currently have on the roster, Grant Wilson. Not sure if that makes sense.

[JerryYeagley23]

The Sorsby possibility doesn’t do much for me. But DJ Lagway in the portal. THAT has my attention. His situation in Florida has been brutal. But he’s 6’3” 225lbs and a dual threat QB. He was a top 10 recruit out of HS a the #1 dual threat recruit. With Cig and our offense he could be the Mendoza reprise next year. 

[Stuhoo]

19 minutes ago, JerryYeagley23 said:

The Sorsby possibility doesn’t do much for me. But DJ Lagway in the portal. THAT has my attention. His situation in Florida has been brutal. But he’s 6’3” 225lbs and a dual threat QB. He was a top 10 recruit out of HS a the #1 dual threat recruit. With Cig and our offense he could be the Mendoza reprise next year. 

Lagway? I've seen him play a bunch over the past two years, including twice in person. 

The kid has a big arm, is a flat-out warrior and a team leader, and has been cursed with terrible mechanics and development by that coaching staff.

He's also really thoughtful, upside human being:

That having been said, he's a Texas-raised kid and he may want to be back near family (like A&M).

[Hoosierfan2017]

I’ll be disappointed if we don’t land a top QB in the portal… The momentum is red hot for the program right now coming off Rourke/Mendoza in back to back seasons. Any top guy in the portal has to at least consider IU as a possibility. QB play can make or break a contender, and I’d feel much better going into next year with a proven producer in the mix. 

[Hovadipo]

25 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That having been said, he's a Texas-raised kid and he may want to be back near family (like A&M).

Don't think Marcel Reed is going anywhere. This has Kiffin written all over it.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

2 hours ago, JerryYeagley23 said:

The Sorsby possibility doesn’t do much for me. But DJ Lagway in the portal. THAT has my attention. His situation in Florida has been brutal. But he’s 6’3” 225lbs and a dual threat QB. He was a top 10 recruit out of HS a the #1 dual threat recruit. With Cig and our offense he could be the Mendoza reprise next year. 

LSU going after Lagway it appears. 

[tyappleg]

Raiola to the portal.  He took a noticeable step up in performance from last year.  Interesting to see where he ends up. 

Not 100% sure the juice is worth the squeeze with him. But 72% completion percentage with 18TD and 6 int as a Sophomore is nothing to sneeze at.  Especially considering how inept the rest of Nebraska is on offense. 

[Stuhoo]

13 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

LSU going after Lagway it appears. 

He’s gonna be good there

[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Raiola to the portal.  He took a noticeable step up in performance from last year.  Interesting to see where he ends up. 

Not 100% sure the juice is worth the squeeze with him. But 72% completion percentage with 18TD and 6 int as a Sophomore is nothing to sneeze at.  Especially considering how inept the rest of Nebraska is on offense. 

Fits the Cignetti, high completion percentage, proven record requirement checklist

[Pagoda]

To my untrained eye, Raiola seems like the exact type of QB who should be calling Cig and Whitmer.  He's talented, but has all kinds fundamentals and mechanics issues.  I'm almost certain he would be transformed here and sent to the league for a big payday.

However, I'd be surprised if he realized that and would buy into the IUFB system.  He'll probably look for the high bid at some historically big program and assume he'll figure out the development part.  He might figure it out, he might not. 

I don't have anything against him except he Mahomes impersonation stuff is a little odd (I hope he's not trying to tear his ACL right now).