Portal time 25-26

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Unread post by appstate24 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 12:50 pm

I was just about to post. It will be interesting to see who the guilty tampering party is here.

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Unread post by 83App » Fri Jan 16, 2026 1:05 pm

Cooper looks like he has alot of promise. I sure hope (and assume) that we have made him a reasonable NIL offer to him with whatever NIL funds we have remaining. I would rather give the money to him who has proven himself somewhat than use the same funds to take a risk on somebody from another school. Perhaps DLo has a few irons in the fire on the DL line that have not made their commitment decisions yet. Seems like we have done pretty well with most of the other position groups but while we have some highly rated DL prospects coming in for 2026 the overall room is extremely thin especially if we have injuries or if some of the freshmen aren't ready to contribute this fall.

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Unread post by biggie » Fri Jan 16, 2026 1:08 pm

Assume it is a P4 or G6 with big pockets?

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Unread post by biggie » Fri Jan 16, 2026 1:10 pm

We do still need OL and DL to me. As well as more depth in a few places.
Seems we are settling for what we have at TE except for looking for a walk on. So Hope the freshman works out well.

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Unread post by ASUFan4863 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 1:10 pm

Has to be a P4

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Unread post by BUTCH1991 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 1:41 pm

appstate24 wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 12:50 pm
I was just about to post. It will be interesting to see who the guilty tampering party is here.
Just hope it's not ECU again

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Re: Portal time 25-26

Unread post by BambooRdApp » Fri Jan 16, 2026 6:17 pm

Not sure what is reasonable nil offer anymore. I guess that is in the eyes of the beholder. Dook QB is scheduled to make around $4.0M at Dook in 26... Just entered the portal.
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Unread post by AppDawg » Fri Jan 16, 2026 7:20 pm

appstate24 wrote:
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I was just about to post. It will be interesting to see who the guilty tampering party is here.
Wisconsin

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Unread post by biggie » Fri Jan 16, 2026 7:51 pm

Coakley to UTSA

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Unread post by appstate24 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:01 pm

Just saw we lost one of our DLine coaches to USF. Wonder if that’s why Cooper entered the portal. Wouldn’t surprise me if he Cooper follows him to USF.

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Unread post by ASUFan4863 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:21 pm

Cooper to Wisconsin

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Unread post by appstate24 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:30 pm

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Cooper to Wisconsin
So, Wisconsin is guilty of tampering. Not that it matters, nothing will happen, and I assume everyone is doing it anyways.

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Unread post by ASUFan4863 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:35 pm

appstate24 wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:30 pm
ASUFan4863 wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:21 pm
Cooper to Wisconsin
So, Wisconsin is guilty of tampering. Not that it matters, nothing will happen, and I assume everyone is doing it anyways.
Yep. It’s extremely frustrating. You go two months thinking you have a player confirmed to return and then they get snatched on the last day.

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Unread post by 311neers » Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:42 pm

appstate24 wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:30 pm
ASUFan4863 wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:21 pm
Cooper to Wisconsin
So, Wisconsin is guilty of tampering. Not that it matters, nothing will happen, and I assume everyone is doing it anyways.
Wisconsin is ass. Even bad P4s have money. It’s a never ending saga. Not sure how we sustain when the worst of the P4s and G5s can throw money at our guys.

I’m thinking we need $10M+/year to be relevant in FBS.

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Unread post by Saint3333 » Sat Jan 17, 2026 7:20 am

Without regulation that $10M won’t make us competitive s P4s.

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Unread post by NattyBumppo'sRevenge » Sat Jan 17, 2026 9:14 am

Takes money to make money.

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Re: Portal time 25-26

Unread post by ericsaid » Sat Jan 17, 2026 10:55 am

boonetown1 wrote:
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In addition to a big payout, Gamble can look forward to enjoying the many charms afforded by Greenville/ECU: heat, humidity, mosquitoes, clouds of gnats, crime and nonexistent academic standards.
You forgot 5th Street on Friday) Saturday night 😂
Downtown Greenville on Friday and Saturday is a good time if you’re 18-23 and reasonably good looking. Just saying…

I do remember being at a party in 2009 when the football team broke out into a fight, as well. ECU went on to win C-USA that year. Saw the QB whole beat App in 2012 selling weed to, I guess pay for things? In 2010. Rio ended up being benched and never graduated as far as I know.


Not a lot of dull moments in Greenville, for sure.
I was about to say, people bash on ecu and Greenville. It sucks to live there post college, but I would think as a student it’s fun; like any college. And they have a great stadium with a team that’s trending up.

Regarding heat, bugs and humidity like some have mentioned. Most of our players are from the areas that are similar.
The bugs in Greenville are overstated man. I live in Edenton now, and in town the bugs can be annoying but it isn’t horrible. Go 12 miles up river where I actually live and you don’t go outside without a bug net. You may as well be living on a jungle, especially a day after it rains.

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Unread post by spacemonkey » Sat Jan 17, 2026 11:01 am

I have two children at ECU and I thoroughly enjoy going to their football and basketball games. You would have to "work" at not having fun there. There is something going on every night if you partake. I went to the BYU game and ECU was rocking before/during and after the game. (with a loss downtown Greenville was still having fun that night)

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Re: Portal time 25-26

Unread post by biggie » Sat Jan 17, 2026 11:09 am

Elijah Mc-Cantos to Colorado St.

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