Now to the Portal

[ZooCougar]

Good point, but one without a difference. UConn got a pretty good center from FCS. Wild bet there are a few players in D3 who cld play at the FBS level. So do you exclude all the D3 players or find some way to screen them? This is just a speculative rhetorical discussion anyway since we have no way of knowing what is actually happening.

There are ways to screen out people. For instance we don’t want 165lb D3 WRs that haven’t played.

 

[Hskies4Ever]

Using what metric set exactly?

Whatever metrics the coaches find most useful.

 

[Hskies4Ever]

Sounds very Diaco-ish.

Mora said this very thing last year - identify the profile of the ideal guy at a position and find players that fit the mold. Maybe it’s Diaco-ish, maybe it isn’t, but it’s what any good coach would do. To use “brute force” and do any sort of analysis of 4,000+ guys when you only have a two week window to recruit and do visits would be a supreme waste of time if you even finished.

 

[maple]

A system where the players had no control or mobility wasn’t good for the sport. Neither is having your kids hopping about from school to school like free agents on 1-year contracts.

Pretty much sums it up. There should -- and certainly can be -- a happy medium. The real question is who is willing to come to the table to make it work.

 

[BRS24]

A system where the players had no control or mobility wasn’t good for the sport. Neither is having your kids hopping about from school to school like free agents on 1-year contracts.

Pretty much sums it up. There should -- and certainly can be -- a happy medium. The real question is who is willing to come to the table to make it work.

Archive version here - https://archive.ph/y5fZY

 

[RSTuthill]

There are ways to screen out people. For instance we don’t want 165lb D3 WRs that haven’t played.

"We" or UConn?

Agree on your example, but just the fact that such a candidate might be in the data set means you have to screen them out. They gum up the works so to speak. By now, however, that problem must have been solved.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[RSTuthill]

From ChatGPT:

There are now several specialized software platforms and tools designed to help football coaching staffs — especially at the college/NCAA level — rapidly sift through large transfer-portal pools and recruiting databases to produce a smaller candidate set that can be meaningfully evaluated. These tools pool data, analytics, video, filters, and staff collaboration features so you don’t have to evaluate everything manually.
Here’s a breakdown of the major software options currently in use or available for portal/recruiting workflows:
🔎 Dedicated Transfer Portal & Recruiting Platforms

1. Catapult Scout
A scouting and recruiting platform focused on collegiate and professional football.
Real-time transfer portal updates and alerts.
Powerful search filters to narrow prospects by position, measurables, etc.
Film and evaluation workflows with shareable reports.
Designed to get through player lists far faster than spreadsheets. �

2. Talent Link Football
A centralized recruiting and roster management system.
Smart Player Search lets coaches filter by custom criteria.
NCAA Transfer Portal data updated in near real time.
Track portal movement, build boards, and manage prospects. �

3. Portal Pipeline
Analytic-focused transfer portal platform.
Advanced search & filtering tailored to your team’s needs.
Detailed player profiles and watchlists.
Intraday updates so you’re not chasing static lists. �

4. PAC-Hub
Portal search and communication platform (coaches + players).
Search/filter by position and performance stats.
Messaging system centralizes outreach.
Bookmark and tag players as you build your shortlist. �

5. scoutSMART (via Teamworks)
Analytics layer integrated into Teamworks recruiting workflows.
Advanced analytics on recruits and portal prospects.
Syncs into coaching staff’s existing systems.
Helps teams evaluate prospects faster with data-driven insights. �
ScoutSmart Recruiting
📊 Analytics & Data Platforms Used for Evaluation

6. Teamworks Intelligence / Teamworks Scouting
Uses machine learning & tracking analytics for player evaluation.
Helps quickly narrow search to high-value athletes, including portal players.
Integrated dashboards for sorting by traits, metrics, and projections. �
Teamworks +1
This isn’t just a database — it surfaces objectively derived insights that coaches can act on instead of manually reviewing film or spreadsheets.

7. SportSource Analytics
A statistical hub for player scouting and evaluation across player populations (including NCAA, JUCO, etc.).
Acts as a centralized scouting data system.
Coaches can filter by performance to spot high-potential athletes quickly. �
Coaches By The Numbers
📋 Roster & Workflow Management Tools (Supplemental)

8. NextGen Prospect
Tools for real-time roster tracking and transfer transactions.
Custom boards, alerts, and reports help teams prioritize prospects.
Depth charts, roster analytics, and instant comparison features simplify big data. �

 

[ZooCougar]

"We" or UConn?

Agree on your example, but just the fact that such a candidate might be in the data set means you have to screen them out. They gum up the works so to speak. By now, however, that problem must have been solved.

UConn.

Many players in the portal hardly have anything in PFF too. Avoid those.

 

[ZooCougar]

Sounds very Diaco-ish.

No.

Mora said he wanted guys who had lots of snaps and who would fit in.

Diaco was really nebulous about his crteria.

 

[AllHusky]

Do any of the In -bound players have to get a OK from the admissions office ? Do their academic records have to be provided ?

Don't think there is an admissions and eligibility process anymore, just say FB and Admissions says "Oh, come on in, here is your class schedule"

 

[Patman]

Don't think there is an admissions and eligibility process anymore, just say FB and Admissions says "Oh, come on in, here is your class schedule"

seems like it, in reality they scrutinize the grades up and down because the NCAA will come down hard and quick because fielding ineligible players is black and white. we aren't bama

 

[AllHusky]

seems like it, in reality they scrutinize the grades up and down because the NCAA will come down hard and quick because fielding ineligible players is black and white. we aren't bama

There are people who get paid to make sure these kids are eligible. Lots of fail safes in place. When is the last major UConn athlete you heard of being academically ineligible? Phil Gamble and Cliff Robinson? Smitty?

 

[LBird33]

No.

Mora said he wanted guys who had lots of snaps and who would fit in.

Diaco was really nebulous about his crteria.

Diaco wanted guys who liked breakfast and fish cakes

 

[Purple Stein]

No.

Mora said he wanted guys who had lots of snaps and who would fit in.

Diaco was really nebulous about his crteria.

I believe he said that while other schools were all in on talent he was going after "RKGs" - "Right Kind of Guys."

The good old days.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Two P4 DL portal pick ups amd two WR's today.

Nice.

 

[Kolumbo]

How about we keep the player commit threads to discussions about that player. The thread for Jake Merklinger, of all people, turned into a discussion about all our other quaterbacks. I don't know if and when these players find The Boneyard but keep those threads to discussions about those players. Especially for Jake's sake.

 

[AllHusky]

How about we keep the player commit threads to discussions about that player. The thread for Jake Merklinger, of all people, turned into a discussion about all our other quaterbacks. I don't know if and when these players find The Boneyard but keep those threads to discussions about those players. Especially for Jake's sake.

Will do my part Inspector! Tough not to rise to the bait to an off topic post.

 

[noeynox]

 

[jostar1]

 

[Windham4th]

I am fully on board with a wise@ss AD. Probably not surprising given my posting history on these boards

 

[TheDrifter75]

This response is absolutely fantastic

 

[JVN]

Sometimes I wonder if UConn is the only program that has "fans" like @Jbeck73

 

[Hogoff]

Sometimes I wonder if UConn is the only program that has "fans" like @Jbeck73

He was joking based off of what JM was saying/feeling.

 

[ZooCougar]

Sometimes I wonder if UConn is the only program that has "fans" like @Jbeck73

Almost the whole basketball board is Jbeck.

 

[AllHusky]

Hoping for a killer Offensive lineman still, a guy who'd be one of the top 2-4 players on the team. Think Murawski might have been it, have we gotten a Murawski or better yet?

 

[huskymedic]

The portal gives and the portal takes:

Flipped from UConn:

 

[businesslawyer]

Hoping for a killer Offensive lineman still, a guy who'd be one of the top 2-4 players on the team. Think Murawski might have been it, have we gotten a Murawski or better yet?

You can't expect that. If Toledo had a Murawski level lineman for us to take, he'd now be at Mich State (or an equivalent level) also.

 

[JVN]

Almost the whole basketball board is Jbeck.

A few in particular come to mind.

 

[AllHusky]

You can't expect that. If Toledo had a Murawski level lineman for us to take, he'd now be at Mich State (or an equivalent level) also.

Is Merklinger at or below Murawskis level would you say? I think if a week ago I said I’d hoped Jake Merklinger from TN would transfer to UConn, I bet you would have said the same thing.