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UConn 2026 Outbound Portal Transfers (*No transfer speculation until announced/posted*)

FreeDogs said:
Never said it was a problem, just caging my expectations on who we would be getting in the TP. I love it that he got to 11 wins in 2023, and 2017. My thought was that we were trying to get a P4 invite, not mirror a MAC team that went 16-10 the last two years. But as I said, just trying to cage my expectations on transfer portal gets.
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Our SOS has been at just about the bottom of FBS the last two years. What we’ve accomplished here is not too different from what Toledo’s been doing the past decade.

We should, and do, aspire for more, but let’s keep some perspective. Candle will continue to raise the bar.
 
KryHavok said:
Umm, what? If Coach Candle was recruiting guys that enabled his team to never have a losing season during his time as coach, then what is the problem? Our ex-coach didn't recruit as well as RE1, but he deftly navigated the portal to fill the gaps. If HCJC2 can recruit and build through the portal, then who cares if it looks like we're Toledo East, as you put it. He got his team to 11 wins in 2023! Can you imagine how freaking crazy this fanbase would be to reach 11 wins?
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This is nitpicky, but this is what we do here at the Boneyard. Comparing Mora to RE1 is apples to oranges. RE1 was recruiting in a power conference, in a time before NIL, when teams were almost entirely built from high school recruits.
 
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psilotic said:
Wish nothing but the best for all the departing guys, but when it comes to the P4 interest in DLs it's perplexing. Maybe they can attribute 122th vs. rush to scheme?
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LOL. IF (and it hasn’t happened yet) a bunch of our DL guys end up getting P-4 spots AFTER other staffs have seen their film, in a sane world it would make Boneyarders ask if the defenses’s struggles were really attributable to the DL as the Boneyard determined. But this is the Boneyard, so that type of self recognition is really doubtful.
 
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Palatine said:
Picking up players from the 2025 UConn defense is dubious at best.
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There were some good players on the defense, but the DL was not good and certainly not as good as the previous year. To get pressure on the QB, Brock had to rush 5 or 6 guys which is a high risk/reward strategy, but it left the DBs at risk. And, the DBs were undersized last year which lead to poor tackling. The starting CBs last year averaged 184 lbs and the starting Ss averaged 187 lbs. In comparison, Toledo's starting CBs averaged 198 lbs and starting Ss averaged 207 lbs.
 
businesslawyer said:
LOL. IF (and it hasn’t happened yet) a bunch of our DL guys end up getting P-4 spots AFTER other staffs have seen their film, in a sane world it would make Boneyarders ask if the defenses’s struggles were really attributable to the DL as the Boneyard determined. But this is the Boneyard, so that type of self recognition is really doubtful.
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No idea what scheme departing DLs played in before UConn but it is plausible they could contend they're more effective run defenders in 4 man front instead of 3-3-5 and might have video to prove it.
 
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huskymedic said:
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I wish him good luck. He went into 2025 thinking it was his last year, but an injury allows him to play next year. Given this will be his last year playing football, I would tell him to try something different and grow from the experience.
 
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