Bunk Moreland

When the GMs and agents are the ones shaping the direction of the sport, it’s clear that the incentives have become horribly misaligned.

my response to every out-there Harvey post:

That’s gotta be a good sign given the timing, no?

Watch out, Jeff—you start throwing around guards heading to the portal and it’s gonna trigger @Joe Zura

I want to see Arch improve in the RPO game. He also needs to improve his touch on short and intermediate throws, like RB screens. He and Quinn are almost inverses in that regard. If Arch can improve in those areas, it would give Sark the ability to maximize the talent at RB and WR. But in general, I agree with your assessment, Jeff. Thanks for the awesome work as always.

I think you forgot the word “hole” at the end of your title, Paul

Feels like a tough one to pry away from IU or OSU. But,

@Gerry Hamilton played too much Duck Hunter as a kid

You can look at it position by position or top to bottom in terms of projected impact. I would argue 2024 comes out on top at WR, Edge, and DL. 2026 is better in the aggregate at RB, TE, OL, LB, ST. Secondary is a wash. Top to bottom in terms of projected impact—even with Golden, Bond, and Mukuba, I would argue that 2026 has a higher preseason ceiling. Obviously Coleman has a lot of work to do to surpass what Golden accomplished, for example, but Coleman is being talked about as an All-American first-round type of player. Golden did not have that level of expectation in the spring. So, I’d rank preseason projected impact as follows: 1. Coleman (26) 2. Biles (26) 3. Bond (24) 4A/B. Brown/Smothers (26) 5. Mukuba (24) 6. Siani (26) 7. Moore (24) 8. Mascoe (26) 9. Golden (24) 10. Seymour (26) Next few: I think Masunas and Geffrard would come with higher expectations than any of the remaining 24 portal class. We can disagree about the exact placement of players on this list, but at least in terms of preseason projections, I would take 2026 portal players for 9 out of the first 13 spots. In terms of high-end talent, 2026 looks superior to 2024. But, again, guys like Mukuba and Golden far exceeded their preseason expectations. Will the same thing happen this year?