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Does anyone know if we've decisively lost top talent in the NIL Portal era to bigger teams offering money to get our guys before?

I know we've had transfers into P4s but those didn't feel money related but I could be wrong.

Our team looks like we have a bright future but I could see some desirable guys getting cash offers that are hard to pass up like Buckley for instance, or maybe Lowry tries his hand to get back in the Big Ten.

Talk me off the ledge so we can run it back in 2026

How 'bout we just enjoy this season for awhile before worrying about the next?

(12-19-2025 02:35 PM)ElFanatico Wrote:  Does anyone know if we've decisively lost top talent in the NIL Portal era to bigger teams offering money to get our guys before?

I know we've had transfers into P4s but those didn't feel money related but I could be wrong.

Our team looks like we have a bright future but I could see some desirable guys getting cash offers that are hard to pass up like Buckley for instance, or maybe Lowry tries his hand to get back in the Big Ten.

Talk me off the ledge so we can run it back in 2026

It is what it is at this point. I still have full confidence in Taylor and his staff to pull in some strong talent from the transfer portal. A 10 win season, conference championship, bowl victory, and clear proof that incoming transfers can make an immediate impact should be a huge selling point for a lot of players looking around this off season.

(12-19-2025 02:37 PM)MajorHoople Wrote:  How 'bout we just enjoy this season for awhile before worrying about the next?

Totally agree! I was thinking the exact same thing. This was a seriously special season! Let’s enjoy it!

I think we will see more portal guys looking to come to wmu after this season.

I don’t think Tucker would have had much draft stock had he stayed at houston.

Similar to hockey, wmu football seems like a good portal destination for guys.

I don’t have any doubts we won’t continue to get key portal guys like a tucker.

I agree, let's enjoy this special year for a few weeks before we start worrying about next year. But to answer ElFanatico's question: I know we have lost some football player due to NIL money the past few years. The biggest $ one was Braden Fiske to Florida St. And we lost a couple of running backs the past couple of years.

I gotta imagine Buckley will test the portal. I would say he is priority #1 to get an NIL deal somehow. I'll work on winning the Powerball.

(12-19-2025 09:14 PM)Nacho Wrote:  I gotta imagine Buckley will test the portal. I would say he is priority #1 to get an NIL deal somehow. I'll work on winning the Powerball.

I appreciate your initiative Nacho, but I’d rather coach Taylor ask for some of the COVID vaccine money from Pfizer and sign our top 10 players up to wear bandaids on advertisements. And first player to suffer a major injury is guaranteed Stryker money. Obviously free BIGGBY should be on the table for our captains who bring the most juice during inspirational speeches.

(12-19-2025 08:50 PM)ru4wmu Wrote:  I agree, let's enjoy this special year for a few weeks before we start worrying about next year. But to answer ElFanatico's question: I know we have lost some football player due to NIL money the past few years. The biggest $ one was Braden Fiske to Florida St. And we lost a couple of running backs the past couple of years.

He’s a GOOD MAN for giving some of that money back to improve our team’s strength and conditioning experience.