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Will Georgia's losses to the transfer portal hurt?​

By: Anthony Dasher - UGASports.com

It’s been a busy week in the transfer portal for Georgia since G-Day, with seven players announcing their intentions to leave the program.

Although reasons may differ, it’s the way of the world now in college football.

“We've got a lot of guys who have benefitted from the portal, and I hope we benefit from the portal. We had a couple of guys out there today that came by way of the portal that made really good plays,” head coach Kirby Smart after G-Day. “It's the climate we're in and we'll do the best we can to capitalize on it. But I'm very pleased with what we've got on our team and our roster. It's not a way we're going to build a team by any means."

Mid-year transfers​

Of course, these have not been the only players to transfer from Georgia.

During the winter portal window, 10 other Bulldogs decided to elsewhere.

Topping that list is wide receiver AD Mitchell, who matriculated to Texas, along with tight end Arik Gilbert (Nebraska) and linebacker Trezman Marshall (Alabama) among the most notable.

Others include tight end Ryland Goede (Mississippi State), tight end Brett Seither (Georgia Tech), cornerback Jaheim Singletary (Arkansas), offensive lineman Jacob Hood (Nebraska), linebacker MJ Sherman (Nebraska), defensive tackle Bill Norton (Arizona), and wide receiver Dom Blaylock (still available).

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The benefits of the portal for Georgia have been plain to see.

After not taking a transfer in 2022, the Bulldogs were able to shore up its wide receiver room with the additions of former Missouri wideout Dominic Lovett and RaRa Thomas, formerly of Mississippi State.

Smart later added former Texas A&M defensive back Smoke Bouie to compete for playing time. A versatile performer with the ability to play more than one position in the secondary, Bouie gives the Bulldogs another talented option.

But what about the players who left?

Of the seven to have announced their intentions thus, five are former scholarship players. Considering the Bulldogs were well over the 85 limit at the conclusion of spring practice, this helps Smart to get his roster to the required size.

But from the standpoint of affecting position depth, will the absences be a big deal? Let’s take a look.

Defensive Lineman Bear Alexander​

Alexander’s 2022 Role: Alexander was a regular for the Bulldogs as a third-down defender, and after a big showing in the national championship, many viewed the rising sophomore as a possible replacement for Jalen Carter.

That’s not to suggest Alexander was viewed in the same class as Carter. But – strictly from a football standpoint – his on-field talent would have been put to good use by the Bulldogs this fall.

Reason For Leaving: Alexander announced his intentions just prior to kickoff at G-Day. Subsequentially, sources told UGASports that the Texas native had actually expressed interest in transferring as far back as January.

Although specific details for his decision have not been publicly confirmed, his leaving was not as unexpected as reporters assumed it was when the news initially broke. He’ll have three years left of eligibility.

Leaving Impact: There’s no shortage of options. Senior Warren Brinson, senior Zion Logue, redshirt sophomore Jonathan Jefferson, redshirt freshman Christen Miller, freshman Jordan Hall, and freshman Jamaal Jarrett are among the names Smart has already discussed who could fit into the rotation on the defensive line.

Defensive Back Marcus Washington Jr.​

Washington’s 2022 Role: Washington was repping at both cornerback and star for the Bulldogs. As the youngest player on the team after being able to leave high school a year early, there was much the youngster had to learn, his first year on the college level. The son of former Bulldog linebacker Marcus Washington only played in one game last year.

Reason For Leaving: Although Washington was the 12th-ranked cornerback out of high school, Georgia has done extremely well recruiting the position the past two seasons, and playing time this fall was not going to be guaranteed. With no clear path, the decision was made to move on. He’ll have four years left of eligibility.

Leaving Impact: There were already at least six players considered ahead of Washington on the Bulldog depth chart at corner. At star, Smart crossed-trained many others at the position.

Inside Linebacker Rian Davis​

Davis’ 2022 Role: Davis played in 14 of Georgia’s 15 games, making starts in two. He finished the season with 15 tackles, including five quarterback pressures in playing a backup role behind Smael Mondon and Jamon Dumas-Johnson.

Reason For Leaving: Quite simply, Davis has one year of eligibility remaining. Like most players, he wants to start and that was not going to happen at Georgia. He hopes to find that opportunity and should have no shortage of suitors from programs at different levels throughout the college football landscape.

Leaving Impact: Davis was highly thought of by Georgia coaches, specifically position coach Glenn Schumann, who valued the work ethic and experience he brought to the practice every day. However, with the continued presence of Dumas-Johnson and Mondon, redshirt sophomore Xavian Sorey, and the presence of Raylen Wilson, CJ Allen, and Troy Bowles arriving later this spring, consistent reps were going to be hard to come by.

Defensive Lineman Shone Washington​

Washington’s 2022 Role: Washington only played in one game last fall. He actually left the program before spring camp, but had to wait until April 15 – the first day of the spring portal window – to enter his name officially.

Reason For Leaving: Washington’s specific reasons are unclear, but the fact he left the program weeks ago is a pretty good indicator he was not particularly happy. Playing time was going to be a problem. He will have four years of eligibility wherever he lands.

Leaving Impact: We’ve already mentioned Georgia’s depth on the defensive is pretty stout. Other than providing scout team depth, his absence will not affect the Bulldogs this fall.

Offensive Lineman Griffin Scroggs​

Scroggs’ 2022 Role: Scroggs was a member of the Bulldog scout team last spring. He did not play in a game.

Reason For Leaving: Playing time. He was not going to get any at Georgia. He will have four years of eligibility.

Leaving Impact: Other than one less scout team player, none.

...Walk-on running back SeVaughn Clark and walk-on offensive linemen Weston Wallace are also in the portal to seek playing time at other schools.

The short recap on their Rivals site said DJ got a big ovation when he came in, but that the freshman Chiles stole the show.

This highlight video seems to confirm that, as the only plays that really stood out belonged to #3. I do like the way the offense seems committed to rolling DJ out though. He always looked more comfortable doing that than standing in the pocket

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From Rivals.com national recruiting director Adam Gorney this morning ...

One of the things I like about this board is the ability to get advice and feedback on stuff. I've like many a thread that I didn't have an equity in other than someone asked a good question and folks related their experience.

I'm a long time AT&T customer for home internet, TV and phone. I'm pretty pissed at them right now for a couple of reasons.

I've had Uverse since 2011. Last year I threatened to leave AT&T and they gave me a good discount to stick around. As soon as the discount expired, they jacked my bill up by $113 dollar a month. I'd leaving except: 1) changing email addresses is a royal pain and 2) Spectrum here in our area has a lot of complaints too.

If I leave Uverse, I can change to DirectTV Now (streaming service) and likely save a lot of money.

If anyone uses this service, can you relate the pros and cons to me? How do you like it. I have both smart and traditional TV's in my house. Are there buffering issues? How do you change channels: traditional remote?

Thanks in advance.

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https://clemson.rivals.com/news/monday-insider-457

What's happened to the programs?

From the edge it looks like we have a great facility.

But we're almost at the bottom of the ACC in both men and women's. Like most of you all, if Clemson has a team I'd love for them to be successful.

Anyone else hearing this?

My brand will from now on be the filing cabinet from Goodwill.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/agtqpebzIIY

Interesting to see all the behind the scene texts between FoxNews anchors and execs that show that all of them agreed that the charges against Dominion were batshit crazy, yet as this quote from Fox's managing editor in Washington notes:
“It’s remarkable how weak ratings make good journalists do bad things.”

Of course, those of us Left of center know their reporting and their PM programming is just poison pill junk-food to appeal to their base, but their viewers, including many on this site, watch them religiously and allow their beliefs to be formed by all the noxious drivel they hear from that cesspool. But why? What more do you need to hear to know that you've been had?


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Brown-Shuler also said academics were important as he was evaluating his opportunities, and he obviously found what he was looking for in that with Clemson.

“It all comes to education,” he said. “Education is first and foremost, even with football, so you kind of want to go where you have the best of both worlds.”

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Is he talking about Hevin Brown Shuler or someone else?

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Sounds like #10 on the Monday Insider either way

We finished runner up for the UF WR and should engage here. But we all know we didn’t create enough space to engage and probably wouldn’t anyways. Not saying he’s some #1 wideout, but he could help our WR room and he knows us. I would make the space.

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Several links below. A few excerpts below as well. @Willence How is the mortgage community reacting to this?

A little-noticed revamp of federal rules on mortgage fees will offer discounted rates for home buyers with riskier credit backgrounds — and force higher-credit homebuyers to foot the bill

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will enact changes to fees known as loan-level price adjustments (LLPAs) on May 1 that will affect mortgages originating at private banks nationwide

The result, according to industry pros: pricier monthly mortgage payments for most homebuyers — an ugly surprise for those who worked for years to build their credit, only to face higher costs than they expected as part of a housing affordability push by the US Federal Housing Finance Agency.

“It’s going to be a challenge trying to explain to somebody that says, ‘I worked my whole life for high credit and I’ve put a lot of money down and you’re telling me that’s a negative now?’ That’s a hard conversation to have.”

“It’s unprecedented,” added David Stevens, who served as Federal Housing Administration commissioner during the Obama administration. “My email is full from mortgage companies and CEOs [telling] me how unbelievably shocked they are by this move.”

Under the new rules, high-credit buyers with scores ranging from 680 to above 780 will see a spike in their mortgage costs – with applicants who place 15% to 20% down payment experiencing the biggest increase in fees.

“This was a blatant and significant cut of fees for their highest-risk borrowers and a clear increase in much better credit quality buyers – which just clarified to the world that this move was a pretty significant cross-subsidy pricing change,” added Stevens, who is also the former CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Much of the Rivals.com network went down roughly 4:50 p.m., so many sites' boards were shut down during this period. IE: Boards at UGASports.com, Auburnsports.com, Soonerscoop.com, etc, were all down (not loading).

We are awaiting word from engineering on specifically what happened. Our apologies.

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From our national recruiting director Adam Gorney today:

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Don't pay your bills on time dont do the right thing.

He sucked. But he made it worse by being soft. He can bitch all he wants but he was horrid and timid.

Ladies in softball and guys in baseball! Go Tigers!

Apparently comparing Miller High Life to Champagne is a step too far…

Fajitas tonight, the Flank Steak is marinating now. Used this recipe, except that I didn't have any of Malcolm's (Reed's) "Grande Gringo Seasoning." I looked up the ingredients and made my own...

The NCAA will soon approve rules changes that will let the clock run after first downs in all divisions except DIII. The clock will stop after first downs during the final two minutes of each half. According to CBS, this change will reduce an average of seven plays per game.

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What happened to the men’s golf team? I just checked the scoring, and we are next to last (above BC only), and 13 shots out of first.

Edit to add we are +3 on 10-13 while the leader, GT, is -10 on 6-9. Three teams tied at first at -10.