Portal Legacies
The dust has settled on the 2024 season with the draft over and every guy who portalled out of UW after 2023 who was in this draft went undrafted. I think I saw that Muhammad and Powell signed UDFA contracts. So…now that we know the outcomes, all of these guys bailed and went to situations with teams that had better seasons than UW, but none made it further than round one of the playoffs (and only one even made it) and no one made the draft. WE have no idea of the money they got over had they just finished at UW and theirs connection to the 2023 magic will now always be in question. Staying could have easily given UW wins over WSU, Rutgers, and put them into a better bowl game.
I don't pretend to know anyone's life situations and what the final numbers were but Muhammad feels like he had come on strong late in 2023, and made so many plays in huge games everyone was watching in 2023, he could have spun that momentum into getting drafted in 2024. I think he got a way too bag from Oregon though just to "stick it to UW" or some shit.
Powell had the huge hit against Oregon in Seattle, the game saving pick six against ASU, an INT in the P12CG and a big tackle on Ewers in the Sugar Bowl. I think he has a chance to make it a bit as a UDFA as a bigger but less skilled Myles Bryant.
So are they allowed back to any 2023 recognitions?
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if you ever invite Muhammad back you should cancel the program.
I also view his decision differently. With his size/measurables he was always going to be a very late pick or udfa. I’m sure he was told that his nfl future was limited and therefore viewed his last season of college football as his last/best chance to make some real money playing the game.
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Brailsford's dad still talks shit to Oregon while his son is still at Alabama. That's a much bigger problem than anyone else from the 2023 team.
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That's probably the right take on Muhammad and definitely on the other guys. I try to be mature on understanding those guys had spent years only playing at Seattle, and probably had their one chance to make money playing football and live somewhere else. I do think Muhammad could have had better stock coming off the P12CB, Sugar Bowl, and natty where he had a good run as UW's only functional CB whereas last year at Oregon he seemed to kind of just be lost in a rotation.
Brailsford hurts the most. He's easily the best guy from that group, had three more years to play at a key position, was a Huff/Jimmy recruit, and clearly him and his dad were actually invested in UW. Unless Bama has major runs in his next 1-2 years there it's gonna kinda seem like he left his solid long-term gf for a formerly hot chick who then immediately packed on the pounds.
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Or the “what if” could be what if Narco San Salvador hadn’t fucked up our complete looting of zona last year.🤷♂️
But oh well…things looking to be much better this year. I’m starting to doog. Guess I’ll get my nuts kicked in the fall…🧐🧐 -
Yeah the dust has also settled on the Humberto shit and it certainly looks like those guys fucked the dawg by not just following Jedd and they maybe give us a shot at 10 wins. It may have been a case though of if you want Fifita or Demond though and at least now I'd take the trade of not getting those guys in 2024, but having Demond.
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This also made me pissed off that the 2023 offensive line could have been Fautanu, Conerly (good chance he's a better guard), Brailsford, Ioane, Rosengarten with Kalepo and Beulow as excellent depth and we would have had a much better shot at beating Michigan.
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Not welcome back. They can fuck off for making Rapp look like a hero again
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like we say… no.
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The portal reveals character.
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I saw a thing that said Muhammed was a projected 2nd rounder coming out of UW. Hope the Oregon payday was worth it for the UDFA status and likely practice team future
