We've been practicing for 2 weeks...right?

[Dcuse]

Are all these guys entering the portal in the middle of practice? At this rate, I'm hoping we have 22 guys to play the game next week.

 

[NineOneSeven]

There are 982 players on a team. That won't be a problem.

 

[Marsh01]

arkansas lost like 2 players prior to their bowl game last year and played

 

[corpjet]

We need our Dan Mullen snoops to get us some info on Bowl Practice(s), whats going on, who's looking good, who's stepping up? Who's renting cars, who's seen on campus, who has a hotel room where.

I assume we will see Dan V at QB?

This is Dino Babers type secrecy.

 

[texascpa]

Don't we already have a thread fretting about the number of players we have for the bowl game. I will remind everyone that the coaches have told players that if they enter the portal as a grad transfer, they are still welcomed to play in the bowl game. I think of our 10 players, that applies to 2-3 players. So, we've only lost 7-8, some which don't even play (hell, several posters didn't even recall one of the players who portaled), AND is much less than most other schools.

 

[dasher]

Are all these guys entering the portal in the middle of practice? At this rate, I'm hoping we have 22 guys to play the game next week.

Who have we lost that you are worried about losing?

 

[CNYGuy]

Are all these guys entering the portal in the middle of practice? At this rate, I'm hoping we have 22 guys to play the game next week.

Emily mentioned something on Twitter about it being finals week so I’m not sure what the practice schedule is like this week. She did say there’s a presser Sunday at the bowl site.

 

[SU in Hershey]

I have what is likely a moronic question: Can any of the practices be used AFTER the game...say, within a certain timeframe? Especially given the coaching/staff change and interference (if the NCAA cares) with final exams, I could make a (weak) case for this.

 

[hoopsupstate]

They can be in the portal and still play in the game.

 

[Dcuse]

Who have we lost that you are worried about losing?

Lowrey, Lockett, Jones, Daniels, Jeffrey, Peterson, anyone else coming in the next few days.

 

[FreakTalksAboutSU]

Are media not allowed at these practices in any capacity? Wild they have absolutely zero insight on Shrader. I've learned more from this board than anywhere else lol

 

[BlazeOrange]

I have what is likely a moronic question: Can any of the practices be used AFTER the game...say, within a certain timeframe? Especially given the coaching/staff change and interference (if the NCAA cares) with final exams, I could make a (weak) case for this.

Pro: Maybe the bowl season practice eligibility rules have a vague statement about the timing that could be exploited.

Con: If teams could practice after their bowl games, the non-bowl teams would've been clamoring to be allowed to have postseason practices.

 

[Apdaly]

Lowrey, Lockett, Jones, Daniels, Jeffrey, Peterson, anyone else coming in the next few days.

So lowrey and locket? Jones I like but wasn’t available essentially all year anyway. I did notice Barron practicing in a photo put out by the team.

 

[SU in Hershey]

Pro: Maybe the bowl season practice eligibility rules have a vague statement about the timing that could be exploited.

Con: If teams could practice after their bowl games, the non-bowl teams would've been clamoring to be allowed to have postseason practices.

Agreed. But with a relatively early bowl game and final exams in the interim, it seems like it could be somewhat difficult to get all the allowed practices scheduled. But, yeah, I doubt it would happen.

 

[Chip]

We're in unchartered waters. Playing a bowl game after a coaching change in the transfer portal era. But I think we'll be fine. Lost 6 so far, plus some others to minor surgeries. But I imagine we'll have 25-30 ready to play on both sides of the ball. Some guys may have to play more snaps than normal, but such is life.

 

[721Comstock]

We're in unchartered waters. Playing a bowl game after a coaching change in the transfer portal era. But I think we'll be fine. Lost 6 so far, plus some others to minor surgeries. But I imagine we'll have 25-30 ready to play on both sides of the ball. Some guys may have to play more snaps than normal, but such is life.

It's an audition opportunity for all the guys who weren't normally starters, or on the 2-deep.

In part, auditioning for the new staff, to keep or upgrade their position here.
And also to audition for other programs, if they're not going to be a fit for what we're doing here, moving forward.

 

[dasher]

Lowrey, Lockett, Jones, Daniels, Jeffrey, Peterson, anyone else coming in the next few days.

Fair enough. I'm not worried about losing any of them.

 

[texascpa]

Lowrey, Lockett, Jones, Daniels, Jeffrey, Peterson, anyone else coming in the next few days.

I'm guessing you did not read my post. Jones is a grad portal guy, so based on what the coaches have publicly stated, he can play in the bowl game.

 

[texascpa]

So lowrey and locket? Jones I like but wasn’t available essentially all year anyway. I did notice Barron practicing in a photo put out by the team.

HCFB seems to be everywhere.

 

[Consigliere]

Agreed. But with a relatively early bowl game and final exams in the interim, it seems like it could be somewhat difficult to get all the allowed practices scheduled. But, yeah, I doubt it would happen.

Wonder if they could practice before the official bowl announcement. Once they became bowl eligible perhaps? Otherwise it is virtually impossible to get a bowl invite the evening of December 3, leave for the bowl on December 17 and get 15 practices while accomodating finals schedules.

 

[SU in Hershey]

Wonder if they could practice before the official bowl announcement. Once they became bowl eligible perhaps? Otherwise it is virtually impossible to get a bowl invite the evening of December 3, leave for the bowl on December 17 and get 15 practices while accomodating finals schedules.

Exactly! If not, this only rewards those in the NY6 bowls or later; or anything else played, let's say, after Christmas.

 

[MSOrange]

It's actually not 15 practices but it still rewards you the later the bowl game is.

"NCAA rules allow bowl teams to practice or hold other athletic activities up to four hours per day or 20 hours per week between the end of the regular season and a bowl game. While coaches often refer to the "15 extra practices" that come with a bowl invitation, there is no specific limit to the number of practices a team can hold during bowl preparation."

If you don't make a bowl:

"Teams that don't reach bowl games are limited to mandatory weight training, conditioning and review of game film between the end of the regular season and Jan. 1. They get a maximum of eight hours per week for those activities, including no more than two hours per week of film viewing."

 

[donniesyracuse]

It's an audition opportunity for all the guys who weren't normally starters, or on the 2-deep.

Great! It’s like an NFL preseason game. Those are always compelling.

 

[Consigliere]

It's actually not 15 practices but it still rewards you the later the bowl game is.

"NCAA rules allow bowl teams to practice or hold other athletic activities up to four hours per day or 20 hours per week between the end of the regular season and a bowl game. While coaches often refer to the "15 extra practices" that come with a bowl invitation, there is no specific limit to the number of practices a team can hold during bowl preparation."

If you don't make a bowl:

"Teams that don't reach bowl games are limited to mandatory weight training, conditioning and review of game film between the end of the regular season and Jan. 1. They get a maximum of eight hours per week for those activities, including no more than two hours per week of film viewing."

Thanks for the clarification. Since it says “between the end of the regular season” I will assume that we could continue practicing the week after Wake Forest once we became bowl eligible.

 

[MSOrange]

Thanks for the clarification. Since it says “between the end of the regular season” I will assume that we could continue practicing the week after Wake Forest once we became bowl eligible.

That's how I interpret it.