Yasin Willis transferring to Kansas

[IthacaMatt]

Really? Why is it extremely concerning? Sometimes whether it is sports or business, people want to do things that don't mesh with what their coach or their employer wants them to do. Doesn't mean anyone is a good or bad guy.

Well, you hate to lose too many players who are already familiar with your system.

If you return a core group of guys who know what you're looking for, how you want to play, it makes it easier to implement more advanced concepts.

Every year playing football, it's a whole new team, there are new coaches, and there are young guys (or transfers) entering the program.

Having more continuity from year-to-year allows coaches to spend less time at the beginning of the season implementing and teaching the basic plays and formations.

It was a big part of why Boeheim was able to sustain his success for so long, without ups-and-downs from year to year. He always returned at least one big man, one or two wing players, and a guard to build the next year's team around.

Continuity matters, even in NIL times. If you return a group of linemen who have played together, you can do more advanced coaching and implement more sophisticated plays. It takes experience to do some of this.

 

[IthacaMatt]

We’ll field a team and I’ll buy seasons tickets and go to games just like I have for last 38 years but my emotional attachment is at an all time low. I don’t care who stays or leaves. I know they’ll be replaced in this new world which I hate.

It's true. It's really hard to get excited about the players, when we turn over nearly the whole roster every year.

 

[3rdRecon]

Hits the line way too slow and upright. That isn’t always the lines fault (although they need upgraded as well).

Said it perfectly.

 

[sufan59]

That’s a surprise. Hope there’s an upgrade in the pipeline

Apparently we are a school to watch for Peyton Lewis, Tennessee transfer. Dude leveled Derek McDonald on the goal line.

 

[IthacaMatt]

4.3 YPC is not very good in college btw.

But the second half of your sentence is literally what I said lol.
"Granted you can chalk it up to the OL, scheme, etc". That is a direct quote lol. Sean Tucker ran for 5.7 YPC in his two seasons as a full time starter, and was even 4.6 as a true freshman on a 1-10 team. Which again, was the point of my statement.

Again, 4.3 YPC, 4 TDs & 9 catches in 9 games ain't jumping off the page at you. I would prefer he stayed and he was not given the ball nearly enough, but he is not Sean Tucker which again was the comment I was replying to

Oh bullshit. Do colleges play on a longer field, where it takes 12 or 13 yards to get a first down??

If you gain more than 4 yards a carry, 3 carries gets you another first down, That has always been the measure of a good running back. I don't care what level you play at.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Not a highest bidder situation from what I understand. This has nothing to do with money.

Perhaps a certain disgruntled parent influencer?

 

[kingtidge]

Apparently we are a school to watch for Peyton Lewis, Tennessee transfer. Dude leveled Derek McDonald on the goal line.

 

[Hawknate144]

Lewis seems like our kind of guy, sprinter background with kick returner possibilities, though he also has some of the same issues as willis, i.e lack of vision on certain plays. That said he would be a good short yardage guy.

 

[PAcuse]

I missing what makes people think running backs are so easily replaceable? Before Sean Tucker we hadn't had a 1,000 yard rusher since jerome smith in 2012.

I get your point but it's a bit misleading with how our offense was in the early Dino years.
2018 Neal 878 yards and Strickland 606 yards PLUS Dungey had 949 yards.
My point is with the right scheme an ok Oline running backs are fairly replacable with what Willis is bringing.
We are not trying to replace Tucker.

 

[Hawknate144]

He is from western Virginia, so the UVA interest makes sense and I wouldn't be shocked to see VT go after him too.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Perhaps a certain disgruntled parent influencer?

Doesn't matter why. He's dead to us now.

 

[anomander]

I have a feeling we’ll see him running for a 100+ against us with Pitt or someone.

He had terrible vision and always tried to bounce it outside, but we also didn’t have an offensive line that could block, and a QB that could throw for 100 yards so teams stacked the box against us. He looked like we all thought he would against Tennessee and Clemson. He is a home run hitter that’s a loss however we spin it.

 

[nocohalo]

Did Watson end up doing anything at Texas?

 

[sufan59]

Perhaps a certain disgruntled parent influencer?

Funny guy, never know what you’re going to get in terms of tweets.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

Did Watson end up doing anything at Texas?

Yup

 

[nocohalo]

Yup

Stats look pretty empty

 

[PhatOrange]

Stats look pretty empty

He started all season for an SEC team that was top 10 the majority of the season with a top 10 run defense.

 

[CNYGuy]

The discussion with these guys shouldn’t be either big loss or no loss. We should be treating this like the NFL now - because in effect there’s a salary cap.

Sometimes you gotta cut ties with a decent restricted free agent because you can replace or improve his production for equal/less and use the cash elsewhere.

Unfortunately for any running backs (and slot receivers last year if we think back to April) that’s probably a position where we shouldn’t be overspending.

 

[Dinkyspond]

Did Watson end up doing anything at Texas?

Not really but he got paid. Shortsighted, not getting the opportunity to show what he can do for the next level. It's a choice, do you want to get paid now or get paid later. He still has 2 years to show what he can do. Will Texas be the right place for that?

 

[Dinkyspond]

It can't be a good thing when the player transfers who Brown called our best offensive player. The after effects of a terrible and lost season is showing. Players are losing confidence and faith in the direction of the program. 8 straight non-competitive blowouts will do that. Went from 10 wins to arguably the worst team in P4 football. Brown has his work cut out from him. Less than 6 wins in '26 and it's time to end this high risk experiment with Brown.

 

[sufan59]

It can't be a good thing when the player transfers who Brown called our best offensive player. The after effects of a terrible and lost season is showing. Players are losing confidence and faith in the direction of the program. 8 straight non-competitive blowouts will do that. Went from 10 wins to arguably the worst team in P4 football. Brown has his work cut out from him. Less than 6 wins in '26 and it's time to end this high risk experiment with Brown.

Wait to see the replacement then vent

 

[SuFTW]

It can't be a good thing when the player transfers who Brown called our best offensive player. The after effects of a terrible and lost season is showing. Players are losing confidence and faith in the direction of the program. 8 straight non-competitive blowouts will do that. Went from 10 wins to arguably the worst team in P4 football. Brown has his work cut out from him. Less than 6 wins in '26 and it's time to end this high risk experiment with Brown.

According to a few posts it has nothing to do with what you are saying.

 

[orange79]

It can't be a good thing when the player transfers who Brown called our best offensive player. The after effects of a terrible and lost season is showing. Players are losing confidence and faith in the direction of the program. 8 straight non-competitive blowouts will do that. Went from 10 wins to arguably the worst team in P4 football. Brown has his work cut out from him. Less than 6 wins in '26 and it's time to end this high risk experiment with Brown.

Do you know this for a fact? Or are you making an assumption that the players leaving are solely due to Brown and not this new NIL era?

 

[CU44SE]

So isn’t Fran’s thing, give me 3 years. And then if it doesn’t work out. Transfer and I’ll help you transfer. Seems like a lot of the higher rated guys are not even coming close to 3 years in the program.

 

[Willy75]

As far as Yasin's next destination I'd take Pitt against the field. It almost feels preordained.