Yasin Willis transferring to Kansas

[721Comstock]

I mean if you read that as a literal question, so be it but it was intended to be rhetorical. Its commenting about how accountability is a broad term and using it as a crutch for why we ask good players to leave is not a great look after a season where the staff quit on the team

tbf - Fran has clearly had “the talk” with quite a few of the coaches as well.

So, I will beg to differ;
Fran looks like he’s trying to turn over both players AND staff in the wake of that dumpster fire of a season.

Which is absolutely what needed to happen.

A = Accountable.

 

[SuFTW]

I mean if you read that as a literal question, so be it but it was intended to be rhetorical. Its commenting about how accountability is a broad term and using it as a crutch for why we ask good players to leave is not a great look after a season where the staff quit on the team

Can’t worry about looks at this point, need to improve the team the way Fran sees fit, otherwise problems could arise again next year.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

tbf - Fran has clearly had “the talk” with quite a few of the coaches as well.

So, I will beg to differ;
Fran looks like he’s trying to turn over both players AND staff in the wake of that dumpster fire of a season.

Which is absolutely what needed to happen.

A = Accountable.

On the one hand it is great that Fran is throwing out the bad apples. Especially after last season. On the other hand why are there so many bad apples (more so for the coaches)? Only one Co and only one position coach remains from last season (two if you want to include Gattis).

You also don't normally see that on both sides of the ball, especially on the HC's side of the ball. And if you do see it the HC was forced to make a change to keep his job.

So kudos for Fran for getting out ahead of things and making the necessary changes. Just wish we didn't need these changes in the first place.

 

[Blanko97]

tbf - Fran has clearly had “the talk” with quite a few of the coaches as well.

So, I will beg to differ;
Fran looks like he’s trying to turn over both players AND staff in the wake of that dumpster fire of a season.

Which is absolutely what needed to happen.

A = Accountable.

He is the head coach, he recruited these players and hired the staff. Regardless of his off season actions, there is no room for a major revenue driven sport to be lead by someone who cannot get himself to at least pretend he is trying to win games.

DART seems like a farce after last seasons embarrassment

 

[Cusefan69]

On the one hand it is great that Fran is throwing out the bad apples. Especially after last season. On the other hand why are there so many bad apples (more so for the coaches)? Only one Co and only one position coach remains from last season (two if you want to include Gattis).

You also don't normally see that on both sides of the ball, especially on the HC's side of the ball. And if you do see it the HC was forced to make a change to keep his job.

So kudos for Fran for getting out ahead of things and making the necessary changes. Just wish we didn't need these changes in the first place.

So just a guess here and partial answer. My thinking is adherence to Fran's culture might not always be as easy as thought by the players, especially if there's no "flex" in that culture. You either do everything as expected and if you don't you could find your way to the portal. If I am reading between the lines correctly with some comments that is what kinda perhaps happened to Willis here.

 

[kingtidge]

So just a guess here and partial answer. My thinking is adherence to Fran's culture might not always be as easy as thought by the players, especially if there's no "flex" in that culture. You either do everything as expected and if you don't you could find your way to the portal. If I am reading between the lines correctly with some comments that is what kinda perhaps happened to Willis here.

In all fairness, I am a bit torn on DART and the end of this past season, as it was clear Fran had thrown in the towel on the season and using the remaining games a scrimmages for all intents and purposes.

For someone that expounds this DART philosophy and supposedly hates losing, it's a huge contradiction... Or simply a sobering reality that he wasn't fixing anything this season and needed a major turnover in this off-season to attempt to address it. If that is the case, it is what it is, but it's also something he must learn from, because it really can never happen again.

As far as Willis is concerned, honestly, beyond his hole and line vision (or lack thereof at times and the line not exactly pulling holes open), the whole tantrum with his helmet/visor episode really stood out for me... Came off very "premadonna" and immature. It was a bad taste. Kids do dumb things and are learning and all that, but all that said, I'm not surprised he isn't "the fit" for the team culture perhaps. Something bothered me and stuck with me on that episode that I can't quite put my finger on...

 

[VA Citrus]

From seeing two years of Willis. I think he is performing below the sum of his talents. I wonder if someone should recommend going the Doug Hogue route and becoming a LB. Might be a more lucrative path to the NFL where RBs are a dime a dozen and he might just be an UDFA guy.

 

[VA Citrus]

I wonder if there was a lot of NIL attached to Fran's initial class and the four star backups (who we'd still love to keep and develop) are getting a paycut as the money is being reallocated and thus all the transfers.

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

The idea that Fran "threw away" the end of the season is a little crazy. The last two games really meant nothing. Fran gave a lot of 2 and 3 's tape to use in the portal. I actually thought he did the reserves a real solid by getting them snaps and tape to show potential suitors. He got a look at a lot of players on game day make evaluations easier. The QB decisions aside I wasn't angry about personal decisions.

 

[Blanko97]

The idea that Fran "threw away" the end of the season is a little crazy. The last two games really meant nothing. Fran gave a lot o 2 and 3 's tape to use in the portal. I actually thought he did the reserves a real solid by getting them snaps and tape to show potential suitors. He got a look at a lot of players on game day make evaluations easier.

He put a walk on qb in against UNC, the second most winnable game left in the schedule, with bowl hopes still alive. He 100% gave up. Instead of trying to innovate on offense and make a bowl game he decided to throw in the towel and play freshman. Find me another school that does that, and another fan base that would support it.

 

[djorange1989]

He put a walk on qb in against UNC, the second most winnable game left in the schedule, with bowl hopes still alive. He 100% gave up. Instead of trying to innovate on offense and make a bowl game he decided to throw in the towel and play freshman. Find me another school that does that, and another fan base that would support it.

What about Collins tells you we could beat UNC with him? Our QB room was trash after Steve went down. Collins was hideous too

 

[powdersmack]

It actually has everything to do with what you responded to. You jumped into the discussion with a drive by insult instead of addressing anything I said, so I laid out the substance. If you don’t like the facts that’s not my problem.

And the Tylik/Tyreek point wasn’t meant as some psychological thesis. It was an offhand way of saying the hype doesn’t match the resume. What does matter is the part you are dodging: the stats, the offers, the production. You haven’t refuted a single piece of information I provided.

If you want to argue then argue the facts. If you can’t then don’t pretend I’m the one off topic.

You literally said that people here were hyping Tylik because they were subconsciously conflating Tyreek and Tylik. Your words. That stupidity is what I was addressing, nothing else. However, in your inimitable way, you go off on your irrelevant tangents, move goal posts, and then backpedal.

 

[richmondcuse03]

What about Collins tells you we could beat UNC with him? Our QB room was trash after Steve went down. Collins was hideous too

Precisely. No matter what we did, we couldn’t score. We didn’t have a QB. Blame Fran for that but to say he didn’t want to win is not true.

 

[Blanko97]

What about Collins tells you we could beat UNC with him? Our QB room was trash after Steve went down. Collins was hideous too

It’s not about who was behind center, it was the offense they were running. Nixon called the same plays whether it was Angeli, Collins, or Filardi despite the fact that only 1 of those quarterbacks was capable of running it even halfway efficiently. Even Dino was able to install a gimmick offense to win a game and his OC wasnt getting over 1m annually. I use the walk on example because that essentially means they’d given up

 

[Blanko97]

You’re blaming the offense but Collins was the problem. He couldn’t process reads, couldn’t hit basic throws, held the ball forever. That’s not scheme that’s a quarterback who wasn’t close to functional at the P4 level. The walk on example doesn’t prove they gave up. It proves they had no confidence in Collins and obviously Filardi was better than Carney (and Belin).

It 100% proved they gave up because they chose to go with a walk on instead of a scholarship option to preserve redshirts. Filardi wasn’t better than me, let alone anyone else actually on a college football roster

 

[AZOrange]

Heard a TX back is in play

 

[RyanCuse44]

Heard a TX back is in play

This guy?

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Class of 2026 Post in thread '2025-26 Portal'

Dec 26, 2025

• RyanCuse44

 

[SuFTW]

He is the head coach, he recruited these players and hired the staff. Regardless of his off season actions, there is no room for a major revenue driven sport to be lead by someone who cannot get himself to at least pretend he is trying to win games.

DART seems like a farce after last seasons embarrassment

But it was great after the first season.

And still doesn’t mean Fran shouldn’t make changes as he see fit. You complain that he gave up during the season, do you want him to give up in the offseason too?

 

[Ttk.gman2]

Interesting to say the least

 

[texascpa]

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Interesting to say the least

Is 316 his portal ranking?

 

[Ttk.gman2]

Is 316 his portal ranking?

Yes overall

 

[Sdot]

I saw Peyton Lewis technically isn’t in the portal yet?

 

[Hawknate144]

Kansas

 

[wfschrec]

I saw Peyton Lewis technically isn’t in the portal yet?

He is now

 

[721Comstock]

Kansas

Soooooo glad it isn’t Pitt.