Offseason Attrition Thread

BrentwoodJacket said:
I am surprised we have not had more transfer portal entrants. I thought players transferring would want to go through Spring practice with their new teams.
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I think there will be a few players leave the team without entering the portal. I could easily see an upper classman who has only a year or two of eligibility left not being interested in trying to make a new team when the NFL is not a real option. For them it would be better to stay at GT and get the degree and get on with life.
 
aeromech said:
I think there will be a few players leave the team without entering the portal. I could easily see an upper classman who has only a year or two of eligibility left not being interested in trying to make a new team when the NFL is not a real option. For them it would be better to stay at GT and get the degree and get on with life.
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In that situation (and I know it varies for everyone so this is a generalization), I'd get my Tech BS then transfer somewhere else for an MS. Can't argue with a free degree.
 
aeromech said:
I think there will be a few players leave the team without entering the portal. I could easily see an upper classman who has only a year or two of eligibility left not being interested in trying to make a new team when the NFL is not a real option. For them it would be better to stay at GT and get the degree and get on with life.
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I would think that Tech has a higher number of athletes that use football as a means to obtain the education than are dreaming of the NFL.
 
aeromech said:
I think there will be a few players leave the team without entering the portal. I could easily see an upper classman who has only a year or two of eligibility left not being interested in trying to make a new team when the NFL is not a real option. For them it would be better to stay at GT and get the degree and get on with life.
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If they follow that path, do they count against the 85 ceiling?
 
Only 2% of college football players make the NFL Tech is lucky to have more than a handful make a roster.
 
BrentwoodJacket said:
I am surprised we have not had more transfer portal entrants. I thought players transferring would want to go through Spring practice with their new teams.
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Yeah, seems that it is clearly an indication that what is going on at the Edge is special and everyone that has experienced it seems to want to be a part of it. There was a lot of reason to believe, but this is just one more very solid data point.

The whole culture, for example making football fun, is almost certainly the real deal. I dont expect a lot of voluntary leaving. Of course, we have to do what is best for the team.

I wont be surprised if we have a lot of guys medically retire rather than play somewhere else.
 
cincyjacket said:
Only 2% of college football players make the NFL Tech is lucky to have more than a handful make a roster.
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What percentage of P5 scholarship college football players make the NFL? I don't think including all college football players is fair when we play in one of the 5 premier college football leagues in the world. It's still going to be a low number...but I'm quite certain that many more than 2% play a down in the NFL. That's less than 2 per roster of 85 scholarship players.....which is simply not the case for most P5 football programs who see a handful drafted every year.
 
JoeCakeEater said:
What percentage of P5 scholarship college football players make the NFL? I don't think including all college football players is fair when we play in one of the 5 premier college football leagues in the world. It's still going to be a low number...but I'm quite certain that many more than 2% play a down in the NFL. That's less than 2 per roster of 85 scholarship players.....which is simply not the case for most P5 football programs who see a handful drafted every year.
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I believe that stat is pretty accurate. Once you get outside of Bama, LSU, Clemson, etc. there are not as many kids that make an NFL roster and/or play meaningful professional snaps as you think. I recall from my time the stat was closer to 1%....even less who make it to a second contract. Pro football is a tough business.
 
gtphd said:
In that situation (and I know it varies for everyone so this is a generalization), I'd get my Tech BS then transfer somewhere else for an MS. Can't argue with a free degree.
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That's assuming they're good enough for a team to want them.
From experience, lots of teams want 2 years at least unless you're good enough.
 
gtphd said:
What about FCS? Or Div II?
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There is precedent for that. Weimerskirch grad transferred to West Florida. You gotta be pretty dedicated to both your academics and football, though. I imagine a lot of guys just choose to start their career instead.
 
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