Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (Your 2025 Spring Portal Primer)

[VYAlmighty]

Surprised to not see Fuel on that Metallica list

 

[LonghornLew09]

Nice work @Ketchum.
Did you see the Mike trout fan situation? Including after the game. Felt kinda bad for the fan and Trout is a good dude it seems

 

[T-Sipper 1972]

I'm seeing them this summer for the first time in person.

Saw them at ACL. They were amazing.

My son worked some magic and we were right in front of James Hetfield. So cool!

Mrs. T-Sipper 1972

 

[Ketchum]

Damn breakfast club is 40. This sucks

Somehow I'm not yet 50.

 

[Ketchum]

Enjoyed it.

One is my favorite Metallica song, but with a band that awesome there are so many to chose from.

I had it too low on my previous list.

 

[Ketchum]

Surprised to not see Fuel on that Metallica list

 

[Ketchum]

Nice work @Ketchum.
Did you see the Mike trout fan situation? Including after the game. Felt kinda bad for the fan and Trout is a good dude it seems

I didn't. I'll check it out.

 

[coopdog]

Me after every Ketch portal update.

 

[Bill Boy Bryant]

Any thoughts about the sad news of Kyren Lacey passing

 

[Uncut Degenerate]

I'm seeing them this summer for the first time in person.

Houston show?

 

[A-10HORN]

I wonder why we didn’t go all in for some of those guys in the earlier portal.

Or maybe we did and it still wasn’t enough or their price was just too high.

 

[chihanston]

1) I think they need to/will take a DT in the portal

2) Correct Top 10 Metallica songs

10. Seek and Destroy
9. Creeping Death
8. Nothing Else Matters
7. For Whom the Bell Tolls
6. Master of Puppets
5. The Unforgiven
4. Sanitarium
3. Fade to Black
2. Enter Sandman
1. One

This. One is One.

 

[Ketchum]

Any thoughts about the sad news of Kyren Lacey passing

It's sad.

 

[Ketchum]

Houston show?

Yes.

 

[Ketchum]

I wonder why we didn’t go all in for some of those guys in the earlier portal.

Or maybe we did and it still wasn’t enough or their price was just too high.

Timing was everything. Retention efforts were the top priority.

 

[Ketchum]

This. One is One.

Rolling Stone ranked it 4th and Master of Puppets 1st

50 Best Metallica Songs

50 Best Metallica Songs

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Califashorn]

Sigourney was passed around like a 70's concert doobie. Unfortunately, to get famous they had to sleep with disgusting rich men.

 

[Califashorn]

I hate those metal bands. They mostly suck.

 

[Wellby]

Feels like Sarks presser was another leaf on the portal recruiting tree. Hello agents, this is what I’m looking for. Come on down

 

[dtarver]

This season is the best of the Bosch:Legacy series. This season is more like the earlier Bosch series.

 

[A-10HORN]

Timing was everything. Retention efforts were the top priority.

Wonder if that will be the same problem/strategy (meaning we focus on retention) annually during that time

 

[Uncut Degenerate]

Yes.

I’ll be there!

 

[Bugtussle U]

Somehow I'm not yet 50.

50 is over rated

 

[MauiHorn]

Great read on portal needs. Hats off to Sark and the coaching staff on keeping a balanced approach to getting kids drafted and staying loaded at all positions via the recruiting and transfers strategies.

I know everyone thinks our kicking game was horrible last season. It would be interesting to see how many games that ended up causing Sark to play call differently that he would if we had a stud FG kicker.

 

[tlcdownunder2]

he's better than Larry Bird ever was ...

 

[Ketchum]

Feels like Sarks presser was another leaf on the portal recruiting tree. Hello agents, this is what I’m looking for. Come on down

I think those agents will already have known.

 

[Ketchum]

This season is the best of the Bosch:Legacy series. This season is more like the earlier Bosch series.

100 percent agree.

 

[Ketchum]

Wonder if that will be the same problem/strategy (meaning we focus on retention) annually during that time

I think everyone is still learning and adjusting to the lessons learned.

 

[Ketchum]

50 is over rated

 

[Ketchum]

Great read on portal needs. Hats off to Sark and the coaching staff on keeping a balanced approach to getting kids drafted and staying loaded at all positions via the recruiting and transfers strategies.

I know everyone thinks our kicking game was horrible last season. It would be interesting to see how many games that ended up causing Sark to play call differently that he would if we had a stud FG kicker.

There weren't many, but there were a few.

 

[bagsecured]

Nice work Ketch!

Yes, on your Jokic question. He is unbelievable.

This baseball team is so damn fun. Schloss is going to win it all sooner rather than later. What a hire that was.

 

[Ketchum]

He's had better statistical seasons than basically anyone that has ever lived.

 

[Anwar Richardson]

Best-case scenario: A miracle?

Most-likely scenario: Not a miracle.

Good night 😂

 

[heisman3]

I appreciate the comparisons to the NFL draft and free agency in several professional leagues, and I could be excited if NIL/portal approached that. Players generally stick with their teams for several years in those cases. Unfortunately, we’re now in the era where college players can leave literally the hour they’re unhappy with no negative consequences.

That makes it a lot harder to get invested in my team.

 

[UTDB]

Start with the part that he doesn’t get the respect he deserves because he isn’t an American.,