2026 Transfer & Regular Signing Periods

[cnbuff410]

More and more CU fans are going to look back at the RG era, and see what a catastrophic failure it was.

All of us here are understandably dissatisfied with RG, but it’s still disappointing to see some folks, like you, actively rooting against the team just so the coaches he hired will fail—just to “prove” his legacy is bad because of his hires.

You can support Tad and CP and still think RG has been a bad AD. Those aren’t mutually exclusive.

 

[Mike Vanderjagt]

Shaddie Clayton deactivated his account after his NFL Draft announcement

Doesn't Mata though!

I have had the worst week in a few years and need a laugh! Thank you for posting,
Idiot kickers

 

[leftybuff]

This just wreaks of desperation - it's clear to me we are going to come-up short again in the portal. We will end-up with holes all over the place (CB, DT, OT, TE, RB, etc.), and less high end talent than last year. Unless Ju Ju seriously balls and/or coaching performance is dramatically better, I see a team that can only win 2-4 games.

I just hope the evaluation process has improved. Up until now, it has been sub-standard. You can get transfers from FCS that are contributors in FBS. But for every Horn, Wester and Nwankwo, there is a Buell, Parks and Beebe. Let's hope the transfers lean more to the former group than the latter.

Honestly, I have no idea. I don't have the time or inclination to watch the hours of video one would have to get a bead on these FCS guys. I can only look at who else offered and draw a half baked conclusion. It doesn't hearten me to see CU's competition for a transfer is Middle Tennessee State, I can tell you that. Especially, when you consider somebody up there thought Salter was the guy to take over for SS2.

 

[Formerly_Medford]

This just wreaks of desperation - it's clear to me we are going to come-up short again in the portal. We will end-up with holes all over the place (CB, DT, OT, TE, RB, etc.), and less high end talent than last year. Unless Ju Ju seriously balls and/or coaching performance is dramatically better, I see a team that can only win 2-4 games.

That would mean the Prime era is over - I do know Fernando Lovo was given assurances he can make a change in the Head Coach of any program, if they thinks that's the right direction to go.

More and more CU fans are going to look back at the RG era, and see what a catastrophic failure it was.

Talk about having a warped world view.

I’m only worried about CB right now

 

[buffs233]

All of us here are understandably dissatisfied with RG, but it’s still disappointing to see some folks, like you, actively rooting against the team just so the coaches he hired will fail—just to “prove” his legacy is bad because of his hires.

You can support Tad and CP and still think RG has been a bad AD. Those aren’t mutually exclusive.

I am not rooting against any Coach, or even RG until after he was gone. I just believe that neither Coach is the answer at this point.

 

[cnbuff410]

I don't have the time or inclination to watch the hours of video one would have to get a bead on these FCS guys.

You really don't need to. Majority of guys we got have some sort of all conference honor. Other people already did the video evaluation for you.

Can they translate? We don't know. But we know they look good in the video tape.

Also, most of the kids we got have other P4 options. The transfer portal this year is really competitive because of the number of coach turnovers. A quick example, the OL kid (Sean Kinney) committed to us this morning were picking between us and PSU. But to some of you guys, he is just yet another no-name that doesn't hearten you.

Especially, when you consider somebody up there thought Salter was the guy to take over for SS2.

Those people are no longer here.

there is a Buell, Parks and Beebe

Rayyan Buell is actually a prime of example of how unpredictable the transfer portal is. He was a hot commodity out of portal in 2023, very highly rated by those services with plenty of choices among P4 teams. Unfurtunately he didn't pan out, but he actually fits all the "standard" you have there.

My point is that transfer portal is a little bit like HS recruiting in the way that you just won't know for sure if a player is going to pan out. of course the ideal situation is to go for proven P4 guys, but we have so many holes and not enough money. Getting productive, all conference players from lower level is the best gambling we can make right now.

 

[30Something]

This just wreaks of desperation - it's clear to me we are going to come-up short again in the portal. We will end-up with holes all over the place (CB, DT, OT, TE, RB, etc.), and less high end talent than last year. Unless Ju Ju seriously balls and/or coaching performance is dramatically better, I see a team that can only win 2-4 games.

That would mean the Prime era is over - I do know Fernando Lovo was given assurances he can make a change in the Head Coach of any program, if they thinks that's the right direction to go.

More and more CU fans are going to look back at the RG era, and see what a catastrophic failure it was.

I bet you're fun at parties.

 

[slider]

Our CB visitor sounds like an over the counter medicine

 

[GRM]

This just wreaks of desperation - it's clear to me we are going to come-up short again in the portal. We will end-up with holes all over the place (CB, DT, OT, TE, RB, etc.), and less high end talent than last year. Unless Ju Ju seriously balls and/or coaching performance is dramatically better, I see a team that can only win 2-4 games.

That would mean the Prime era is over - I do know Fernando Lovo was given assurances he can make a change in the Head Coach of any program, if they thinks that's the right direction to go.

More and more CU fans are going to look back at the RG era, and see what a catastrophic failure it was.

It is way too early to draw such conclusions.

1. IMO, Coaching staff has improved w/ Marion, Marve, etc.. and did our back-office staff. @leftybuff, I think our evaluation and portal approach have changed. This portal period has a different feel to it.
2. On3 (#18) and CFB Depth (#14) really like our transfer portal haul to date; whether that is enough to overcome graduates and losses at some positions is TBD.
3. Transfer portal signings will continue until about Mid-Feb, and there are still good/great players available and/or entering. Portal entries except for Ore and IN close later today, and guys are still entering. Teams with coaching changes (i.e. college coach goes NFL) will open their rosters. CU is not done adding guys.
4. It will be difficult to strike out in the portal like we did last season.
5. We have some decent returning players and a few others seeking waivers for an additional year
6. Give Marion and the new O a shot and we are returning Juju with experience.
7. D could not do much worse than last year in terms of gash plays, TOs, and sacks. Good roster overhaul for the D, plus we added some LBs. They like our Dline additions and secondary should be better, although I love a bigger CB.
8. Our schedule is replete with teams in a state of flux: Utah, OSU and K-State have new HCs; Cinci, ASU and NW new QBs; home v. UCF and Houston are winnable games; and @Northwestern could be winnable. The B-12 will be wide open again.

When we started in portal we were #103, even accounting for recent losses including they ranked us #14 overall.

https://www.cfbdepth.com/colorado-portal-tracker/

You will have to wait until after game 6 to make such declarations. Obviously, it is clear that do not like Prime or RG and are rooting for the team to fail.

 

[4BienemyTDs]

This just wreaks of desperation - it's clear to me we are going to come-up short again in the portal. We will end-up with holes all over the place (CB, DT, OT, TE, RB, etc.), and less high end talent than last year. Unless Ju Ju seriously balls and/or coaching performance is dramatically better, I see a team that can only win 2-4 games.

That would mean the Prime era is over - I do know Fernando Lovo was given assurances he can make a change in the Head Coach of any program, if they thinks that's the right direction to go.

More and more CU fans are going to look back at the RG era, and see what a catastrophic failure it was.

Did we really have HIGH END talent last year? We had perceived higher rated prospects and players that had little experience, and as the year went on they showed poor play. Yes, that was exacerbated by poor coaching, but the guys we are bringing in have kind of been filtered as to whether they are plugged into coaching and production. I think our roster was actually incredibly weak compared to perception, rating, and the eye test

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

Did we really have HIGH END talent last year? We had perceived higher rated prospects and players that had little experience, and as the year went on they showed poor play. Yes, that was exacerbated by poor coaching, but the guys we are bringing in have kind of been filtered as to whether they are plugged into coaching and production. I think our roster was actually incredibly weak compared to perception, rating, and the eye test

Seaton, Merritt and McPhearson are high end talents who weren't replaced with the same level of talent but that's it. Omarion and Byard were very much adequately replaced, if not recruited over.

 

[4BienemyTDs]

Seaton, Merritt and McPhearson are high end talents who weren't replaced with the same level of talent but that's it. Omarion and Byard were very much adequately replaced, if not recruited over.

And I am talking about the entire cumulative roster from our speculation that we had talent and they would perform.
Has there been any follow up on the Injuries? Has anyone noticed that most of the injured players transferred out?

 

[cnbuff410]

I am not rooting against any Coach, or even RG until after he was gone. I just believe that neither Coach is the answer at this point.

Like clockwork, you always show up the second things go south to remind us for the 100th time that "CP sucks" or for the 1,000th time that "Tad is the problem."

That's sad state of being a Colorado fan right now: Being a doomer is just safer than being positive. When we win, everyone is happy, we’re celebrating, and nobody actually cares that your "opinion" was wrong. When we lose, everyone else is frustrated, but you get to jump out of the woodwork and shout, "I TOLD YOU SO! WE SUCK! CALL ME MR. RIGHT!"

The funniest part? You can be blindly negative 100% of the time and still be "right" 90% of the time just because how much we suck.

 

[Darth Snow]

Seaton, Merritt and McPhearson are high end talents who weren't replaced with the same level of talent but that's it. Omarion and Byard were very much adequately replaced, if not recruited over.

Uhh. Doubt it with Byard. He was a high end talent.

 

[GRM]

Seaton, Merritt and McPhearson are high end talents who weren't replaced with the same level of talent but that's it. Omarion and Byard were very much adequately replaced, if not recruited over.

I concur we really did not have nearly enough high-end talent last year. Many of the high-end guys we thought we brought in just did not pan out. Merritt and Seaton are tough, but we brought in some decent upper-classman that may lessen the blow. I like the depth at DL, but Barnes, McNeill, Walker and Wade will be tougher to replace in addition to Merritt. I hope the interior guys that we brought in play stout. I liked Merritt, but true-Frosh tend to hit a wall and he showed enough to get well paid. Stout may be a loss just given his experience--I think he was more of a SS (he graded well in run D) than FS, where his coverage was exposed. Byard was a loss, but I like the S crop. I just really hope that our LBs play better.

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

Uhh. Doubt it with Byard. He was a high end talent.

2/3 Safety additions are better

 

[Darth Snow]

2/3 Safety additions are better

That's a crazy thing to say, especially since there's a chance byard is making more money than our entire safety room.

 

[cnbuff410]

That's a crazy thing to say, especially since there's a chance byard is making more money than our entire safety room.

Comparing high end talent in this way is meaningless. Byard comes from lower level, would anyone here call him "high end talent" in any way last year?

And to say we don't have high end talent this year is just stupid and ignorant. What is high end talent? HS stars (Boo)? Production (Lefau)? Athleticism (Moore)?

Give me a high end talent standard and i will give you a list of high end talents we will have this year.

 

[cnbuff410]

Merritt and McPhearson are high end talents

Merritt and McPhearson have potential to be high end talents. The reason why losing them sucks is because of their potential, not the production.

IMO, Seaton, OM and Byard are the only proven high end talents last year. And we replaced two of them with equal or better talents already.

 

[Darth Snow]

Comparing high end talent in this way is meaningless. Byard comes from lower level, would anyone here call him "high end talent" in any way last year?

And to say we don't have high end talent this year is just stupid and ignorant. What is high end talent? HS stars (Boo)? Production (Lefau)? Athleticism (Moore)?

Give me a high end talent standard and i will give you a list of high end talents we will have this year.

Byard was a game changer and saying we've improved on him 2 times over is overly optimistic. That's all. Guzzle the Kool aid if you want

 

[cnbuff410]

Byard was a game changer and saying we've improved on him 2 times over is overly optimistic. That's all. Guzzle the Kool aid if you want

Randon is a 2 years starter of a SEC defense that is ranked in top 40 overall in the nation this year and top15 in run D. He was a former 4 star recruits out of HS.

Byard was a lower level guy moved up to Colorado, one of the worst defense in the nation.

By the standard defined by some people here, Randon possesses every bit of the elite talent that Byard does, if not more, right?

Now, to set the record straight, I love Byard and I don't know if Randon can replace him. I just find it funny to use "high end talent" to describe Byard, but not Randon.

 

[Darth Snow]

Randon is a 2 years starter of a SEC defense that is ranked in top 40 overall in the nation this year and top15 in run D. He was a former 4 star recruits out of HS.

Byard was a lower level guy moved up to Colorado, one of the worst defense in the nation.

By the standard defined by some people here, Randon possesses every bit of the elite talent that Byard does, if not more, right?

Now, to set the record straight, I love Byard and I don't know if Randon can replace him. I just find it funny to use "high end talent" to describe Byard, but not Randon.

I haven't watched Randon at all, but again, I think you are assuming I said something I didn't. I just doubt that we've replaced him with two better guys because that's a tall ****ing order. Was Randon solid or a game changer? I don't know! Boo is a head case that can be a game changer. Haven't watched enough to know. Neither has anyone here.

Here's what I do know based on what I've seen: Byard is a game changer at the P4 level even when he has one ****ing hand. Who also got a huge raise to go play at the highest level on a good defense. So to claim we've replaced him with two better guys that cost less money sure sounds like hopium. Would be cool if it's right though.

 

[cnbuff410]

I haven't watched Randon at all, but again, I think you are assuming I said something I didn't. I just doubt that we've replaced him with two better guys because that's a tall ****ing order. Was Randon solid or a game changer? I don't know! Boo is a head case that can be a game changer. Haven't watched enough to know. Neither has anyone here.

Here's what I do know based on what I've seen: Byard is a game changer at the P4 level even when he has one ****ing hand. Who also got a huge raise to go play at the highest level on a good defense. So to claim we've replaced him with two better guys that cost less money sure sounds like hopium. Would be cool if it's right though.

Just curious, what's the money paid to Byard vs. Book and Randon? Do you know?

 

[Darth Snow]

Just curious, what's the money paid to Byard vs. Book and Randon? Do you know?

Hung up on that are you? I don't know. But we couldn't afford Byard, but could afford the others. If you want to say otherwise, that, again, seems like a stretch.

 

[cnbuff410]

Hung up on that are you? I don't know. But we couldn't afford Byard, but could afford the others. If you want to say otherwise, that, again, seems like a stretch.

It's not that we couldn't afford Byard, it's that we think we can get same production with less money.

From everything I am hearing so far, AM is expected to start the two other guys with Byard to play run specific downs. So he will be their 3rd safety option. That's why I doubt they are paying him the rumored 1M. I thought you have the number since you sound pretty sure.

Maybe they just have that stupid amount of money, I don't know.

 

[Darth Snow]

It's not that we couldn't afford Byard, it's that we think we can get same production with less money.

From everything I am hearing so far, AM is expected to start the two other guys with Byard to play run specific downs. So he will be their 3rd safety option. That's why I doubt they are paying him the rumored 1M. I thought you have the number since you sound pretty sure.

Maybe they just have that stupid amount of money, I don't know.

Texas A&M definitely has stupid money.

 

[Formerly_Medford]

Seaton, Merritt and McPhearson are high end talents who weren't replaced with the same level of talent but that's it. Omarion and Byard were very much adequately replaced, if not recruited over.

Omarion was 100% not recruited over.

I’ll say it until he’s not. He’s a first round talent. He’s not dropping past day 2.

 

[Formerly_Medford]

That's a crazy thing to say, especially since there's a chance byard is making more money than our entire safety room.

Boo Carter is absolutely better than him.

I’d imagine Fontenette also graded out higher than him.

We like Byard because he wax tough as ****, but he was bad in coverage and not that athletic.

 

[JMBuffs]

Omarion was 100% not recruited over.

I’ll say it until he’s not. He’s a first round talent. He’s not dropping past day 2.

Omarion is great, I agree he is NFL Talent....but the aggregate talent (and production) we brought into the WR is greater than what we lost.

 

[Formerly_Medford]

Omarion is great, I agree he is NFL Talent....but the aggregate talent (and production) we brought into the WR is greater than what we lost.

Sure, but I don’t expect much from anyone other than Scudero and the Texas guy