Football Raiqwon O'Neal enters transfer portal
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Only one explanation. He didn’t want to move to guard or center.
we move on. Good player and we owe him thanks.
we move on. Good player and we owe him thanks.
The team had 28 OL ‘s after the 4 transfers and 7 recruits . Almost guaranteed to lose 3-4 at minimum. Tell us how good our lineman were the past two years? Inconsistency caused issues in the run game, pass game and keeping the D off the field. Like everything else Rutgers we have some fans who just want to be the bearers of Doom n Gloom.
Probably but you will see this more and more. Still waiting for the list of D-1 P-5 schools who didn’t lose any starters to the portal since January 2021.
Maybe those players are anticipating that the Saban Empire will Strike Back after their Death Star was destroyed. I just hope that Smart doesn't find out that Saban is his father after his hand gets chopped off.
Lock? Didn’t want to compete? Lol What evidence do we have of Direnzo dominating Big10 DE’s? O’Neal was our best tackle. He will have options. If he has his degree he deserves to play where ever he chooses.
Maybe someday our best will be better than our best.
There's no guarantee he was moving, the season just ended a few weeks ago. For all we know Direnzo may be better at guard at this level.
I'd guess there is a LOT OF TAMPERING going on. Sure, there always was.. but with the transfer portal and NIL... it is already nuts.. that's my guess.
Welcome to the world of minor league college sports.. our best will be bid for by other programs. And that will happen to a lot of programs. O'Neal may not be an example of it.. it could be simply feels he cannot wait for Schiano to perform his magic here.
Welcome to the world of minor league college sports.. our best will be bid for by other programs. And that will happen to a lot of programs. O'Neal may not be an example of it.. it could be simply feels he cannot wait for Schiano to perform his magic here.
He's a smart kid. Got his degree from where he wanted (Rutgers), played B1G football, and how has a chance to build on it. Wouldn't be surprised to see him select a school with academics in mind first followed by football. Wishing him the best as a student athlete with emphasis on student as I think that is how we would also see himself from things written about him. I think he is more Myles Johnson than Jacob Young in that regard. Best on his journey.
I’m not saying it will happen in this case but on occasion players put their name in the portal and then take their names out and stay. Just as a FYI.
I really like RO as a person and player and got the impression he was really happy here. It also seems like he was great for team chemistry with the TDs and such. So I'm in the "this sucks" camp. That said, what are you gonna do? He was recruited by a different coach and wants to try another program for two years. Goodbye and good luck.
It is a bummer to lose him, but there is no question the O-Line is on track for massive upgrades over the next few years.
call me bitter, which I am, as he was good, and now taking talents elsewhere. He is giving up on program, and that is just my opinion, like he has his own in wanting to leave.
So...Love it or Leave it, and move on to the next ones that want to be here.
So...Love it or Leave it, and move on to the next ones that want to be here.
Oline got way better when he was back in and I don't recall many blind side sacks.
Na the promise Tyler a tackle spot him and direnzo can both play left and right
That's basically what ended up happening with Stetson Bennett, the QB from Georgia that helped them win the National Championship this year.
I was wondering if some recruiter wasn't poking around rubbing wounds after the OL monsoon. TBH I didn't like so many OL coming on at once. Nevermind starting - practices alone can suck when you get overstocked.
After Urban Meyer signed Zeke Elliot, he could have had another 4 star RB but he passed on him because he didn't want to undercut Elliot. Pays to have a little sensitivity. Greg is a guy who calls TOs with 30 seconds left and has his guys tackle QBs on kneel-downs - rah rah get'em lol
I'm not saying that why O'Neal left. Seasons at RU can drag. Look what happened to Jonah Jackson when he left. He became a star at Ohio St and now he's a Pro Bowl alternate with Detroit. I'm sure guys are aware of things like that
That’s been a pipe dream for years.
Most players transfer because a lack of playing time ( non starters) . That’s what we are getting with our incoming transfers ( except those stepping up from FCS). O’Neal is a huge lose and anyone denying it or making fun of it is a fool.
Don't think anyone is making fun of it, but what can we do about it? A little light-hearted humor helps ease the anxiety of the loss.
If I don’t die first, I am going to include this in your eulogy thread.
Would not be the least bit surprised to see at least 8 o linemen leave before the start off the season
There are 28 o linemen on scholarship approx 1/3 of all scholarships on the team, they will have to be paired significantly, most teams have between 16-18 & RU will get close to that by the start of the season
Let’s not forgot O’Neal lost his starting job for a few games this season. On a brutal offensive line.
in honor of John Madden, we will field an O and D made entirely of O Linemen.
O'Neal should have stayed for that.. played QB... make that FB.. QB would be our TE, Langan. And we'd better score.. because no way a D of OL can stop anyone.
People, ONeal was a good trooper who gave us his all. We recruited over him and he’s finding another home. Our OL was horrid. We have 11 new OL. This ls a changing of the guard. Nothing is going on. I wish he stayed but he probably wants a change for his last year especially with no guarantee of time.
Not really. Relax. One goes and one comes. It’s the new era of football now we need to get used to it like schiano and staff has
May have been our best OL, but without being critical of player or effort that may not have been good enough. The only reason to bring in 11 OL is because you need a total rebuild. Good luck to Raiqwon wherever he may land.
