2025 Outlook - Revenge.

[jbjack]

QB: Chase Mason woke up this morning with the crown. I hope he steps up as a leader like Mark did and makes sure plenty of extra time is spent to get the pass game dialed before next season. Chase will be one heck of a running threat, but we will need to avoid running him in the regular season as there is a not a clear high level back up for next year. I still get nightmares from when J’Bore went down. I’m still excited about Eschelman, but maybe the Jacks would look at a grad transfer with experience from the D2/D3/NAIA ranks to at least have an experienced back up on the roster.

Tak Tateoka, transfer QB from UST, just committed.

[jakejc795]

Does it have to be either or? We might have the best WRs in SD on the roster but there was a big drop off from Wilde. If the answer is already on the roster, why didn't these guys see the field?

One argument was that the malaise on offense was due to chemistry/timing between Gronowski and WRs and TEs, so I guess a WR with multiple years' eligibility, or experience in return game, could be an option

[salemjack]

Tak Tateoka, transfer QB from UST, just committed.

Perfect addition to the QB room. Pushes Chase to keep improving and provides some experienced depth to the room.

[bigticket1]

Perfect addition to the QB room. Pushes Chase to keep improving and provides some experienced depth to the room.

Apparently still has his redshirt year available, so if Chase works out and stays healthy, he would still be available when Chase is finished.

[jbjack]

Apparently still has his redshirt year available, so if Chase works out and stays healthy, he would still be available when Chase is finished.

Two years plus redshirt.

[JacksFan80]

There should be loads of players available in the portal. FBS schools have to cut their rosters down to 105. I've seen reports that schools like Nebraska had around 140 in the program.

Great point, will be plenty of guys from the nearby FBS schools who will want to stay in the area. Whether the Jacks go after some is another story.

[JacksFan80]

Apparently still has his redshirt year available, so if Chase works out and stays healthy, he would still be available when Chase is finished.

Redshirt him next year would be my guess. Should be fine with Bell as the backup, could always pull the redshirt if Chase gets hurt and Bell isn’t good enough.

[discoDancinRabbit]

The offensive coordination could be a lot better next year. And a few difference makers on that side of the ball. Basically the things that held them back this year.

Just to echo what everybody else perceives....

[mnjackrbt]

There should be loads of players available in the portal. FBS schools have to cut their rosters down to 105. I've seen reports that schools like Nebraska had around 140 in the program.

Players that are ranked 105-140 on the roster at an FBS school are probably still ranked near the bottom of our roster, I would not expect any immediate help to our roster from a player being cut from an FBS roster. I would expect to find somebody that is a decent backup or can contribute on special teams. A player that is a diamond in the rough and because they were an unheralded walk on, they never got their fair chance even though they showed up everyday and worked hard (or harder than big name NIL guys). A player that is a late bloomer and will develop into something in a few years.

[jbjack]

Players that are ranked 105-140 on the roster at an FBS school are probably still ranked near the bottom of our roster, I would not expect any immediate help to our roster from a player being cut from an FBS roster. I would expect to find somebody that is a decent backup or can contribute on special teams. A player that is a diamond in the rough and because they were an unheralded walk on, they never got their fair chance even though they showed up everyday and worked hard (or harder than big name NIL guys). A player that is a late bloomer and will develop into something in a few years.

I agree. Maybe we've lost a recruit or two who decided to take a PWO at a Nebraska or Wisconsin, but I don't recall any. If we lost a recruit to a PWO offer at a P4 last year, maybe that's someone to consider. But a random walk on at an FBS school who hasn't played in 2-3 years is not likely to improve our roster.

It'll be curious to see what the new roster and scholarship limits will do to FBS programs. Our top talent seems to be guys who get a handful of G5 scholarship offers, maybe a late offer from a lower rung P4, and PWO offers from their home state school. I think a lot of these guys could probably could have a PWO offer from other P4 programs, too. Will these players now get scholarship offers? Or will the 20 new scholarships be reserved for portal players who've proven themselves elsewhere, rather than stretch high school players? I assume that the emphasis is going to be more towards the latter than the former.

And how many more scholarship spots will this open up at the FBS level? The assumption has to be that all P4 programs will offer a full 105 scholarships. Will Sun Belt and C-USA do likewise? This might cost any given program $1,000,000 per year or more. It's no sure bet that many G5 schools actually offer a full 105 scholarships.

[AZjack]

Was an article in a Nebraska paper that suggested Francl was done (couldn't read all of it due to paywall), anyone heard any different?

He will be a huge loss if he isn't coming back.

[jbjack]

Was an article in a Nebraska paper that suggested Francl was done (couldn't read all of it due to paywall), anyone heard any different?

He will be a huge loss if he isn't coming back.

I was able to listen to the article. Said he fractured the C7 vertebrae in the semifinal game and went home in a neck brace. Has an extra year of eligibility but doesn't know yet if he will use it. Sounds like it depends in part on how recovery goes. But the tone of the article suggests it's more likely he's done.

[peavy]

Was an article in a Nebraska paper that suggested Francl was done (couldn't read all of it due to paywall), anyone heard any different?

He will be a huge loss if he isn't coming back.

you can use something like 12ft.io and insert the article link to bypass the paywall

The tldr:

He broke his broke c7 vertebrae during NDSU game and is now wearing a neck brace. He was granted an extra year because of a '22 acl injury and will now "... wait and see how everything goes later on to decide if he wants to play another year." Additionally, regarding his recovery, “I’ll have six weeks and then I’ll get re-evaluated by a neurosurgeon, and then we’ll go from there.”

[jakejc795]

you can use something like 12ft.io and insert the article link to bypass the paywall

The tldr:

He broke his broke c7 vertebrae during NDSU game and is now wearing a neck brace. He was granted an extra year because of a '22 acl injury and will now "... wait and see how everything goes later on to decide if he wants to play another year." Additionally, regarding his recovery, “I’ll have six weeks and then I’ll get re-evaluated by a neurosurgeon, and then we’ll go from there.”

I can definitely understand wanting to take time to consider options and potentially calling it a career

[ringthebells]

Oof! That sounds awful. I hope he heals up and lives a pain free life. I loved watching him play, but its football. If he wants to keep playing, more power to him. If not, I wish him the best.