Tom Osborne didn’t have to deal with portal

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Posted: 07/06/2025 at 05:13 PM ET

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Love all the OL men we are signing but holy smokes do we have enough yet, -- uber hokie Jul 06, 2025 at 09:18 AM ET

uber hokie • 07/06/25 09:18 AM ET

Injuries + portal = not enough. Ever.** -- BobG Jul 08, 2025 at 07:43 AM ET

BobG • 07/08/25 07:43 AM ET

We need total demo and rebuild -- tallahasseehokie Jul 07, 2025 at 08:44 PM ET

tallahasseehokie • 07/07/25 08:44 PM ET

I am way more OK stocking OL than WRs** -- WestyHokie Jul 07, 2025 at 06:20 PM ET

WestyHokie • 07/07/25 06:20 PM ET

Yeah, you can always use some OL as receivers, just ask the Hoowahs.** -- RJHokie Jul 07, 2025 at 06:58 PM ET

RJHokie • 07/07/25 06:58 PM ET

Or QBs as TEs, or vice versa** -- WestyHokie Jul 08, 2025 at 07:19 AM ET

WestyHokie • 07/08/25 07:19 AM ET

The failure rate of OL seems to be higher than other positions -- VAHokie89 Jul 06, 2025 at 10:36 PM ET

VAHokie89 • 07/06/25 10:36 PM ET

The glass is 20% empty.** -- marcbvtgm Jul 06, 2025 at 07:14 PM ET

marcbvtgm • 07/06/25 07:14 PM ET

Use them at running back!** -- VPI 1924 Jul 06, 2025 at 06:40 PM ET

VPI 1924 • 07/06/25 06:40 PM ET

I think Joe Bugel suggested that once. -- KCHokie2 Jul 06, 2025 at 08:44 PM ET

KCHokie2 • 07/06/25 08:44 PM ET

People whine about everything. Not enough OL, too much OL, No WRs, too -- UTPr0sim Jul 06, 2025 at 06:23 PM ET

UTPr0sim • 07/06/25 06:23 PM ET

The really good ones will go into the portal -- VTCALS72 Jul 06, 2025 at 02:46 PM ET

VTCALS72 • 07/06/25 02:46 PM ET

That’s every position. It’s a job and if a player can get a promotion than -- hokieblitz Jul 07, 2025 at 03:59 AM ET

hokieblitz • 07/07/25 03:59 AM ET

OL is the toughest position to evaluate & is expensive in the portal… -- BROman Hokie Jul 06, 2025 at 12:08 PM ET

BROman Hokie • 07/06/25 12:08 PM ET

You need 10 good OL on a roster -- hokiepro Jul 06, 2025 at 10:59 AM ET

hokiepro • 07/06/25 10:59 AM ET

Tom Osborne rotated full OLs and wore down DLs ** -- TomTurkey Jul 06, 2025 at 12:36 PM ET

TomTurkey • 07/06/25 12:36 PM ET

Nebraska was made of tougher stuff during the 80's and 90's. -- KCHokie2 Jul 06, 2025 at 08:54 PM ET

KCHokie2 • 07/06/25 08:54 PM ET

Tom Osborne didn’t have to deal with portal** ◄ -- dnfoster Jul 06, 2025 at 05:13 PM ET

dnfoster • 07/06/25 05:13 PM ET

Or steroid testing** -- BROman Hokie Jul 06, 2025 at 06:28 PM ET

BROman Hokie • 07/06/25 06:28 PM ET

Or the NIL where everyone can afford to pay “student” athletes compensation** -- dnfoster Jul 07, 2025 at 11:39 AM ET

dnfoster • 07/07/25 11:39 AM ET

Was going to mention that ** -- VaTechHokiesACC Jul 07, 2025 at 12:47 AM ET

VaTechHokiesACC • 07/07/25 12:47 AM ET