OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pat Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
S Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string OR 2nd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
RB John Gentry - 2nd string RB at Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis -3rd string WR at Louisiana Monroe
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU



Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

Anyone know the story of why Ajani isn't with Baylor anymore? Man, I really wish he would've stuck around now.

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:24 pm

Anyone know the story of why Ajani isn't with Baylor anymore? Man, I really wish he would've stuck around now.

Didn't he he have some legal trouble here? (Maybe why he transfered in the first place?) I wonder if that caught up with him at Baylor.

The fact that Bishop Davenport isn't in the top 3 quarterbacks at South Alabama is shocking. What is the story there? I though the guy had some serious talent.

I like that you called him "Pay" Joyner.

https://www.al.com/sports/2023/08/south ... -list.html

Sounds like Bishop just got beat out for the 3rd string by a true freshman.

aceofspadeskb wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:50 pm

https://www.al.com/sports/2023/08/south ... -list.html

Sounds like Bishop just got beat out for the 3rd string by a true freshman.

Well I hope his parents wrote a strongly worded letter of protest about this.

I will never ever fault a kid who just does not feel like "schematically" he ended up being a good fit at Utah State for the things the coaching staff was trying to do. I get it.

Also, some kids just never feel like they are meshing with the coaching staff or team or community or whatever and they just want to go give it another shot at another school or with a different coaching staff or in a different community. Precisely why I think the one-time transfer rule has been a fine thing.

That said, of the 14 kids that transferred from Utah State FB last year, I don't really think I can count more than than about 6 who have dramatically improved their situation. Sometimes you don't know what you have until you don't have it any more.

The old saying, "The transfer portal giveth, and the transfer portal taketh away" seems to cut both ways.

How many of these guys were grad transfers? I don't fault a kid for transfering after he gets his degree.

Fair point. Any grad that wants to go anywhere for any reason and can get a coach to sign him is a win for everybody.

I don't really have that info.

My take on Davenport when I watched Davenport when he was here
Davenport has arm talent, but he struggled with reading the field.

RogerAndersen wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:05 pm

I will never ever fault a kid who just does not feel like "schematically" he ended up being a good fit at Utah State for the things the coaching staff was trying to do. I get it.

Also, some kids just never feel like they are meshing with the coaching staff or team or community or whatever and they just want to go give it another shot at another school or with a different coaching staff or in a different community. Precisely why I think the one-time transfer rule has been a fine thing.

That said, of the 14 kids that transferred from Utah State FB last year, I don't really think I can count more than than about 6 who have dramatically improved their situation. Sometimes you don't know what you have until you don't have it any more.

The old saying, "The transfer portal giveth, and the transfer portal taketh away" seems to cut both ways.

Being a "schematic fit" wasn't the issue for Bishop. Impatience was.

LarryTheAggie wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:12 pm

How many of these guys were grad transfers? I don't fault a kid for transfering after he gets his degree.

Four. Byron Vaughns, Pat Joyner, Danny Grzesiak, and Phill Paea.

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pay Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
CB Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU

Depth chart not out yet:
RB John Gentry - Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis - Louisiana Monroe


Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

I am surprised, and yet not surprised, that Byron Vaughns didn't make the 2 deep at Baylor.

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pay Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
CB Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU

Depth chart not out yet:
RB John Gentry - Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis - Louisiana Monroe


Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

John Gentry is the 2nd-team RB. NyNy Davis is 3rd team.

aggies22 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:36 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pay Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
CB Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU

Depth chart not out yet:
RB John Gentry - Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis - Louisiana Monroe


Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

John Gentry is the 2nd-team RB. NyNy Davis is 3rd team.

NyNy was overmatched at this level. I thought LM would have been more his speed...hmm.

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:35 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pay Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
CB Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU

Depth chart not out yet:
RB John Gentry - Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis - Louisiana Monroe


Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

I am surprised, and yet not surprised, that Byron Vaughns didn't make the 2 deep at Baylor.

It actually lists Vaughns with an -OR- so I think he’s technically 2nd string.

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pat Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
S Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string OR 2nd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
RB John Gentry - 2nd string RB at Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis -3rd string WR at Louisiana Monroe
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU



Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

byu stole some really good players from us.

2004AG wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 4:07 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pat Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
S Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string OR 2nd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
RB John Gentry - 2nd string RB at Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis -3rd string WR at Louisiana Monroe
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU



Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

byu stole some really good players from us.

I hate it more than I hate anything besides black licorice.

2004AG wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 4:07 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pat Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
S Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string OR 2nd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
RB John Gentry - 2nd string RB at Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis -3rd string WR at Louisiana Monroe
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU



Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

byu stole some really good players from us.

Bought. There's a difference.

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 3:09 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:36 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pay Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
CB Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU

Depth chart not out yet:
RB John Gentry - Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis - Louisiana Monroe


Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

John Gentry is the 2nd-team RB. NyNy Davis is 3rd team.

NyNy was overmatched at this level. I thought LM would have been more his speed...hmm.

NyNy can't catch the ball.

aggies22 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 4:14 pm

2004AG wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 4:07 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pat Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
S Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string OR 2nd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
RB John Gentry - 2nd string RB at Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis -3rd string WR at Louisiana Monroe
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU



Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

byu stole some really good players from us.

Bought. There's a difference.

Stole. Bought would imply that USU got something out of the deal. All we got was screwed.

aceofspadeskb wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 4:16 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 4:14 pm

2004AG wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 4:07 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pat Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
S Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string OR 2nd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
RB John Gentry - 2nd string RB at Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis -3rd string WR at Louisiana Monroe
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU



Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

byu stole some really good players from us.

Bought. There's a difference.

Stole. Bought would imply that USU got something out of the deal. All we got was screwed.

Well played my Aggie brother. I follow you.

aggies22 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 4:14 pm

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 3:09 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:36 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pay Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
CB Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU

Depth chart not out yet:
RB John Gentry - Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis - Louisiana Monroe


Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

John Gentry is the 2nd-team RB. NyNy Davis is 3rd team.

NyNy was overmatched at this level. I thought LM would have been more his speed...hmm.

NyNy can't catch the ball.

Well, that's not a good feature set for a WR. Maybe LM has a robust intramural program where he can shine?

Bishop:

aggies22 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:34 pm

LarryTheAggie wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:12 pm

How many of these guys were grad transfers? I don't fault a kid for transfering after he gets his degree.

Four. Byron Vaughns, Pat Joyner, Danny Grzesiak, and Phill Paea.

Looks like AJ Vongphachanh graduated too, according to his byu profile.

LarryTheAggie wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 7:35 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:34 pm

LarryTheAggie wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:12 pm

How many of these guys were grad transfers? I don't fault a kid for transfering after he gets his degree.

Four. Byron Vaughns, Pat Joyner, Danny Grzesiak, and Phill Paea.

Looks like AJ Vongphachanh graduated too, according to his byu profile.

Thanks for figuring that out my Aggie brother.

aggies22 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 7:50 pm

LarryTheAggie wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 7:35 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:34 pm

LarryTheAggie wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:12 pm

How many of these guys were grad transfers? I don't fault a kid for transfering after he gets his degree.

Four. Byron Vaughns, Pat Joyner, Danny Grzesiak, and Phill Paea.

Looks like AJ Vongphachanh graduated too, according to his byu profile.

Thanks for figuring that out my Aggie brother.

I just figured that the 4 you listed were ones I could give a pass to because they grad transfered. But there is no such pass for grad transfering to byu.

I can't really blame a guy for leaving for money, but in several cases, I hope the money was worth not getting to play much during your last year ever of organized football.

Unrelated to those that aren't getting time (since those that went to BYU will get plenty of time), it would be cool to have a Ryan Smith.

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:24 pm

Anyone know the story of why Ajani isn't with Baylor anymore? Man, I really wish he would've stuck around now.

I get the impression that AJ didn't qualify academically.

Bishop’s move has to be the dumbest. He’s stuck there too because he wasted his one transfer.

AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 2:35 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:20 pm

OL Weylin Lapuaho - 1st string OL at BYU
LB AJ Vongphachanh - 1st string LB at BYU
DE Daniel Grzesiak - 1st string OLB Cincinnati
DE Pay Joyner - 2nd string OR Starter, DE, at Kansas
DT Tavian Coleman - 2nd string OR starter, DT at Texas State
CB Dom Tatum - 2nd string FS at Washington st. (backing up Sam Lockett)
DE Byron Vaughns - 3rd string LB at Baylor
S Crew Wakely - 2nd string SS at BYU
TE Ron Tiavaasue - 2nd string TE at NMSU
QB Bishop Davenport - Not listed in the top 3 QB depth chart at South Alabama (shocking to me)
DL Phil Paea - Not listed in initial 5 deep depth chart at Oklahoma
LB Sione Moa - Not listed on the depth chart at BYU
CB Ajani Carter - Transferred to Baylor, no longer on the team
LB Kaleo Neves - Transferred to Nevada, no longer on the team

Some past Transfers:
DL James Hansen - 1st string DT at Nevada
CB Cam Lampkin - 1st string CB at Washington st.
S Sam Lockett - 1st string FS at Washington st.
CB Jakob Robinson - 1str string CB at BYU

Depth chart not out yet:
RB John Gentry - Sam Houston st.
WR NyNy Davis - Louisiana Monroe


Sweepstakes for 'Who can play the most former Aggies':
1st Place: BYU
2nd Place: Washington st.
3rd place - nobody else is close.

Please add any more names if you know of any actually listed on a depth chart.

I am surprised, and yet not surprised, that Byron Vaughns didn't make the 2 deep at Baylor.

Maybe all that training at the Texas version of Vasa instead of going through Spring Ball wasn’t the best idea after all…. I also wonder who has a better chance at getting to the league, a Starter on a dominant Mountain West team or 3rd string at Baylor?

This list is sort of depressing to me for a lot of these guys.

I highly doubt (outside of the yBu frauds) they’re getting big time NIL, and had they been patient, they’d probably be getting paid at least some here with our new NILs AND they’d be playing big time minutes on a team going for a MWC championship.

If they had been patient they would’ve seen the benefits of getting a new DLine coach, a guy who went from a mid major to the League.


A lot of these guys had attitude issues anyway, so maybe it was a good thing they’re gone, but most of them sure are talented, and if we didn’t lose our entire D Line we’d probably have the best Defense in the conference this year, and one with a much better chance of winning the league.

Bullnamed_gus wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 10:15 pm

If they had been patient they would’ve seen the benefits of getting a new DLine coach, a guy who went from a mid major to the League.
A lot of these guys had attitude issues anyway, so maybe it was a good thing they’re gone, but most of them sure are talented, and if we didn’t lose our entire D Line we’d probably have the best Defense in the conference this year, and one with a much better chance of winning the league.

It's Blake's own fault he waited for the guys to leave before firing the D Line coach, assuming that was the reason the guys left. And assuming Blake told the kids that the DLine coach was returning, as opposed to telling them that he would be reassigned and he would look for a replacement.

And while it's speculation and rumors if the guys did have attitude issues, it is fact that one player posted something stupid attacking fans on social media, although that is something that can maybe be blamed on Blake for setting the bad example giving the players that it was right.

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August 29th, 2023, 9:19 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑

August 29th, 2023, 1:24 pm

Anyone know the story of why Ajani isn't with Baylor anymore? Man, I really wish he would've stuck around now.

I get the impression that AJ didn't qualify academically.

If anything, you can maybe say it was a good thing he left when he did so we would at least spend the summer and fall camp preparing to not have him as opposed to the shell shock of him not qualifying. You do have to wonder if we still would have offered and landed all the guys we did if we were planning on having Ajani. Maybe having Ajani to compete with would have been a dealbreaker for one or more of the guys we did land. But then again, maybe if he stayed, maybe we would have at least spent the summer thinking his eligibility status is in jeopardy and been just as aggressive recruiting as we were.

Another counterpoint is that maybe USU courses are easier to pass than Baylor courses, and he would have been able to qualify if he had stayed.