College football
Stu1961 Needs to be some kind of deterrent.
Why? Because we, 'geezer's' are stuck in the traditional past - one of loyalty from the school to the player and the player to the school? That's not the world my adult children live in anymore. Even in the business, corporate, or employment world employers show little loyalty to their employees. Why should the employee display loyalty (not ethics or hard work) but loyalty to any employer who might lay them off tomorrow, with no warning?
propman Miniscule.
From ESPN: "The college football transfer portal officially opened for business Monday. There already have been more than 1,500 FBS scholarship players -- and almost 2,000 total FBS players -- enter their names into the portal."
Interesting to know how many students actually follow thru and switch schools.
propman Academics might be lower than second. They are looking for playing time, exposure, and mo' right now money. Some may just be trying to get to the school they originally wanted but didn't get an offer from, and and some may actually be trying to get to a better academic situation.
propman
The number of students is irrelevant. The timing of the portal periods is determined by the academic calendar. I think the best idea is just eliminate the winter portal period and have it after the Spring semester is over. What I don't know is what affect the new court rulings have in regards to the portal.
sdandrea1 Good memory, yet hard to refer DC politics to normal behavior. Did generate some interesting reads.
Bravopilot hard to refer DC politics to normal behavior.
Amen........
propman Academics might come in 2nd place as far as priorities.
Many are interested in both.
propman Very few choose to go back to the school they were portal ling away from. In college basketball this past portal time there were around 1900 or 2000 players who entered the portal; I know of one player for sure who withdrew his name. There were probably more, but I would be surprised if it was more than a handful.
Big JUCO news.
The recent legal decision granting Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia a preliminary injunction against the NCAA is more than just a headline—it’s a development that could redefine the college athlete landscape. The ruling, which exempts years spent at junior colleges (JUCOs) from counting toward NCAA eligibility, opens the door to transformative changes in how athletes, schools, and coaches navigate collegiate sports. Let’s unpack the implications and see what this could mean for the future.
azgreg The ruling, which exempts years spent at junior colleges (JUCOs) from counting toward NCAA eligibility, opens the door to transformative changes in how athletes, schools, and coaches navigate collegiate sports. Let’s unpack the implications and see what this could mean for the future.
College football is quickly becoming the USFL. That's okay. They too sell their product for all the TV rights and advertisements.
I spoke to an NIL agent today. Majority of more highly skilled players are shopping themselves around not necessarily to get in a better position to showcase their skills for the NFL as most will never even be drafted (257 last year with compensatory picks). So few make the NFL that the way they are going to make money is thru what schools and thru their booster clubs will pay transfer portal players thru NIL. Grapevine says slightly better than average QB's in B1G, SEC, ACC, Big12 getting $1m to move. Most know where they are going before they enter the portal. Lots of backroom deals being made. Most of them will never see an NFL field. Make it while you can. 
DVR the Gators game for later when everyone is asleep!