(04-30-2019 04:54 PM)JoeNovak Wrote:  

(04-30-2019 02:28 PM)17Huskies Wrote:  

(04-30-2019 10:58 AM)BDB5yp Wrote:  

(04-30-2019 08:19 AM)NIU1981 Wrote:  The transfer portal has made transferring easier and more accepted. NCAA football will now have a lot of transfers every year much like basketball. That's the new normal. While it is good for the athletes to have that option the grass is not always greener and some will regret leaving. As far as Kokosioulis goes I can't believe he wouldn't have eventually gotten significant playing time if he stayed. He has a lot of talent and is still only a freshman.

Juwuan Johnson cost himself some money by transferring. Would have been a draft pick had he stayed a Huskie. Now he has a tryout opportunity. I remember his motive for leaving was exposure to be a top draft pick. Some of these guys are delusional and need to hang tight. It’s football. Injuries happen. If you stick around long enough and work hard you should get an opportunity. Very few players have left NIU to go on to have better careers.

There's no proof of this...Sutton Smith had two of the most insane years you could have as a defender at NIU and was taken in the 6th round...thinking Juwuan is at least that just by staying at NIU? come on...

You can question his decision, that's fine, but it wasn't delusional, TCU gave him an opportunity.

As for the transfer portal, I'm all for giving players more say and flexibility, even if it ends up hurting programs like NIU. If we can't pay them, at least let them choose where they want to be.

But they do choose where they want to be when signing that scholarship.

Yep, and they deserve to continue to be able to choose, especially considering all of the coaches, faculty, other students, and really any other situation in this country allows you to not be locked in for 4-5 years. :)