(05-12-2023 10:59 AM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(05-12-2023 10:53 AM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(05-12-2023 10:08 AM)jmu98 Wrote:  Let's also be very clear here there is a good chance many of these guys did not enter the portal by choice and were forced into it. The NCAA rules currently mandate that the school has to honor scholarship, but if these guys want to continue to play the sport they love they are forced to transfer even without great options. In the Colorado situation there were actually 4 guys who were essentially asked to to transfer who decided to stay at CU, retain their scholarships, but no longer be on the football team.

Colorado/Sanders are clearly trying to clean house, and replace as many players as possible. They are pushing the boundaries on that. If it works, expect to see the same approach used elsewhere.

What we are seeing are possibly unintended consequences of the portal. "Possibly" because maybe this is what some of the P5 wants.

The portal benefits a few highly desired players, but also could end up breaking the traditional "student athlete" model, where the players could be assured of staying 4 years to complete their degree at the school of their choice. Now they can be essentially "fired" if a school wants to chase replacements.

All this benefits "elite" players and also "power" schools, but I am not convinced it is a positive for the average student athlete.

Once again NCAA rules now mandate that they must honor scholarship, but that does not mean they have to be retained on the team. Not that this is a good thing but at least the NCAA has recognized the need to make them honor scholarships. That said most of these guys/ladies came to play a sport and are going to transfer in order to play and that is where the issues really lie. Schools can now miss on a kid and force him into the portal where in the old days they had to live with their choices, though some schools would go with the medical retirement route to free up the scholly.

Guess this is a recent change, because not long ago it only applied to a few conferences like the PAC.

What happens to players that are pushed to the portal, and don't find a new home? Does Colorado still have to honor their scholarships, or only the 4 that stopped playing football?