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(03-17-2021 05:32 PM)bearcat54 Wrote:  

(03-17-2021 02:49 PM)BcatMatt13 Wrote:  

(03-17-2021 02:45 PM)cpawstoney Wrote:  It isn't just UC.  Penn State has five players opting for the transfer portal.   I read that over five hundred players (unconfirmed) have opted for transfer this year with more expected when the tournament ends.  It's crazy!

They had a coaching change this year though.

somebody was interviewed on Mo Eggars show earlier and talked about it. he said that over 1600 playrs signed up for THE PORTAL so there will be plenty of options to recruit.
i believe that these players from UC were affected by no fans in the stands and last year they were elibible and didnt get to go to the NCAA tourney and this year, they never qualified for it. I FEEL that they lost interest at UC because of following thre covid guiedlines of not able to associate with others and having to stay in apartments or dorms. I don't care anymore. I'll root for CJB and whoever ends up here. It was worse what was left to Mick Cronon than to CJB. oh well, Saunders was beginning to play better but Eason was making so many unforced turnovers. Madsen was looking like a future star and I hope he and his brother change their minds. Mamadou and whoever else leaves, good riddance.

(03-17-2021 05:40 PM)skyblade Wrote:  

(03-17-2021 05:14 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  

(03-17-2021 04:40 PM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  They have to be going crazy at Tennessee-Martin. They have 13 players in the trasfer portal.

Green Bay and Jacksonville each have 9.

NC Central and Penn State each have 8.

Albany, George Washington, Portland and Tennessee State each have 7.

South Florida and six other schools have 6.

I think the transfer portal has gotten a bit out of hand.

Can someone frame an argument how this is good for college basketball?

Not for college basketball, but perhaps that is not the point. What is best for the players?

The coaches get paid millions and can leave at will, the NCAA and college make millions. The players get next to nothing and can be forced out by the coaches. They are the ones who fans pay to see, but they are the lowest on the totem pole in terms of money and power.

Giving the players the option to transfer once in 4 years is a small concession compared to paying them. The players know better than some fans on a message board or even some coaches what is good for them. Some will make mistakes, but that is life, we shouldn't protect them from making mistakes. You guys say the kids are coddled by parents, but at the same time say they shouldn't be allowed to make their own decisions (and potentially mistakes) by transferring.

I also hope that this year is the most transfers ever, even if the single transfer rule remains. This year there is pent up demand, upperclassmen who have tolerated their situation because they didn't want to have to sit out a year by transferring. There are also guys worried they may not get a free transfer next year. In the future transfer numbers probably will still be high relative to last year, but hopefully low relative to this year.

“ the NCAA and college make millions”

Classic illustration of the level of economic knowledge in 2031 America. Do you understand the difference between revenue and profit? Do you?