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(12-06-2022 05:34 PM)Muskrat Wrote:  

(12-06-2022 04:28 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(12-06-2022 04:10 PM)AlphaFlash Wrote:  F college sports.

Yeah I hear you, this portal sucks any way you slice it.

Yes, but even before the portal or the grad student transfer changes or the "one free transfer" transfers in college sports had already become more common than ever. I think we are entering an era in which practically every player who isn't happy with his playing time will enter the portal, and practically every player who thinks he can "move up" will enter the portal. Not all will end up actually leaving, of course. And that genie can't be put back in the bottle. I have mixed feelings. As a fan I HATE it. But as someone who likes the idea of people being free to go or do what they want to, it's a good thing for the players. As a fan, I've disliked most of the changes in college sports over the last 40 years. I keep wondering when, or if, I will reach the point where I completely lose all interest, even in Kent State sports..

I get that, and when I was a player that wanted to go elsewhere I knew the repercussions were sitting out a year. I wasn’t happy sitting, but it was the price to be paid. The way this is being run is worse than pro free agency.