I think I’m losing interest in college football at a rapid rate

Truth be told your only going to feel worse when Georgia get beat
 
You want to stop the transfer portal problem dead in its tracks? Simply limit the number of players a team can take out of the portal during a certain time(s) of the year. Problem solved.
 
College Basketball is a much better product these days. Still love Bama Football but Bama Basketball has overtaken it in my hierarchy
 
Goldbug said:
You want to stop the transfer portal problem dead in its tracks? Simply limit the number of players a team can take out of the portal during a certain time(s) of the year. Problem solved.
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Wouldn’t it need to be a net zero? If you have 8 enter then you can only get 8 out.
 
Deep Creek said:
Wouldn’t it need to be a net zero? If you have 8 enter then you can only get 8 out.
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This is kinda long but bear with me.

There are now 113 FBS schools. There were over 2,500 transfers last year in all sports. If each sport was restricted in the number of transfers then the rosters would be more stable. Let's assume there were two transfer windows in college football, one after the bowls and one during the first couple of weeks in August. If each school was only allowed to take 3-4 players in each window the number of transfers would dramatically drop simply because there would not be an appetite for many guys on the second teams.....or lower. The better players would still have options and the guys who wanted to perhaps drop down a level in competition might still have a chance to move around but the mass migration we are seeing every season would stop. I'd leave NIL alone and let them get their $$$ and some of that NIL opportunity could be enhanced by a player who chose to stay at a school and build his brand with the appreciative alumni and other fans. The number of eligible transfers would obviously vary from sport to sport but it would always be restrictive (example: maybe only 1-2 in basketball). One more HUGE benefit of this rule would be reopening the opportunities for high school players to get scholarships. Those kids have been royally screwed over the past couple of years with teams preferring transfers instead of signing raw players who need some development.
 
Goldbug said:
This is kinda long but bear with me.

There are now 113 FBS schools. There were over 2,500 transfers last year in all sports. If each sport was restricted in the number of transfers then the rosters would be more stable. Let's assume there were two transfer windows in college football, one after the bowls and one during the first couple of weeks in August. If each school was only allowed to take 3-4 players in each window the number of transfers would dramatically drop simply because there would not be an appetite for many guys on the second teams.....or lower. The better players would still have options and the guys who wanted to perhaps drop down a level in competition might still have a chance to move around but the mass migration we are seeing every season would stop. I'd leave NIL alone and let them get their $$$ and some of that NIL opportunity could be enhanced by a player who chose to stay at a school and build his brand with the appreciative alumni and other fans. The number of eligible transfers would obviously vary from sport to sport but it would always be restrictive (example: maybe only 1-2 in basketball). One more HUGE benefit of this rule would be reopening the opportunities for high school players to get scholarships. Those kids have been royally screwed over the past couple of years with teams preferring transfers instead of signing raw players who need some development.
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I could see that reducing the number entering the portal. But I’m thinking some schools would prefer those marginal kids get there development somewhere else. Less risk in taking them and then not panning out. And if they do pan out, steal ‘em.

I’m also thinking this may be more along the lines of junior colleges. Better only plan on them being with you one or two years.
 
Deep Creek said:
I could see that reducing the number entering the portal. But I’m thinking some schools would prefer those marginal kids get there development somewhere else. Less risk in taking them and then not panning out. And if they do pan out, steal ‘em.

I’m also thinking this may be more along the lines of junior colleges. Better only plan on them being with you one or two years.
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Why make it easier for the coaches when it's just ruining the sport? If a coaching staff recruits poorly then let them suffer the consequences. They're certainly paid enough for the responsibility. It was that way for 90 years and worked fine. Coaches need to go back to developing talent. The Age of Unlimited Mulligans isn't working.
 
Goldbug said:
Why make it easier for the coaches when it's just ruining the sport? If a coaching staff recruits poorly then let them suffer the consequences. They're certainly paid enough for the responsibility. It was that way for 90 years and worked fine. Coaches need to go back to developing talent. The Age of Unlimited Mulligans isn't working.
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I agree, but development seems to have taken a backseat to recruiting already developed talent. Both coaches and kids want players to be developed enough NOW! Not willing to give players time to develop.
 
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