I posted this on the Purdue board last week, so to be consistent I'll do so here too.
Does the number of transfers IU has coming in cause you concern? The response from the Purdue board generally boiled down to "we want to win, so don't care as long as it works." Which I think is the wrong attitude for college programs to have. The best part, for me, of watching college sports is being able to watch kids grow over their time at a school. That's what I loved about the IU basketball calendar as a kid, seeing those same faces every year and being able to watch them grow each year watching the games.
For clarity, I would like to start out by saying my order of preference for players are (1) HS recruited kids, (2) JUCO recruits, (3) grad transfers, and (4) normal transfers. I'm not a fan of how the transfer portal has created this quasi free agency feel to college sports.
But I also understand that transfers have become a part of the game, so no need for me to yell at clouds or tell kids to get off my lawn.
I will say that I like that IU seems to generally go after grad transfers to fill gaps vs chasing a bunch of young transfers. I also don't look at the transfers in as being "necessary" to fill gaping holes. For example, the WR (Matthews) is going to be a luxury to have, but wasn't a necessity given the WR talent IU has.
I do think a large number of transfers in should be concerning to a degree because it implies they weren't able to recruit, train, and/or retain enough players able to contribute to the degree necessary.
What say you?
Does the number of transfers IU has coming in cause you concern? The response from the Purdue board generally boiled down to "we want to win, so don't care as long as it works." Which I think is the wrong attitude for college programs to have. The best part, for me, of watching college sports is being able to watch kids grow over their time at a school. That's what I loved about the IU basketball calendar as a kid, seeing those same faces every year and being able to watch them grow each year watching the games.
For clarity, I would like to start out by saying my order of preference for players are (1) HS recruited kids, (2) JUCO recruits, (3) grad transfers, and (4) normal transfers. I'm not a fan of how the transfer portal has created this quasi free agency feel to college sports.
But I also understand that transfers have become a part of the game, so no need for me to yell at clouds or tell kids to get off my lawn.
I will say that I like that IU seems to generally go after grad transfers to fill gaps vs chasing a bunch of young transfers. I also don't look at the transfers in as being "necessary" to fill gaping holes. For example, the WR (Matthews) is going to be a luxury to have, but wasn't a necessity given the WR talent IU has.
I do think a large number of transfers in should be concerning to a degree because it implies they weren't able to recruit, train, and/or retain enough players able to contribute to the degree necessary.
What say you?