I think the transfer portals are a result of the pay-the-players push. I see the portals as the free agency of college football. Players look at all the money the schools make from the conference TV networks, and the least they can get out of the deal is some mobility.
While everyone is saying IU is being hurt by transfers, has anyone put together a list of the average number of players entering the portals at each Power-5 school?
If anything, I would bet that the national powers, the ones loaded with 5-stars and 4-stars, are more at risk of losing players to the portal.
Peyton Ramsey figured he earned his stripes as a starter and wanted to go someplace where he would be the guaranteed starter. And with only a year of eligibility left, why not?
Sampson James probably figured he is good enough to be a featured back, so why stay if he's not going to start?
As for our strength coaches leaving, could the program be paid a higher compliment than the fact that they are going to the University of Alabama?
While everyone is saying IU is being hurt by transfers, has anyone put together a list of the average number of players entering the portals at each Power-5 school?
If anything, I would bet that the national powers, the ones loaded with 5-stars and 4-stars, are more at risk of losing players to the portal.
Peyton Ramsey figured he earned his stripes as a starter and wanted to go someplace where he would be the guaranteed starter. And with only a year of eligibility left, why not?
Sampson James probably figured he is good enough to be a featured back, so why stay if he's not going to start?
As for our strength coaches leaving, could the program be paid a higher compliment than the fact that they are going to the University of Alabama?