Yesterday at 02:50 AM1 day No. 25% of all FBS Players are in the Portalhttps://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-footballs-transfer-portal-has-spun-out-of-control/
23 hours ago23 hr Moderator No. 30 minutes ago, Santa Rosa Duck said:25% of all FBS Players are in the Portalhttps://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-footballs-transfer-portal-has-spun-out-of-control/According to others, Joel Klatt, Pete Thamel among them, the number is over 30%.
23 hours ago23 hr Moderator No. 46 minutes ago, David Marsh said:And I'd venture to say most won't find a new home.Seems to me I read that around 40 to 50% continue with football, but many end up at lower level schools that don’t give full scholarships, or NIL.So a large portion of them leave a scholarship behind.
22 hours ago22 hr No. At some point, if there are too many guys in the portal, or guys with questionable past performance stats, then a bunch of them lose leverage for any deal they hoped to achieve. Supply exceeds demand and the price drops. And, or, the scholarship disappears. The dream of sending money home to help mom becomes a disappointment for mom that you didn't keep your scholarship.
22 hours ago22 hr No. The conclusion from a white paper on the subject, by former Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs and Mark LaBarbera of Timark Partners, states: “The data in this study reinforces a clear reality: the vast majority of NCAA Division I men’s basketball players who enter the transfer portal move down or out. The portal isn’t the place to rise, but it is the place to find more playing time, albeit at a lower level.”AD Advisors found that 60% of FBS football transfers move down a level as well. For every Jared Verse, who went from FCS Albany to Florida State to the first round of the NFL draft, there is more than one Jaden Rashada, whose path has gone from commitment to Miami and commitment flip to Florida (but not playing) to suiting up at Arizona State and Georgia to his current home, FCS Sacramento State. But, Rashada's story hasn't ended. He entered the portal again today. He may be headed to Colorado to follow his Sac State coach Brennan Marion.Did Oregon guys transfer laterally, or down? https://247sports.com/longformarticle/where-oregon-ducks-football-transfers-are-playing-football-in-2025-dan-lanning-251385102/#2665974
21 hours ago21 hr No. 24 minutes ago, HDuck said:At some point, if there are too many guys in the portal, or guys with questionable past performance stats, then a bunch of them lose leverage for any deal they hoped to achieve. Supply exceeds demand and the price drops. And, or, the scholarship disappears. The dream of sending money home to help mom becomes a disappointment for mom that you didn't keep your scholarship.Well the supply and demand curves need to be split into two sets... Because for top end talent the demand has NEVER been higher. We are seeing QBs going for 5 mil or something bonkers right now. So the price for the best talent is just going up and is at the highest its ever been. Partly because it's been proven that teams that can acquire the best transfers can potentially be instant CFP candidates... Texas Tech here. Meanwhile... the other side of the talent pool is probably reaching the lowest cost its ever going to be because there is so much supply and the demand for it will be filled mostly by low tier teams that can only afford scholarships at best. Definately a sign of how College Football is diverging into the haves and the feeder schools.
8 hours ago8 hr No. I remember a few years back at the dawn of NIL, and some of the predictions we were all making about how potentially crazy it could/would get. Well... it's way worse than the predictions I remember.
8 hours ago8 hr No. Oregon great George Wrightster (GW) has an interesting take from a parent of a player looking to transfer in search of more playing time.While the headliners get all of the attention, GW said that it’s hard for players without a lot of playing time to transfer because they don’t have game tape. It’s easier for blue chip players, who have relationships with other coaches from their recruitment to get another opportunity.Obviously it’s easier if you go down to a lessor school or level. Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by OregonDucks
8 hours ago8 hr Moderator No. 6 minutes ago, OregonDucks said:Oregon great George Wrightster (GW) has an interesting take from a parent of a player looking to transfer in search of more playing time.While the headliners get all of the attention, GW said that it’s hard for players without a lot of playing time to transfer because they don’t have game tape. It’s easier for blue chip players, who have relationships with other coaches from their recruitment to get another opportunity.Obviously it’s easier if you go down to a lessor school or level.As I posted on the initial thread regarding Williams' attempted transfer, and as reported by On3, Williams' agent has dropped him as a client.If Williams disregarded his commitment as a result of being contacted by Kiffin and LSU, UW, the B1G, and the NCAA at Tony Petitti's request, if the organization does not have the guts to do so directly, should all go after Kiffin and 'pariah program' LSU for impermissible contact and interference with a contract. The SEC should also go after Kiffin and LSU, but good luck with that.In this case only, I will be rooting for UW.The House settlement was flawed from the start. Many of the entities backing the settlement had no interest in abiding by the terms of the settlement. Many NIL agreements are not being submitted for review and the review entity has no right of enforcement.The idea that revenue sharing would be the ceiling for payment to athletes without viable enforcement in place was absurd.Williams' agent, who resigned, is employed by the Wasserman Group. Founder Casey Wasserman is one of UCLA's biggest boosters and understandably wants nothing to do with this chicanery.On3College sports have major problems — here are viable solu...College sports are facing a multitude of problems. Here are viable solutions to fix the chaos off the field as the sport explodes on the field.As noted in the above article, many of the 68 programs that backed the House Settlement have refused to support the Settlement's enforcement provisions.Is Atlas ready to shrug?
6 hours ago6 hr No. 1 hour ago, Jon Joseph said:As I posted on the initial thread regarding Williams' attempted transfer, and as reported by On3, Williams' agent has dropped him as a client.If Williams disregarded his commitment as a result of being contacted by Kiffin and LSU, UW, the B1G, and the NCAA at Tony Petitti's request, if the organization does not have the guts to do so directly, should all go after Kiffin and 'pariah program' LSU for impermissible contact and interference with a contract. The SEC should also go after Kiffin and LSU, but good luck with that.In this case only, I will be rooting for UW.The House settlement was flawed from the start. Many of the entities backing the settlement had no interest in abiding by the terms of the settlement. Many NIL agreements are not being submitted for review and the review entity has no right of enforcement.The idea that revenue sharing would be the ceiling for payment to athletes without viable enforcement in place was absurd.Williams' agent, who resigned, is employed by the Wasserman Group. Founder Casey Wasserman is one of UCLA's biggest boosters and understandably wants nothing to do with this chicanery.On3College sports have major problems — here are viable solu...College sports are facing a multitude of problems. Here are viable solutions to fix the chaos off the field as the sport explodes on the field.As noted in the above article, many of the 68 programs that backed the House Settlement have refused to support the Settlement's enforcement provisions.Is Atlas ready to shrug?My post and GW’s podcast was not about Williams or the high profile transfers looking for million dollar NIL deals. Those are the exemptions but are the ones that get all of the media attention.Most of the transfer portal players are looking for a better situation for themselves (e.g., more playing time, an opportunity to prove themselves at a higher level of competition, a change of scenery, somewhere that can develop them better). IIRC, it sounds as though GW’s son was injured and then was passed on the depth chart (by a younger player?). He had a conversation with his coach and is looking for an opportunity to play but it’s been hard because he doesn’t have a lot of game film to show the new potential teams/coaches.We’ve seen examples of players transferring to Oregon to get an opportunity to play at a higher level (Bucky, Tez) and/or increase their draft stock (Gonzo, Bo). It’s not all bad but the system definitely needs an overhaul. Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by OregonDucks
5 hours ago5 hr No. Wow, Limar's exit made the 2nd bulletpoint after Livingstone to OK. Had no idea that he was such a big deal. It is shocking, I guess, that he would do a Kiffin by leaving his team right before a playoff game. But everyone is for himeself nowadays, isn't he?
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