To Portal or not to Portal ...

[R1Letterman]

I'm guessing they couldn't have told him that in time before he left, so he could have changed mind and stayed?

[cajuns80]

I'm guessing they couldn't have told him that in time before he left, so he could have changed mind and stayed?

They thought he was going to get it with him transferring first time due to death of Coach Looney.

[R1Letterman]

Will any transfer that is not from a Carnegie Tier R1 school meet our admission standards?

[Big Buds]

I was listening to an interview with Phil Steele he was mentioning that most head coaches are telling him they have seen the most success with players from smaller schools that are getting playing time as opposed to those transferring from other P5s that are sitting the bench.....made me think of Michael Jefferson, I remember when announced he was transferring from Alabama State there were a lot on here poo pooing on that but seemed to work out....maybe we need to be looking more at Southland/SWAC/WAC guys that are getting PT that we can coach up....just a thought

That’s actually a really interesting point. Makes total sense.

[Turbine]

I was listening to an interview with Phil Steele he was mentioning that most head coaches are telling him they have seen the most success with players from smaller schools that are getting playing time as opposed to those transferring from other P5s that are sitting the bench.....made me think of Michael Jefferson, I remember when announced he was transferring from Alabama State there were a lot on here poo pooing on that but seemed to work out....maybe we need to be looking more at Southland/SWAC/WAC guys that are getting PT that we can coach up....just a thought

For many years have I have called certain schools in the P5 talent graveyards.

[JamesTheJeweler]

Colorado makes roughly $15M per home game just in ticket sales. They had about 40 players they wanted to keep that left.

We can’t live in the portal and survive. Portal players, especially good ones, aren’t free. Have y’all not realized that?

How are the other Sunbelt schools doing it then?

[RaginCajun77]

If no changes are made to NIL & the portal, then you can expect turnover in talent to be the norm. It will be no different than what those of us who manage employees experience. You hire staff, invest in them, some stay, and some move on to other opportunties. College football has changed, this coaching staff will need to adapt by using the portal to recruit players or be ready to get left behind.

[cajun4life]

How are the other Sunbelt schools doing it then?

We are 3rd to last in the SBC in NIL at $281k according to ON3. App St is first at over $900K.

You tell me how they are doing it?

[CajunVic]

. . . it’s one thing to take a flyer on other peoples problems (which is what Napier was able to do) and another thing to purchase other peoples problems, especially with no money (like CMD must now do) . . . and coincidentally exactly what Napier and others with $$$ did to CMD in his first year at Louisiana when CMD had no money to compete . . .

[CajunVic]

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/nc...s%20to%20leave.

. . . Des also has this to deal with which Napier did not have to deal with while at Louisiana . . .

[Turbine]

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/nc...s%20to%20leave.

. . . Des also has this to deal with which Napier did not have to deal with while at Louisiana . . .

That is your best argument to date, a real hurdle. .

Within reason, the lack of money argument holds little water as it is self induced, but the external factors are out of the schools control.

Desormeaux has retention liabilities (like at whim player movement) that Napier never had to deal with.

[R1Letterman]

Colorado makes roughly $15M per home game just in ticket sales. They had about 40 players they wanted to keep that left.

We can’t live in the portal and survive. Portal players, especially good ones, aren’t free. Have y’all not realized that?

Colorado's stadium is not big, esp compared to rest of p5.... they barely make it and barely have 50,000. So to make 15 million per game in tix, is the avg ticket price $300??