Zeon Chriss

[Turbine]

Kids know. They look around and see what kind of athletes they play with and against. If their team is vastly underperforming their talent level [Hint: Ours did], they will hit the portal to try to find a place with better coaching and/or more dedicated players. If we had won ten games instead of 6, none of our guys would have left.

More would leave due to the increased number of offers.

[Policarp]

We were 3-3 with Zeon as starter. Best win was Texas State. Worst loss was the home loss to Georgia State also the game was already lost when he was hurt at stAte.. it would be wise for us to re-watch those last 2 ....I see the upside but he was a long long long way from being an SEC ready player.

[Sonsissymia]

it's see ya' hate to be ya' for me, as well..

[Big Buds]

I don’t. I used to. But I no longer wish kids that leave well.

100%

Grad transfer are the only ones I’ll respect.

[Policarp]

I don’t. I used to. But I no longer wish kids that leave well.

I'm with you 100%.

[CajunStros]

You mean the Eat Lafayette money wasn’t enough to keep him????

Shocking.

[FeelDaRage]

We were 3-3 with Zeon as starter. Best win was Texas State. Worst loss was the home loss to Georgia State also the game was already lost when he was hurt at stAte.. it would be wise for us to re-watch those last 2 ....I see the upside but he was a long long long way from being an SEC ready player.

Stop it. He's already more talented than most of them. If that wasn't the case he wouldn't be getting poached as we speak.

[Sonsissymia]

https://forumeus.com/showthread.php/...Chriss-and-NIL

lesson to all: don't place too much faith on "firm belief."

[zeppelincajun]

Well, you are donating to support a certain group of players. If said players are leaving it does kind of make you think about why you're doing it. And you don't know how much he's getting to leave.

If he ends up going to another Tulane or Liberty type program like the guys we lost last year, my opinion will change. If we are losing guys to P5s like Amos, Johnson, and Torrence, I will be encouraged. You’ve got no chance at stopping that type of poaching. Not gonna throw the baby out with the bath water though because it happens. Again if we can’t stop from being poached by CUSA and American teams I’ll concede that it seems hopeless.

[CajunNation]

In today's world of NIL and the Portal, schools with smaller budgets need to be more creative in poach proofing their rosters. I believe one way to do that is to run an offense completely different than what the P5 programs are running.

I would go Air-Raid or Flex Option.