Basketball transfer portal

[CajunGrad16]

Wish the best to Joe and his family. This feels different than other transfer portal entries.

This! It sucks especially when it’s local guys that decide to transfer

[zeppelincajun]

I agree it’s time to move on from Marlin, but this disease has infected more than basketball and more than just Marlin’s program. We lost our future at QB (probably future face of the FB program) after he played just half a season.

I received an email five days ago to renew my RCAF membership. Nah…think I’m going to pass this year. I’m just not interested in participating in this NIL and no-sit portal combo game, a game which we can’t win.

If only we could get our NIL dollars up to the level of…checks notes…McNeese. This is a game we can’t win with the current people in charge of our athletic department. Complete failures.

[moorecajun]

If only we could get our NIL dollars up to the level of…checks notes…McNeese. This is a game we can’t win with the current people in charge of our athletic department. Complete failures.

I'm going to disagree; I (and several others I see posting here) are in totally against the entire NIL process and I will not participate in it. That is no one at UL's fault; that is my decsion. I know full well it will hurt UL athletics but I do not believe in it as it exists now.

[zeppelincajun]

I'm going to disagree; I (and several others I see posting here) are in totally against the entire NIL process and I will not participate in it. That is no one at UL's fault; that is my decsion. I know full well it will hurt UL athletics but I do not believe in it as it exists now.

That’s great. You now what? There are fans like you at McNeese too. They have been successful in fundraising to the other portion of that community who is not opposed.

This administration being a failure does not stop and start with NIL. They have watched our basketball program become a shell of itself and do nothing but sit idly by. I’m just about sick and tired of being served ____sandwiches and being told it’s premium roast beef.

[CajunRed]

The complete debacle that is our basketball program began LOOONG before NIL. And, whether Dr. Maggard is willing to see and admit it or not, it will NOT get fixed as long as this failure of a coach is running the program. And signing another top 200 recruiting and transfer class will definitely not help either!!

[Cajunrunner]

The complete debacle that is our basketball program began LOOONG before NIL. And, whether Dr. Maggard is willing to see and admit it or not, it will NOT get fixed as long as this failure of a coach is running the program. And signing another top 200 recruiting and transfer class will definitely not help either!!

While I agree there was agitation amongst the longtime MBB fanbase towards Marlin before NIL became a thing, I would say at that time, Maggard’s perspective was to go all in on football. Dedicate the resources that Napier told him would need to be done to get the football program to national relevance for really the first time ever, to drive up local interest and fill the stadium.

Problem is, the stadium didn’t fill, for one reason or the other. Going all in on FB did accomplish one of the goals, it brought us national attention and talks of us being the top of the G5, but it didn’t bring in the revenues that I’m sure Maggard was counting on, and now here we are.

[Cajun90]

Yep. Football is trending the exact same way.

Here is some perspective..... arguably the most successful college football coach in history just walked away because of everything that is going on. When Nick Saban gives up you certainly have to wonder if it is worth it. I predict five years from now that major college athletics is vastly different from what it is today. I doubt it will be a good thing for many but hope I am wrong.

[SlickRick]

Here is some perspective..... arguably the most successful college football coach in history just walked away because of everything that is going on. When Nick Saban gives up you certainly have to wonder if it is worth it. I predict five years from now that major college athletics is vastly different from what it is today. I doubt it will be a good thing for many but hope I am wrong.

We'll end up with about 30 schools with the financial support (private) to continue the college football tradition and there will be 250+ other schools that will end up being a shell of any former success or glory attained in the past. I'm even having second thoughts on my continued support of our athletics dept. and as a former scholarship player, that's not an easy statement to make.

[MrCaelan04]

If we gave Glasgow the resources we gave Napier, we might actually have a championship contending softball team

[Esqueleto]

We'll end up with about 30 schools with the financial support (private) to continue the college football tradition and there will be 250+ other schools that will end up being a shell of any former success or glory attained in the past. I'm even having second thoughts on my continued support of our athletics dept. and as a former scholarship player, that's not an easy statement to make.

Greed has ruined college sports. It needs to collapse.

[GeauxCajuns]

Here is some perspective..... arguably the most successful college football coach in history just walked away because of everything that is going on. When Nick Saban gives up you certainly have to wonder if it is worth it. I predict five years from now that major college athletics is vastly different from what it is today. I doubt it will be a good thing for many but hope I am wrong.

definitely something to it, but lets not act like Saban walked away a spry young age of 43 or 53. He is 73 years old. Again, i think he still has gas left in the tank, but its not common for someone to coach into their 70's anymore. its turning into a young mans game.

[SlickRick]

definitely something to it, but lets not act like Saban walked away a spry young age of 43 or 53. He is 73 years old. Again, i think he still has gas left in the tank, but its not common for someone to coach into their 70's anymore. its turning into a young mans game.

I think it was easier for him to lay the blame on NIL and transfer issues rather than saying he was too old to coach or ready to retire due to age.