Transfer Portal 2023

[inudesu]

College football is basically unwatchable now. Might as well watch the NFL.

I still like college better, but at least the NFL has shorter games.

[techman05]

I still like college better, but at least the NFL has shorter games.

I would be in favor of a 2 minute limit on reviews. If you can’t determine the correct call, clock, and ball spot in 2 minutes, the call stands. Also, split screen to run ads while the ball is in play. No more TV timeouts.

[SicemDawgz]

I would be all in favor of dropping back to D2 and focusing on basketball and baseball or scheduling several money games a year for revenue purposes to help build the other programs. We will never ever compete again in NCAA football in any meaningful way. The days of us going to Bama or Michigan St and winning are over. There’s just way too many obstacles that a team like Louisiana Tech must navigate to be able to be consistently competitive. The transfer portal is just one more obstacle that benefits the haves at the expense of the have nots.

[revf]

I would be all in favor of dropping back to D2 and focusing on basketball and baseball or scheduling several money games a year for revenue purposes to help build the other programs. We will never ever compete again in NCAA football in any meaningful way. The days of us going to Bama or Michigan St and winning are over. There’s just way too many obstacles that a team like Louisiana Tech must navigate to be able to be consistently competitive. The transfer portal is just one more obstacle that benefits the haves at the expense of the have nots.

This is probably where most mid-level schools should end up.

Focus on Basketball, Baseball, and Softball. These are sports with moves to be made and much more parity available to us. There is no more parity in football.

Part of me wishes that the P5 would just split off and form their own division allowing the G5 to reorient around regional conference lines.

[techman05]

This is probably where most mid-level schools should end up.

Focus on Basketball, Baseball, and Softball. These are sports with moves to be made and much more parity available to us. There is no more parity in football.

Part of me wishes that the P5 would just split off and form their own division allowing the G5 to reorient around regional conference lines.

What’s the probability of all P5 sports splitting off? Will they just split football?

[Bone_afide_Dawg]

Hey, we're #1 in something!

https://twitter.com/TomVH/status/1600129757001105409

I wonder how many of these transfers are guys wanting to leave versus those who have been more or less asked to leave or recommend that they go? Surely it works both ways. If Tech is going to get better they’ve got to make room for some better caliber players.

[eagle2180]

What’s the probability of all P5 sports splitting off? Will they just split football?

Need to split for all. The other sports are at a huge disadvantage also. 100% it will happen in the next 5-10 years.

[FriscoDawg]

Hey, we're #1 in something!

https://twitter.com/TomVH/status/1600129757001105409

Colorado State leads 23-19 now. Other than Grubbs and Harris, I don't see anyone in that is a significant loss other than for depth. Tech needs more than depth right now.

[dawg80]

Over 1,000 players have entered the portal. The Cotton Bowl, Tulane vs. USC, just might be the very last college football game I will ever attend in person. The very first CFB game I attended involved Tulane, way back in the mid 1960's, so this closes the loop.

As of right now I am done with it, to the point I will invest my time and dime. Will still watch some on TV, but I have lost interest to the point the effort to go to a game is not there anymore. Never say "never" but...

[Blue Dawg]

I would be all in favor of dropping back to D2 and focusing on basketball and baseball or scheduling several money games a year for revenue purposes to help build the other programs. We will never ever compete again in NCAA football in any meaningful way. The days of us going to Bama or Michigan St and winning are over. There’s just way too many obstacles that a team like Louisiana Tech must navigate to be able to be consistently competitive. The transfer portal is just one more obstacle that benefits the haves at the expense of the have nots.

I hate it but you are probably right.

Knowing us, we'll fail to make the switch until after the other programs have all well-adjusted to the new reality and we'll end up at the bottom of that too.

[Tech79]

Tre Harris WR
Tyler Grubbs LB
Harlan Dixon RB
Omar Sims DL
Allen Walker LB
Kylen Villanueva LB
Khiry Morrison WR
Joseph Mason LB
Kershawn Fisher EDGE
Ivan Thomas TE
Christian Archangel S
Taz Marshall CB

You should start a new category for those first two, the Transfer Portal Traitors. The others I understand, lack of playing time, etc., then go for it. But for two star starters that get all the playing time and recognition they could possible want, well, that's different. I think Kody Russey was the founding member of that club.

[Dwayne From Minden]

This is why I played golf 4 out of 5 home game saturdays this season and why I may go 6 for 6 next fall...

[sharky]

Based on the comments on this thread, it appears that the transfer portal as it currently exists is not good for college football. The portal needs to be tweaked. Playing time should be a major consideration concerning whether a player can transfer without having to be inactive for a season. The portal should be available to those players that are being denied playing time for whatever reason, and not to rob a team of contributing players. This is especially true for the mid-majors like Tech. Also, a good athlete that finds himself/herself being unable to gain playing time at any school because they are buried in the depth chart should be able to move on to a location where they can secure playing time without any penalty. This is common at the P5 programs that are magnets for loads of talent, but a lot of that talent sits on the bench because there always seems to be an endless supply of players slightly more talented, or bigger, or faster, or stronger coming into the program. It is my considered opinion that if the transfer portal remains as it exists today, it will prove be costly to college football. Some of you may cease to be willing to buy a prize parking spot and refer to it as a donation to LTAC.

[Blue Dawg]

Based on the comments on this thread, it appears that the transfer portal as it currently exists is not good for college football. The portal needs to be tweaked. Playing time should be a major consideration concerning whether a player can transfer without having to be inactive for a season. The portal should be available to those players that are being denied playing time for whatever reason, and not to rob a team of contributing players. This is especially true for the mid-majors like Tech. Also, a good athlete that finds himself/herself being unable to gain playing time at any school because they are buried in the depth chart should be able to move on to a location where they can secure playing time without any penalty. This is common at the P5 programs that are magnets for loads of talent, but a lot of that talent sits on the bench because there always seems to be an endless supply of players slightly more talented, or bigger, or faster, or stronger coming into the program. It is my considered opinion that if the transfer portal remains as it exists today, it will prove be costly to college football. Some of you may cease to be willing to buy a prize parking spot and refer to it as a donation to LTAC.

It only matters if it's good for the P5. College football be damned.

[Dawgpix]

That's why I'm enjoying D2 ball at Harding.
It is what it is.
$10-15 tickets/free parking. Not too shabby on the tailgating.
2.5-hour ballgames.
And my guy's on scholarship. Excellent school. Solid coaching staff that I respect.
Vying for a national playoff each season.

But that's me. You'd have ask my guy for his opinion on all this.

The reason for the 2.5-hour games?
Media timeouts of no more than 1 minute (vs 45 minutes of the TV-required timeouts)
No Play Review Timeouts of 4-5 minutes.

Oh and all their games are at least live-streamed by the host team. (Some decent broadcasts, but not all are of the best quality).

Would the Ruston community rally around a D2 team? Probably not like the should when P5s are within 5 hours of drive time in almost all directions.

Can anyone name the very first D2 National Champion?