Re: Two Types of Portal Transfers

Two Types of Portal Transfers

Exactly. Stupid post. There are also players who are buried on their school's depth chart but they might flourish in the right system. Joe Burrow, Quinn Ewers, and Bo Nix are all examples of that. Top players in the country who all transferred from programs. I don't think I'd call any of those move downs in program prestige either.

Also, you can say #2 aren't Clemson men all you want. But what do people make of Mukuba and our other players. Seems an indictment on our recruiting if we're recruiting so many non-Clemson men.

I think the Portal is stupid and is ruining football. But it is what it is. Players are going to make choices that benefit their careers the most, whether that's through NIL or going to a title contender. I don't resent players for doing that at all. If Dabo does, that's his prerogative. But he better win with his way. If he refuses to adapt to the new game, he doesn't deserve his salary and should be paid what an 8-4 coach is.

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There is a third type.

Dec 8, 2023, 9:23 AM

Or maybe even a 4th if you want to break this group into two groups.

A guy who is at a school where the offensive (or defensive) philosophy just doesn't fit his talents. Or a guy at a school with a bad team and his talent is good enough to get him to a good team.
Joe Burrow
Jayden Daniels
Michael Penix
Bo Nix
Dillon Gabriel
Trevor Etienne
Jermaine Bell
Keon Coleman

Also a guy who may have been injured and is a sleeper, buried on the depth chart at his school but another school will take a chance on him.
Trey Benson
Johnny Wilson

That's why vetting is so important. You gotta find the guy who is being under utilized at his current school but has the ability to be well used at your school. And, you also have to find a guy who wants to work, who wants to be coached hard, who wants to get better and isn't just a prima donna who thinks he is entitled to anything.

Oh yeah, there is a 5th category. The late bloomer who has significantly improved since HS.
The OL Dabo is recruiting from Shorter.
Kyle Morlock (TE from Shorter)
Jared Verse (DE from Albany)
Braden Fiske (DT from Western Michigan)

Obviously, I'm more familiar with guys at FSU. I'm sure there are plenty of other guys at other schools. (Who is the RB who went from GT to Bama? That would be the equivalent of Trevor Etienne going from Florida to UGA.)

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Two Types of Portal Transfers