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Which is the lesser evil? The transfer portal or NIL?

Posted on 12/8/24 at 10:49 am
Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
22827 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 10:49 am
We can all agree CFB is complete chaos.

Transfers have immediate eligibility and billionaires are buying players. I can’t keep up.

You can actually see the results now. There are no dominate college teams this year bc of the comings and goings of rosters imo.

The 12 teams could be great or a waste of time. Maybe Boise, SMU or ASU can make a run.
Posted by Texastiger43
Houston
Member since Oct 2015
553 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 10:52 am to
Transfer portal could be controlled more. NCAA can’t stop the kids from making money now so I would have to go with NIL is worse. I do think kids should get paid. But just don’t know how to control it.
Posted by Pandy Fackler
Member since Jun 2018
21114 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 10:54 am to
quote:

Which is the lesser evil? The transfer portal or NIL?


NIL. Paying players isn't new, but if we could somehow, someway get back to where you had to sit out a year if you transferred, that would mitigate alot of this bullshite.
This post was edited on 12/8/24 at 10:56 am
Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
29587 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:02 am to
NCAA is scared of losing more ground if it stops the transfer portal or put into place where transfers can’t move within a conference.

If I were the NCAA I would put rules into place that allows for 1 transfer without sitting and the second one you sit. Plus make the rule include no transfers within the conference the first time ie they could transfer back in the second but would have to sit. That would stop a bunch of this shite.
Posted by fightvance
Member since Nov 2024
391 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:03 am to
Transfer portal. Wouldn’t have as many switching if it wasn’t for NIL
Posted by H-Town Tiger
Member since Nov 2003
60707 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:05 am to
The transfer portal went to far because in the past they restricted players movements too much.

Posted by The Baker
This is fine.
Member since Dec 2011
18842 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:06 am to
Why cant they bring back burning a year of eligibility for transferring?
Posted by SA4LSU
AZ
Member since Sep 2005
4784 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:06 am to
NIL lesser of two evils, it will right itself over time by basic economics. The portal is the devil.

quote:

There are no dominate college teams this year bc of the comings and goings of rosters imo.


No team will be able to have quality depth, the days of having a roster of 5 stars waiting their turn is over. Saban clearly saw it and said I’m out like a fat kid in dodgeball, not dealing with this shite.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
42300 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:07 am to
Neither in and of itself is evil. It is the highly unregulated nature of the two combined that exacerbates things.

I could see them having 1 free transfer and then having to sit out 1 season unless a specific cause is met such as the program shuts down, a head coaching change, and other specific appeals that can be addressed individually (I would set it up using independent arbitrators and have the athletes sign a binding agreement to abide by the ruling as a condition for playing NCAA football). Of course, the grad transfer/imediate eligibility rules would still apply.
Posted by TigerBogue
Red State, USA
Member since May 2006
991 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:11 am to
NIL is the worst and needs to be abolished!
The portal needs to be tweaked to have limitations the way transfers used to be.
All of this is ruining college sports, especially football. What a cluster! It’s not even fun anymore.
Posted by Locoguan0
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2017
6946 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:14 am to
The problem with all of it is the no-sit change. Every player in the country is a free agent every year, even in the middle of a season. If players had to sit, they would be less likely to transfer.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
78963 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:15 am to
NIL. It's regarded that major college athletes couldn't do product endorsements.

The transfer portal is the source of the chaos.
Posted by SA4LSU
AZ
Member since Sep 2005
4784 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:16 am to
Exactly and no one is giving NIL money to someone who can’t play immediately. Putting guardrails on the transfer portal would help immensely.
Posted by Blueghost1978
Metairie, LA
Member since Jan 2024
699 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:18 am to
NIL- Period, no contest.
Posted by LSUPilot07
Member since Feb 2022
7896 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:29 am to
portal all day. NIL destroyed the game.
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41694 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:29 am to
quote:

NIL. Paying players isn't new, but if we could somehow, someway get back to where you had to sit out a year if you transferred, that would mitigate alot of this bullshite.


It should be something like a redshirt type thing…if you play in less than 8 (I know redshirt is 4) games then you can transfer no penalty…if you aren’t seeing the field you should be able to better your position. If you’re starting every game you should have some penalty for transferring in conference. If you move up or down in conferences no penalty.
Posted by Relham10
Ridge
Member since Jan 2013
19881 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:29 am to
Portal for sure
Posted by BayouPride
Member since Sep 2006
852 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 11:53 am to
the elimination of the one-year-sit-out rule has to be part of this conversation
Posted by des4271
Member since Oct 2014
4463 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 12:40 pm to
The NIL is the lesser in my opinion. You will always have players lost to either under the table money or NIL. The portal destroys roster/depth management and program stability. It’s hard to maintain a championship level year in and year out with the portal.
Posted by ChatGPT of LA
Member since Mar 2023
4282 posts
Posted on 12/8/24 at 1:21 pm to
Very few transfer if not for NIL...or should I say, a lot less transfer.
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