My 2 coppers... the portal will settle down over time, and some coaches will use it more than others, but it is a BIG deal until the structure changes again. HS recruiting will become skimming off only the cream to leave space for transfers. CAL is unlikely to become a major cream destination but better results will produce some notewort…
My 2 coppers... the portal will settle down over time, and some coaches will use it more than others, but it is a BIG deal until the structure changes again. HS recruiting will become skimming off only the cream to leave space for transfers. CAL is unlikely to become a major cream destination but better results will produce some noteworthy HS recruits.
Most folks can benefit from some kind of change/reboot, but most don't need several in just a few years. Besides, portal schollies are now guaranteed to graduation so maybe that will encourage some players to take class more seriously...? Wishful thinking, I know.
85 schollies was for parity, and a few schools now get all the 5 stars... what parity? NIL is because of legalities but some thinking is that it might help parity when the marketplace (i.e. the portal) allows freemarket optimization. Firstly, increased outliers like Sonny who can catch the odd bolt in a bottle of players/system/luck because they get to change the pieces more often. The more combos one makes, the more chances at success. (Even then, a team of a million 5 stars made the NC look a video game.) Also, the good players don't have to put all THEIR eggs in the 'Bama or Bust Basket. CAL may not win another NC (at least not until moving to B1G) but lots of schools can now offer some reward. The good/great player injured/on the bench whose former options were NC or never playing now at least have some potential NIL return/2nd chance portal. Maybe that will produce some parity? We know it offers a path for the terrible to become better quickly so ... ?
I was uncertain in another post a few weeks ago how much men's BB could change in one year. I was partially disabused of that skepticism in a reply that has proven reasonably accurate so far. I am impressed and surprised how quickly MBB (and the other teams that deserve recognition) has massively changed. I hope to be fully disabused if multiple teams have really good seasons in the coming year. This is a brave new world and we are all trying to find our way in it, but two things seem clear to me... The rich will always be rich and will make any new rules they need to stay that way. We will always be CAL, periodically hopeful, frequently heartbroken, and always Proud.
My 2 coppers... the portal will settle down over time, and some coaches will use it more than others, but it is a BIG deal until the structure changes again. HS recruiting will become skimming off only the cream to leave space for transfers. CAL is unlikely to become a major cream destination but better results will produce some noteworthy HS recruits.
Most folks can benefit from some kind of change/reboot, but most don't need several in just a few years. Besides, portal schollies are now guaranteed to graduation so maybe that will encourage some players to take class more seriously...? Wishful thinking, I know.
85 schollies was for parity, and a few schools now get all the 5 stars... what parity? NIL is because of legalities but some thinking is that it might help parity when the marketplace (i.e. the portal) allows freemarket optimization. Firstly, increased outliers like Sonny who can catch the odd bolt in a bottle of players/system/luck because they get to change the pieces more often. The more combos one makes, the more chances at success. (Even then, a team of a million 5 stars made the NC look a video game.) Also, the good players don't have to put all THEIR eggs in the 'Bama or Bust Basket. CAL may not win another NC (at least not until moving to B1G) but lots of schools can now offer some reward. The good/great player injured/on the bench whose former options were NC or never playing now at least have some potential NIL return/2nd chance portal. Maybe that will produce some parity? We know it offers a path for the terrible to become better quickly so ... ?
I was uncertain in another post a few weeks ago how much men's BB could change in one year. I was partially disabused of that skepticism in a reply that has proven reasonably accurate so far. I am impressed and surprised how quickly MBB (and the other teams that deserve recognition) has massively changed. I hope to be fully disabused if multiple teams have really good seasons in the coming year. This is a brave new world and we are all trying to find our way in it, but two things seem clear to me... The rich will always be rich and will make any new rules they need to stay that way. We will always be CAL, periodically hopeful, frequently heartbroken, and always Proud.