From Scott Ostler's column in the S.F. Chronicle (12/22/2024):
"Poet Laureate Award, to former Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Upon entering the transfer portal and opting out of Cal’s bowl game, Mendoza delivered a lovely, flowery thank-you message to Cal, via social media. Sincere, no doubt, but here’s a word of advice to all you coll…
From Scott Ostler's column in the S.F. Chronicle (12/22/2024):
"Poet Laureate Award, to former Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Upon entering the transfer portal and opting out of Cal’s bowl game, Mendoza delivered a lovely, flowery thank-you message to Cal, via social media. Sincere, no doubt, but here’s a word of advice to all you collegiate portal travelers: When you skip town, skip the poetry. The teammates and fans you leave behind don’t want to hear it."
I stopped responding to those posts after the Femi-to-UCLA experience, and opted to only comment if the player was graduating/grad transferring, retiring, or declaring for draft. But I was actually so impressed by the brevity of Josiah Martin's transfer post that I actually considered breaking that rule. I respect him not dressing this up as anything more than a business decision.
From Scott Ostler's column in the S.F. Chronicle (12/22/2024):
"Poet Laureate Award, to former Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Upon entering the transfer portal and opting out of Cal’s bowl game, Mendoza delivered a lovely, flowery thank-you message to Cal, via social media. Sincere, no doubt, but here’s a word of advice to all you collegiate portal travelers: When you skip town, skip the poetry. The teammates and fans you leave behind don’t want to hear it."
Yes indeed. I REALLY didn't want to hear it. Hollow to say the least.
I stopped responding to those posts after the Femi-to-UCLA experience, and opted to only comment if the player was graduating/grad transferring, retiring, or declaring for draft. But I was actually so impressed by the brevity of Josiah Martin's transfer post that I actually considered breaking that rule. I respect him not dressing this up as anything more than a business decision.
“That being said…” X infinity
*vomit