Virginia Redbird
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The link to this article popped up on my Facebook page as so many unsolicited things do. The article is from the Cowboy State Daily and while it focuses on the Wyoming Football program and the State of Wyoming specifically, I thought it would be an interesting read to anyone that follows college football. The past couple of years has changed college football dramatically. My own opinion is that we are only seeing the part of the iceberg that is above the surface of the water so far. The vast majority of effects are lurking below the surface yet. I thought it was totally unfair for the universities to make millions, if not billions, off the NIL of the players while they got only the scholarship. The opportunity for a quality education, if the player wishes to take advantage, is a huge benefit. Most college players will never see an NFL practice field let alone make millions of dollars. The numbers quoted for the players in the transfer portal are interesting but don't mean much this early on. Unless you are one of the top players you are probably going to wallow in the portal for some time as programs sign HS players or wait for another portal player to make his own decision on where to go. The concept of "Ride for the Brand" is probably seen as quaint to most in this current time. How much loyalty was shown to players in the past by the universities? Probably varied by coach and university program. Here in the MVFC we only have to look to the Missouri State program to find a coach who could not define loyalty if you tattooed it onto his forehead. We are in a dead period with not much happening and I thought this was one of the more interesting articles I have read about the transfer portal. I hope the young men at all the programs, FCS in particular, take advantage of the education opportunities. Not very many of them will be playing at the next level but you probably can't convince a young guy of that at 18 or 19 who had been "the" big stud on his High School team. Personally, I agree with the author but I am from a different age and will readily admit I still think the most awesome uniforms in college football are traditional Michigan and Notre Dame uniforms. Blue jerseys, gold pants, black shoes ... Michigan has the edge on the helmet but only by the smallest of margins! Even those programs had to adapt though. Just for some off-season conversation, what does everyone think? You can't fight it ... it has changed. None of us really know what the long term effects will be just yet.
Happy New Year to everyone as well 2022 has to be better than the 2021 season, right?
Ray Hunkins: Loyalty And The “Transfer Portal”
Columnist Ray Hunkins writes: "The effect of the transfer rule is to discourage loyalty and unity in team sports and encourage, or at least allow, victimization and abuse of young athletes by the unscrupulous."
cowboystatedaily.com
Happy New Year to everyone as well 2022 has to be better than the 2021 season, right?