As long as the total number of scholarships is limited, the rich can only get so rich. For every player that an Alabama takes through the transfer portal, that’s one less scholarship available for a high school recruit. Also, any time a loaded team grabs a transfer with the intention of making him the starter, especially at quarterback, there’s going to a ripple effect through their roster and they’re likely to lose a quarterback to the portal because of it. Loaded programs have to be weary of signing high profile transfers because it will inevitably lead to guys already on the roster leaving.