Reality of the portal

[Go Canes!!]

I hope these kids know what they’re doing.

Back out the elite players who portal out pretty much knowing their destination and it’s fairly bleak for the rest when you break down the numbers.

 

[Cane&Abel]

I keep saying it. Portal is like quicksand, easy to jump into until you STUCK in it!

 

[mirvin88]

That % is actually higher than I expected.

IMO for the vast majority, if you're entering the portal your football career is probably over.

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

It’s the sad truth. A lot of these kids were the alphas on their respective teams in high school. You get to college and all of a sudden, you’re not the top dog anymore. Some kids can’t deal with it and think they’re better than they really are.

Now of course, some just don’t fit well culturally or schematically and look for a better fit. But a lot of kids just can’t take waiting or being a rotational guy. (impatience is a big theme, maybe CIS should learn too).

 

[Brains]

The sooner that the vast majority of these guys realize that they aren't going to be professional players, the better.

 

[SFbayCane]

Of the 40% who found a new home through the portal, my guess is that more than half of them had a landing spot already negotiated before they entered the portal.

 

[Tony4Canes]

Is that percentage placement to any level or just FBS??

 

[panthercane]

Eventually, the portal will be backchanneling only. If you don't know where you are going, you don't enter.

 

[Shogungts]

A lot of these players were likely either pushed out or if they weren't, they weren't going to get playing time and it wasnt worth it to them to go through grind if they weren't going to play (hopefully they at least got their degrees). So yeah, the numbers are bad, but I wonder how many of those that entered the portal and didnt find a landing spot would have just left football altogether anyway.

 

[RozayCane]

Sad.. but even sadder for HS recruits.

 

[canegrad]

Some of those players must go back to their original school? If so those wouldn’t count toward the “found a new school” figures?

 

[JustAFanHTX]

Eventually, the portal will be backchanneling only. If you don't know where you are going, you don't enter.

That’s today

 

[CampHillCane]

On the flip side, imagine how much worse our teams would've been these last three years without the portal.

 

[Cognizantphotos]

The ultimate definition of **** around and find out.

 

[Tru C]

Is that percentage placement to any level or just FBS??

This. More guys should consider going down a level, get that degree, get playing time, maybe you actually develop but if not you got something to fall back on. Portal could be a gold mine for the HBCU schools.

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

You hope 19 year olds know what they're doing?

 

[panthercane]

That’s today

I agree for the top talent, but 60% must not be back-channeling right.

 

[JustAFanHTX]

I agree for the top talent, but 60% must not be back-channeling right.

It’s not really that they’re not back channeling right it’s just if you’re not a top tier portal entry then the scale comes into play. Sign a younger kid out of hs with upside or take a chance on an average guy? Also most average guys are not self aware. They promote themselves or back channel to places they have no business even speaking to

 

[JustAFanHTX]

You hope 19 year olds know what they're doing?

That my dear orange bowl magic is the question

 

[Shooter McGavin]

You hope 19 year olds know what they're doing?

I don't even know what I'm doing and I'm 30.