The transfer portal is almost always a bad idea and almost never works out exactly how you think it will.
The problem with transferring is multifaceted:
Coaches and programs cannot be held accountable for failing to deliver on verbal promises since there are no legally binding contracts between players and programs.
Most people think they are getting into a better situation but there are 4 possible outcomes when you transfer - most of the time isn’t going work how you think it is:
A better situation (98% of people think this but only 2% find it)
The same situation (a lateral horizontal jump)
A worse situation (happens more than you think)
No situation, out of college football (sad but true)
Academic credits can be lost (although the amount may vary from private to private, or public to private transferring) costing you more time and money.
You won’t know how a transfer pans out until you’ve imploded your current situation: “Hey, I’d like to go see other people, but if I don’t find anything better, then I’d love to go back out with you” is usually not the way to keep a foot in the door at your old school.
In general, I find as college football becomes increasingly commodified and transactional, so are student-athletes becoming increasingly transient and transactional in how they treat/view their college experiences.
At what point does an employer say wow 3-4 schools for just a bachelor’s degree?
While college football is a lot of fun, and it can be leveraged to get admitted to a college that, but for football, you might not have normally gotten into, it shouldn’t be blindly pursued at the expense of setting yourself up for the next 4-5 decades professionally.
What’s your take?
Brendan Cahill
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