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<blockquote data-quote="spartansstink" data-source="post: 131860702" data-attributes="member: 1488840">Herd hit on about all the reasons why people transfer.I know some may not like it, but we should really look at this as a good thing.If you look at the players that schools on WVU's level lose, these guys are usually career backups who want to transfer &quot;down&quot; to a school where they can get playing time. Of course, there are exceptions but those are the outliers rather than the rule. Those players are backups anyway, and are usually being replaced by incoming or redshirt freshmen anyhow.What's good about it is that WVU can now compete for the transfers from Bama, the Florida schools, Oklahoma, and the schools that way outrank WVU in the level of players they recruit in both quality and number. There are still only 11 players on the field at a time. Therefore, WVU has a chance of getting the cast-offs from those schools who see the writing on the wall where they are at. If you can promise them playing time, they may be yours.Another way this helps the WVU's of the world is that it makes those schools like Bama more beatable. Before the portal, schools like Bama were way more dominant because they had talent like the starters on the 3 deep. With the portal, now those kids transfer out to get more playing time and suddenly Bama, Clemson, etc. aren't as dominant as in the past. They now lose games because the talent isn't as deep or they get down to having to play people before they are really ready because of injuries.Catch a team that has lots of experience and leadership they now have a chance. That's what WVU has to hope for.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spartansstink, post: 131860702, member: 1488840"] Herd hit on about all the reasons why people transfer. I know some may not like it, but we should really look at this as a good thing. If you look at the players that schools on WVU's level lose, these guys are usually career backups who want to transfer "down" to a school where they can get playing time. Of course, there are exceptions but those are the outliers rather than the rule. Those players are backups anyway, and are usually being replaced by incoming or redshirt freshmen anyhow. What's good about it is that WVU can now compete for the transfers from Bama, the Florida schools, Oklahoma, and the schools that way outrank WVU in the level of players they recruit in both quality and number. There are still only 11 players on the field at a time. Therefore, WVU has a chance of getting the cast-offs from those schools who see the writing on the wall where they are at. If you can promise them playing time, they may be yours. Another way this helps the WVU's of the world is that it makes those schools like Bama more beatable. Before the portal, schools like Bama were way more dominant because they had talent like the starters on the 3 deep. With the portal, now those kids transfer out to get more playing time and suddenly Bama, Clemson, etc. aren't as dominant as in the past. They now lose games because the talent isn't as deep or they get down to having to play people before they are really ready because of injuries. Catch a team that has lots of experience and leadership they now have a chance. That's what WVU has to hope for. [/QUOTE]

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