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<blockquote data-quote="spartansstink" data-source="post: 131860750" data-attributes="member: 1488840">What you said is all true. That's why the portal is such a double-edged sword. It can help your team just as much as it can hurt it.To use your example, yes the older guys are stronger and more experienced. As such, a kid with a ton of talent and potential sits further down the depth chart because the folks ahead of him are upperclassmen. Therefore, HE'S more likely to leave which leaves a hole that most likely will be filled by - the transfer portal. There really is no correct answer in all this and can be both frustrating and elating at the same time. But, if it is best for the kid, then I'm all for it. Nobody cares if a kid in the engineering program transfers schools. That happens all the time. If you look at it like that, should the sports program be any different?I see that you want to take it back to the way it used to be (sit out a year). I see nothing wrong with that either. But, while its great for us the fans, is it really fair for the kid?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spartansstink, post: 131860750, member: 1488840"] What you said is all true. That's why the portal is such a double-edged sword. It can help your team just as much as it can hurt it. To use your example, yes the older guys are stronger and more experienced. As such, a kid with a ton of talent and potential sits further down the depth chart because the folks ahead of him are upperclassmen. Therefore, HE'S more likely to leave which leaves a hole that most likely will be filled by - the transfer portal. There really is no correct answer in all this and can be both frustrating and elating at the same time. But, if it is best for the kid, then I'm all for it. Nobody cares if a kid in the engineering program transfers schools. That happens all the time. If you look at it like that, should the sports program be any different? I see that you want to take it back to the way it used to be (sit out a year). I see nothing wrong with that either. But, while its great for us the fans, is it really fair for the kid? [/QUOTE]

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