is a real thing. the other nine big 12 teams are averaging 7 portal transfers this calendar year. wvu has a staggering 27. next to the mountaineers is oklahoma with 13. wvu has 27. kneel is running them off by the bus load. but the diversity and inclusion committee like him. might have to have open tryouts to field a team in the "only cfe gives a crap desert bowl."
players fleeing the wvu football program...
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I usually don't worry too much about kids transferring out, but it seems to be on the upswing lately. Something isn't right with the program, imo. Hope I'm wrong.
You had this one saved up didn't you?
Just Neal cutting dead weight...most holgy holdovers....
But keep hating on your head coach and football team.
We all love your posts...keep at it....
The sad part about this is that no one who has left was that much of a loss. Worse, we do not have anyone on the entire team that I think would be a sure first string on any other Big-12 team.
you're kidding that all the players who left the program weren't a loss...right?
What is he kidding about? The majority of the players that have left were not contributing. Outside of Miller and Smith the majority weren't even sniffing the field.
Please oh great one....who was a great loss?
I will wait....meanwhile...keep bitching and moaning about everything WVU football....you are a true fan!
I will wait....meanwhile...keep bitching and moaning about everything WVU football....you are a true fan!
work it boys lol. guess when Diversity Kneel recruited the majority of the escapees he was as clueless then as he is now?
The question is how many of the guys that left were contributing? How many were his recruits?
The ones that were recruited away from the program by SEC schools were a loss, others were 'next man up' but most had splinters in their asses from riding the bench. I wonder why the vast majority who traded to a lower level or aren't playing at all weren't welcomed back? One was, the starting TE, right?
It would be easy as a HC to fix your numbers by allowing the 10 best of the rest to return, wouldn't it? You could just say, "Sorry you didn't get any other offers, but come on back and we'll act like it never happened." I would fire his *** for that. These guys have to learn to check out their prospects before going into that portal.
It's mostly a black hole to trade school. Not that there's anything wrong with that. We need a lot more HVAC people, electricians, plumbers, skilled carpenters, etc. And they make good money.
It would be easy as a HC to fix your numbers by allowing the 10 best of the rest to return, wouldn't it? You could just say, "Sorry you didn't get any other offers, but come on back and we'll act like it never happened." I would fire his *** for that. These guys have to learn to check out their prospects before going into that portal.
It's mostly a black hole to trade school. Not that there's anything wrong with that. We need a lot more HVAC people, electricians, plumbers, skilled carpenters, etc. And they make good money.
Of course rootie can't name players that are leaving that actually contributed to the program.
He would just rather ***** about everything Neal Brown...pathetic fan.
He would just rather ***** about everything Neal Brown...pathetic fan.
To pretend 27 and growing conference leading transfers wont severely impact WVU is just ridiculous and completely dishonest. Obviously something is very wrong and the players know it- you can bet other schools know it too. Time for the bs puffers to stop making excuses.
Majority of 27 leaving are not hurting the team like your troll *** believes. Only 4 were players that produced from last year and those 4 left before spring drills. Obviously the only thing wrong is your observation and your lack of intelligence.
Biggest portion of those transferring would never see the field at WVU some of those leaving are RS seniors and would be graduating this season under normal circumstances. See Covid year as reason they are not. A lot of these players are dead beats from Holgorsen years.
Starting in April of this year, the NCAA decided to allow all players a free transfer once in their college career and like all things in life, the first time around is a free-for-all with a large number of players exercising their right to transfer. West Virginia has been hit extensively with 27 players as of Thursday morning (December 9) entering their name into the portal. With 24 of the 27 on Scholarship .
COVID may be playing into this. (trolls will now begin to spit, scream and fling name insults like 12 year olds). A player like Isaiah Esdale would have graduated this year as a redshirt senior but with the extra year of eligibility, Esdale is allowed one more year to play football in college, if that is what he wants to do.
Brown took over in January 2019 which led to a standard coaching change roster turnover. In the spring of 2020 (which troll bucky claims they were run off but anyone with a brain knows he is full of ****), COVID hit and many players chose to not transfer as the entire year was different than it had ever been.
The numbers you are seeing this year could entirely be because of the pandemic and a restructuring of the process. If those numbers are still high next year, you likely need to look at this on a different level, stop blaming COVID and see what other factors are causing this.
The portal has been around since October 15, 2018, and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started August 1. The transfer portal can be a great thing one day and the worst thing ever invented the very next day. Now more than ever, players are hitting the transfer portal and doing so very early in their career.
During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal, including walk-ons.
Many of the ones transferring would have been graduating this year, are walk-ons or just plain not that good and were recruited by previous staff.
The one thing the transfer is doing is hurting depth and that can be filled with some of the other 2,000 plus transfers shitting themselves praying somebody looks at them.
If 27 happen next year then you can start screaming about problems and other ********. Until then STFU.
majority of story from SBNATION.
STFU...nah don't think so. Think wvu will hit 30 in the portal at the end of the year? Gotta lead the nation in something.
Buzzz wrong as usual WVU is 10th in the nation in the portal and #1 in Big 12 just ahead of OU and Kansas. But don't let your lies get in the way of your stupidity.
As long as the current rules regarding the transfer portal remain in effect this will be a problem for coach's in college football. The problem I have with the op is he is trying to make this sound like its a NB problem when its an everybody problem. The starting QB's at Indiana, Fresno state are transferring. The leading receiver at Florida is leaving. Ohio state just had a QB enter the portal. Its pretty clear this problem is not specific to any one school but a structural problem created by the current transfer portal rules.
All schools have transfer at this point, I know of no other that has 27 and will likely have over 30 before this period expires. That is what he is pointing out and that IS a Neal Brown problem.
This appears to be more of a quantity versus quality argument.
If one looks at it from the quality standpoint, there really isn't much to be worried about. Only a few of the transfers were major contributors and only a few have even been picked up by a P5 school anyway. A kid who transfers down to get playing time is a good thing, especially if he's been stuck riding the pine here.
However, if one looks at it from the quantity side, it's very troublesome. Those kids may not represent starter minutes but they do represent depth - depth that appears to be thin, especially at some positions, right now. Those kids also push everybody in the room to be better.
What one makes of this largely depends upon the viewpoint they stand behind.
If one looks at it from the quality standpoint, there really isn't much to be worried about. Only a few of the transfers were major contributors and only a few have even been picked up by a P5 school anyway. A kid who transfers down to get playing time is a good thing, especially if he's been stuck riding the pine here.
However, if one looks at it from the quantity side, it's very troublesome. Those kids may not represent starter minutes but they do represent depth - depth that appears to be thin, especially at some positions, right now. Those kids also push everybody in the room to be better.
What one makes of this largely depends upon the viewpoint they stand behind.
What he is pointing out is an entire year. Not this seasons portal. No it is not due to Neal Brown as most are non productive, walk-ons or RS Seniors. Now if this occurs again next season then yes they might want to investigate something. But WVU does not lead the nation in transfers. Big 12 yes.
once again your comment is not true. 24 of the 27 were scholarship holders. if you occasionally told the truth your posts would be taken more seriously.
For mid-tier teams like WVU, this portal can work wonders. We can get the high quality kids that transfer out of top-tier schools like Bama, et. al due to lack of playing time, getting beat out by better players, etc. At the same time, we must also be aware that when we do this, i.e. the Clemson tailback coming in, we run the risk of losing developmental kids as underclassmen to the portal as well. While we get better production, it may be just short-term. On the flip side, that kid goes down Game 2 and we're stuck with a lack of depth at the position.
The portal giveth and taketh away.
The portal giveth and taketh away.
With NIL going along with the portal is a death trap to teams like WVU.
They gave SMU the death penalty for paying players millions. Now it's legal.
Truthfully the only depth hurt by this mASS exodus is the lack of practice team opponents...
Olegeez your last question is the key IMHO. Spot on. Waiting for someone to give the answer.
You won't find an answer here from the new troll board. This place has been overrun by woodshed pretenders. Should be abolished.
I never said there wasn't and that's the whole point. This is a problem every team has to deal with. If you don't understand this response then take the time to read your original response to me.