They can dry their tears with hundred dollar bills. It’s not about academics.

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Dec 16, 2024
7:49:43am

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Move the portal window

Longseason

12/16/24 7:36am

Move it to when?

BigTex

12/16/24 7:38am

After the season

fattycoug

12/16/24 7:40am

It’s the only thing that makes sense. Can’t do it during the season

Borg

12/16/24 7:41am

It makes little sense from an academic standpoint

RGGeemer

12/16/24 7:42am

Yep, and they are still students

Littlerich

12/16/24 7:43am

They are essentially pros. Missing a semester or making a mil is a no brainer

Borg

12/16/24 7:48am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 7:49am

No. It’s obviously the only thing that matters to these guys else they wouldn’t

Borg

12/16/24 7:50am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 7:51am

Not everyone is leaving for money

fattycoug

12/16/24 8:06am

I would venture the majority are

Borg

12/16/24 8:19am

Quite wrong. The well known ones are leaving for $$. The vast majority will not

NYC and Japan

12/16/24 8:33am

Fair enough

Borg

12/16/24 9:09am

You're simply wrong

fattycoug

12/16/24 3:53pm

You're correct. But $$$ or not, they ARE transferring for football related...

COACHdrn

12/16/24 10:03am

The number who are "making a mil" is miniscule

NGB

12/16/24 7:50am

Then the athletes are screwed with the academic year

RealTaysomHill

12/16/24 7:42am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 7:45am

They can dry their tears with hundred dollar bills. It’s not about academics.

Borg

12/16/24 7:49am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 7:50am

If the portal opens mid Jan (after NC game) …they can still make it

Borg

12/16/24 7:52am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 7:53am

Hmm…I guess there are risks hitting the portal. Guess the grass isn’t always

Borg

12/16/24 7:56am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 7:58am

I hope they do bust up the current system with an anti trust lawsuit. What’s

Borg

12/16/24 8:13am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 8:16am

Academics are still part of it though. Players can be suspended for poor grades. If you’re arguing that college sports

RealTaysomHill

12/16/24 7:51am

Do players enroll in Spring semester if they plan to leave in the portal?

Borg

12/16/24 7:53am

They have to enroll in the school they will be attending if they want to participate in spring ball

RealTaysomHill

12/16/24 7:57am

Can’t they transfer after the season is over and finish the semester and then

ballen

12/16/24 7:51am

If my season ended in Dec. And I’m hitting the portal. Why would I enroll in

Borg

12/16/24 7:55am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 8:00am

there already is.

molodyets

12/16/24 1:38pm

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 1:44pm

All teams in the CFP get a week after the NCG.

molodyets

12/16/24 1:57pm

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 2:04pm

Open the portal in April. Make academic requirements in order to transfer. You’d

Powerbait DPM

12/16/24 11:36am

Make it so that if they enter the portal before the end of the season, including

Submariner

12/16/24 8:00am

Many reasons for entering the portal… team performance, coach changes,

NYC and Japan

12/16/24 9:00am

That is why I said "is enforceable" and not that it must be enforced.

Submariner

12/16/24 9:21am

Closes the later of January 9 or 1 week after you play your last game.

unctoothman

12/16/24 8:55am

This is what Deliingham was talking about. He told his guys they can enter the transfer portal, but he still wants

P-Boy Squad

12/16/24 7:42am

Did he get him in the position they’re in, or did they get him in the position

Polecat

12/16/24 9:19am

he is saying he understood the position the kids were in so he let them enter

BYUBuckeyeGoCougs

12/16/24 11:12am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 7:42am

Don't most schools allow transfers at the beginning of the quarter (mid-semester

thewaterboy

12/16/24 7:45am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 7:46am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 7:46am

There's already a spring portal. They need to lengthen the time on that one and

thewaterboy

12/16/24 7:43am

Reinstate sitting out a year and move the portal dates

Indy Coug

12/16/24 7:46am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 7:47am

the settlement with congress already paved the way to make athletes employees

Saxa

12/16/24 8:01am

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chilawcoug

12/16/24 8:03am

I really wish this rule came back.

TADOW

12/16/24 7:49am

Athletes sued and the courts got rid of it. Not much the NCAA could do.

Ghost of Peanut

12/16/24 8:11am

Is someone making him transfer?

benny1982

12/16/24 8:27am

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JimmyZ

12/16/24 8:33am

The easier answer is you let them opt out of the next season for the transfer

sandtrapcougar

12/16/24 8:49am

Heavy heart? Pretty sure he meant open wallet.

KCFan85

12/16/24 8:50am

There is an easy solution. Move the playoffs earlier. Start mid-December finish

NYC and Japan

12/16/24 10:48am

So just skip finals?

RGGeemer

12/16/24 10:53am

Players can still take a test and play a game. Happens weekly in season.

NYC and Japan

12/16/24 4:30pm

Yeah 1 test haha ok

RGGeemer

12/16/24 6:46pm

This is the best solution. Start the season a week earlier. All players are

wildwilderness

12/16/24 12:04pm

or let kids still play in their bowl game or playoff games even if they enter

imdocrob

12/16/24 11:00am

They Can if the school lets them and still enrolled. So Yes some kids do if the

wildwilderness

12/16/24 12:01pm

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andrewg3

12/16/24 12:56pm

Adopt the women’s soccer model. Start early Aug, end early Dec

andrewg3

12/16/24 1:02pm

The College National Championship Game on New Years Day would be Perfect!!

wildwilderness

12/16/24 1:31pm

That’s pretty much how it used to be. But they keep lengthening it out.

andrewg3

12/17/24 10:30am

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