Portal Dos and Don’ts

[The Miami Ute]

I’m hoping that these 18-19 year olds that are entering the portal have good counsel and have a landing spot before submitting their names for a transfer. Don’t be one of those guys that thinks that he’s the cat’s meow but come to find out that you have a limited market. Matthews is a short but quick receiver. As far as measurables are concerned, he fares very poorly to the vast majority of the receivers found on the rosters of USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington. And, not all change is progress. Dorian Singer transferred from Arizona to USC after last season. He went from being an All PAC-12 1st Team WR to the fourth or fifth option at USC and was a straight up bust. He went from a marginal 1st RD pick to possibly not even being drafted. Whatever the case, his ill-timed move will end up costing him a ton of money down the line. There are lessons to be learned from what happens to other people that took a similar path as you’re about to embark on.

[Anfernee]

From 66 receptions and 1,105 yards 6 touchdowns to 23 receptions 276 yards and 3 touchdowns. And he would have been great with Fifita.

[The Miami Ute]

I imagine that, deep inside, he’s suffering from an extreme case of buyer’s remorse.

[EagleMountainUte]

Fools hope. Numbers alone shows that all of these kids think they are the cats meow.

[RedRocks]

There are lessons to be learned from what happens to other people that took a similar path

I think there is a whole lot of ‘chasing the money’ going on in college football right now (not just the players) and not much ‘learning from the past’.

[The Miami Ute]

That’s a sign of maturity..something which, naturally, a lot of these kids don’t really have. The prevailing mentality is “that won’t happen to me, I’m different.”