The transfer portal has made player mobility much easier. Though players still need to sit out a year, they no longer are in a position where no one can contact them and must sit idly and frustratingly by not knowing their future in an untenable situation.
Enhanced player mobility makes winning early and results that much more important. No longer will one bad year effect one year of recruiting.
In fact, players on programs with weak, vulnerable coaches may well leave the program for better prospects to play more, get on TV and win games. Each year in a week program means players many lose out on bowl games, championship games, televised games etc. For most players that wont play in the NFL, this amounts to 1/3 to 1/4 of their eligible years to play football before moving in to the “real world”.
As such, I believe there is a paradigm shift. Programs can no longer hold onto losing coaches and have long “rebuilds” because the existing players will go elsewhere and the rebuild will take forever.
The new reality, I believe is to go big or go home. Win early and sell a future winning organization and culture.
Clearly UM cannot do this. Continuing on the existing path will set the program back 5-10 years
Enhanced player mobility makes winning early and results that much more important. No longer will one bad year effect one year of recruiting.
In fact, players on programs with weak, vulnerable coaches may well leave the program for better prospects to play more, get on TV and win games. Each year in a week program means players many lose out on bowl games, championship games, televised games etc. For most players that wont play in the NFL, this amounts to 1/3 to 1/4 of their eligible years to play football before moving in to the “real world”.
As such, I believe there is a paradigm shift. Programs can no longer hold onto losing coaches and have long “rebuilds” because the existing players will go elsewhere and the rebuild will take forever.
The new reality, I believe is to go big or go home. Win early and sell a future winning organization and culture.
Clearly UM cannot do this. Continuing on the existing path will set the program back 5-10 years
