[chimera]

I don't enjoy all the transfers either.  I feel bad for fans of teams like Oregon State, that just lost a bunch of starters to the portal.  I don't think the portal helps the game.  While it is great for players who want out of a situation they feel is not good, it creates chaos for the sport.  Many players in the portal will not find a good landing spot, will have to drop down a division or end up somewhere that is not any better for them than where they left.  Coaches can't keep a stable roster.  How can teams be good when they have to relearn the system every year when all the players shuffle in and out?  The players who do not transfer now risk seeing multiple transfers in at their position.  What if you were a player who did not play much for a couple of seasons, improving all the while and waiting for your chance to play a lot, only to find, oops, top transfer comes in at that position and you are now out of luck?  I guess you transfer...  In short I don't think all this instability is good for the sport, most of the players, the ones who like their team but see a revolving door on their roster that impacts how well the team functions and their own role, or the fans, who mostly don't enjoy the crazy roster turnover.  I also don't like that there will be fewer seasons where top teams have down years.  If teams can just reload through the portal yearly and never have to deal with poor recruiting out of HS, that will help top teams and hurt teams trying to build.  

Between the portal and the NIL mess, my love for the sport is waning a bit.  It just feels like pro sports but with fewer controls.  The game has gotten more physical and uglier recently too.  Might be easier to teach defense and physicality than fancy offense if you have to teach your system to a team that has 50% new players every year.  Can't be good for team's learning to play well together.

[chimera]

I don't enjoy all the transfers either.  I feel bad for fans of teams like Oregon State, that just lost a bunch of starters to the portal.  I don't think the portal helps the game.  While it is great for players who want out of a situation they feel is not good, it creates chaos for the sport.  Many players in the portal will not find a good landing spot, will have to drop down a division or end up somewhere that is not any better for them than where they left.  Coaches can't keep a stable roster.  How can teams be good when they have to relearn the system every year when all the players shuffle in and out?  The players who do not transfer now risk seeing multiple transfers in at their position.  What if you were a player who did not play much for a couple of seasons, improving all the while and waiting for your chance to play a lot, only to find, oops, top transfer comes in at that position and you are now out of luck?  I guess you transfer...  In short I don't think all this instability is good for the sport, most of the players, the ones who like their team but see a revolving door on their roster that impacts how well the team functions and their own role, or the fans, who mostly don't enjoy the crazy roster turnover.  I also don't like that there will be fewer seasons where top teams have down years.  If teams can just reload through the portal yearly and never have to deal with poor recruiting out of HS, that will help top teams and hurt teams trying to build.  

Between the portal and the NIL mess, my love for the sport is waning a bit.  It just feels like pro sports but with fewer controls.  The game has gotten more physical and uglier recently too.  Might be easier to teach defense and physicality than fancy offense if you have to teach your system to a team that has 50% new players every year.  Can't be good for team's learning to play well together.