I don’t see how a cynical thread like this by “fans and supporters of Stanford Athletics” helps.
There’s some uncertainty, and so some players may enter the portal, and I’m pretty hopeful that the university will make a great hire for head coach, and that very few people end up transferring.
Plus, the most important number is the number of net transfers (incoming transfers - outgoing transfers ).
In the end, the transfer portal may be a net win — Stanford may keep the players who are flourishing as Stanford athletes, who are succeeding in the classroom, and who love being at Stanford. Stanford may lose players who aren’t expected to start, or who are particularly homesick, or who didn’t click with the campus culture. But most importantly, if Stanford admits transfers in key areas of need, incoming transfers may be critical for next year as a transition year. Even if more people end up transferring out than in, just imagine gaining 4+ experienced, mature leaders like Patrick Fields/Isaiah Sanders at linebackers, in the secondary, and on the O line.
There’s some uncertainty, and so some players may enter the portal, and I’m pretty hopeful that the university will make a great hire for head coach, and that very few people end up transferring.
Plus, the most important number is the number of net transfers (incoming transfers - outgoing transfers ).
In the end, the transfer portal may be a net win — Stanford may keep the players who are flourishing as Stanford athletes, who are succeeding in the classroom, and who love being at Stanford. Stanford may lose players who aren’t expected to start, or who are particularly homesick, or who didn’t click with the campus culture. But most importantly, if Stanford admits transfers in key areas of need, incoming transfers may be critical for next year as a transition year. Even if more people end up transferring out than in, just imagine gaining 4+ experienced, mature leaders like Patrick Fields/Isaiah Sanders at linebackers, in the secondary, and on the O line.