altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Someone may have already made this observation. Sorry, if so. Have had little time to keep up with the threads this week.
In BU's Bret Behrens video (6:55 PM · Apr 27, 2022; link below) Brad notes the malignant effect that the transfer portal has on his job: "It's not easy, it's not fun, it's miserable"
It strikes me that he has a much greater challenge than pro coaches. Pros have fixed-term contracts, which vary in term depending on player talent, with free agency options at some point. However, there's a base, fixed term during which they're obligated to play for the team. This enables the coach and GM to build and develop a team within a multi-year period.
The NCAA transfer portal affords every player a one-year contract comprising both a free-agency option and an option to remain on the team at its conclusion. That's a more valuable contract on a talent-adjusted basis than pros get.
As @sacraig, among perhaps others whose comments I missed while scanning previous threads, noted, this is unsustainable. As much as I'm thrilled that players are finally able to monetize their talent during college beyond the value of tuition, room and board to the extent the market will reward them, it tilts the balance of power in favor of those both talented and of sound judgment when it comes to moving between programs. That may be a small Venn diagram overlap area, but it's significant. At the margin it's the most marketable players who make or break a team. I sympathize with the madness it must induce in coaches.
In BU's Bret Behrens video (6:55 PM · Apr 27, 2022; link below) Brad notes the malignant effect that the transfer portal has on his job: "It's not easy, it's not fun, it's miserable"
It strikes me that he has a much greater challenge than pro coaches. Pros have fixed-term contracts, which vary in term depending on player talent, with free agency options at some point. However, there's a base, fixed term during which they're obligated to play for the team. This enables the coach and GM to build and develop a team within a multi-year period.
The NCAA transfer portal affords every player a one-year contract comprising both a free-agency option and an option to remain on the team at its conclusion. That's a more valuable contract on a talent-adjusted basis than pros get.
As @sacraig, among perhaps others whose comments I missed while scanning previous threads, noted, this is unsustainable. As much as I'm thrilled that players are finally able to monetize their talent during college beyond the value of tuition, room and board to the extent the market will reward them, it tilts the balance of power in favor of those both talented and of sound judgment when it comes to moving between programs. That may be a small Venn diagram overlap area, but it's significant. At the margin it's the most marketable players who make or break a team. I sympathize with the madness it must induce in coaches.
