🏈 Portal Update: "... roughly 47% who entered are still there."

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[Davestwin]

That’s the problem for players who aren’t considered elite (but aren’t walk-on’s either). You enter the portal in order to get more playing time but to do so you give up your scholarship. If no one picks you up, you not only don’t get to play football, you also dramatically impact your ability to earn a degree. That’s very sad to me. Not everyone can start … players used to know that. It doesn’t mean they didn’t want to start … it just means it was accepted. It seems in today’s everyone gets a trophy world, there’s also an everyone’s good enough to start component.

 

[alabama mike]

That’s the problem for players who aren’t considered elite (but aren’t walk-on’s either). You enter the portal in order to get more playing time but to do so you give up your scholarship. If no one picks you up, you not only don’t get to play football, you also dramatically impact your ability to earn a degree. That’s very sad to me. Not everyone can start … players used to know that. It doesn’t mean they didn’t want to start … it just means it was accepted. It seems in today’s everyone gets a trophy world, there’s also an everyone’s good enough to start component.

Some of these athletes will end up going to D II or the old D I A route. Just because a kid enters the portal, it does not automatically mean they are going to be get another scholarship.

 

[OldPlayer]

D II only offers equivalency scholarships (ex.: they have financial resources for 10 scholarships that can be divided up any way but the total amount equals 10 scholarships). D III does not offer athletic scholarships but many athletes get some merit scholarship amounts.

 

[Sid Youngleman]

That’s the problem for players who aren’t considered elite (but aren’t walk-on’s either). You enter the portal in order to get more playing time but to do so you give up your scholarship. If no one picks you up, you not only don’t get to play football, you also dramatically impact your ability to earn a degree.

With very few exceptions (and those mostly quarterbacks), players familiar with the bench should have little realistic expectation of an NFL career. When they enter the portal anyway, forfeit their scholarship and fail to be picked up by another school, the main thing they're proving is that they had no business in college to begin with. Charles Darwin would recognize the process.

 

[BamaFan334]

I just read Javon Baker isn't enrolling at Kentucky and is back in the portal I assume. Crazy.

 

[bama alum]

I just read Javon Baker isn't enrolling at Kentucky and is back in the portal I assume. Crazy.

Didn't know that til I read your comment.

Alabama transfer Javon Baker won’t join Kentucky Wildcats

A big hit for Kentucky’s offense.

www.aseaofblue.com

I guess these guys are looking for guarantees.

 

[bamanc50]

I just read Javon Baker isn't enrolling at Kentucky and is back in the portal I assume. Crazy.

Probably looking for the best NIL deal. He might want to contact Jimbo at A&M

 

[alabama mike]

There will be many kids left out in the cold without a scholarship of any kind, athletic or academic.

 

[bama alum]

I just read Javon Baker isn't enrolling at Kentucky and is back in the portal I assume. Crazy.

Turns out (according to Baker anyway...)

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Turns out (according to Baker anyway...)

In that statement by him....
What does all it mean?....I get the "I wanted to play for Kentucky " part but the rest?

 

[OldPlayer]

In that statement by him....
What does all it mean?....I get the "I wanted to play for Kentucky " part but the rest?

They pulled his scholarship offer.

 

[BamaFan334]

They pulled his scholarship offer.

Do we know why though?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

They pulled his scholarship offer.

Yeah. But the words?

 

[OldPlayer]

Yeah. But the words?

It’s not something they make a press release for. It’s between the school and the player.

 

[Pokitren]

That’s the problem for players who aren’t considered elite (but aren’t walk-on’s either). You enter the portal in order to get more playing time but to do so you give up your scholarship. If no one picks you up, you not only don’t get to play football, you also dramatically impact your ability to earn a degree. That’s very sad to me. Not everyone can start … players used to know that. It doesn’t mean they didn’t want to start … it just means it was accepted. It seems in today’s everyone gets a trophy world, there’s also an everyone’s good enough to start component.

In these circumstances, they should first find a team, and then enter the portal, if necessary.

 

[OldPlayer]

In these circumstances, they should first find a team, and then enter the portal, if necessary.

That’s not allowed. That would be considered poaching.

 

[Pokitren]

That’s not allowed. That would be considered poaching.

That doesn't seem quite fair, in my opinion.

 

[Justneedme81]

https://texassports.com/sports/football/roster/

Billingsley is on roster, but Hall isn't.

 

[TerryP]

Do we know why though?

The timeline suggested academics. His time at Bama suggested academics was the reason UK balked.

UCF has lower standards for admission than SEC schools (and several other conferences.)