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#16 ranked Duke would disagree. ACC has 5 ranked teams. even if you take out the teams that are supposedly leaving, they still have 3 ranked teams. I love how our fans think we are so high and mighty. It's why teams like UAB and FAU kick our pompous ass. somehow our fans think they are beneath us and it motivates them.

I know everybody hates the times but this was an interesting read. USF football’s hurry-up rebuild vs. the Florida Gators’ deliberate plan WWW.TAMPABAY.COM Billy Napier is “very patient and calculated,” while Alex Golesh wants to be as good as possible as fast as he can.

shouldn't they be. could you imagine if he had to bring in 22 new starters.

Transfers have always been a big part of our limited success. we went 1-11 with the guys that left. we are 3-2 with the those that transferred in. Saying that 60 all conference guys left is misleading. Would they have been all conference at the P5 level? many of them will likely sit on the bench behind better players at their position. similar to battie. it's why it's very rare for players to transfer up a level. it can happen though but they are exceptions. maybe the guys we get off P5 benches in return are actually better? Considering they were signed by P5 in the first place it may well be the case. Transfer portal and the fact they don't sit a year will benefit us far more than hurt us. Transfers have always benefited us more. it unlocks all that talent that sits on P5 benches.

we have brought in plenty of transfers from P5 that have gone on to NFL careers. what's funny is that some of the ones that come back will have gotten paid to sign with a P5 only to transfer back

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sorry but a QB transferring from notre dame to alabama isn't leaving for more money and more exposure. Here is a QB that transferred from LSU to Auburn to Texas State. They beat Baylor this year. He is listed as a top transfer last year in the SI article at the bottom. TJ Finley - Texas State Bobcats Quarterback - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM View the profile of Texas State Bobcats Quarterback TJ Finley on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights. si.com WWW.SI.COM

I think people realize players leave for all sorts of reasons. for some reason you think we will just be picked clean every year. we will absolutely lose players(just as every program in the country does) but the transfer portal will benefit programs like ours far more than it will hurt us. Programs will be far more competitively balanced. We will have more depth and the bottom of our roster will be improved. OU didn't shut down their program when they lost Caleb Williams. ucf lost their qb to Oklahoma. They replaced him with a transfer from ole miss. their scoring average went up by a point per game.

you really need to get over the whole transfer player thing. It happens to all programs. Big and small. Jalen Hurts played for alabama and Oklahoma. Joe Burrow played for LSU and Ohio State. Russel Wilson played for NC State and Wisconsin. Michael Penix played at Indiana and washington. Bo Nix played at auburn and oregon. Jordan travis played at louisville and FSU. Hendon hooker played at Va Tech and tennessee. You could go on and on. Good players leave good programs too.

I honestly don't think the sec or big 18 have any interest in most of those teams you listed. heck I'm not sure they want fsu and clemson. fsu was publicly begging for an invite,even said they were willing to pay the $300m buyout(or whatever it is), and all we heard were crickets from those conferences.

acc is well ahead of big 16 even if they lose clemson and fsu. far superior academically and athletically. money is basically the same. just because you collect a bunch of leftovers doesn't mean you're in a better position. the big 12 after losing the top half of their conference added the bottom of the pac 12 and top 3 in aac. that doesn't move them ahead of acc who hasn't lost a member since south carolina in the 70's.

the portal is better for schools like us. it will make college football rosters more competitively balanced. sure we will lose some better players(I bet you see the top schools lose far more talent than we do) but we can replace our lower end players with much better transfers.

pac 12 was offered $30m per school after usc and ucla were gone. the others going are getting partial shares. big 16 deal is comparable at $31.6. my point was that the tv networks didn't break up pac 12. they did it to themselves by asking for $50m per school.

Pac 12 destroyed themselves. They turned down a $30m per school deal.

Not sure that's the case. He was the leading rusher and leading receiver in their game against Texas A&M He was their #2 RB in rushing and #2 overall in receiving against georgia

obviously he didn't leave for more playing time. he left for more exposure and probably money doesn't hurt they play in front of 90k fans he was a 2 time all american as a returner. they only have 12 kick returns as a team so I assume he is their primary returner. he is a long shot for nfl. why not make a few bucks. I appreciate his time here.

I agree with this. with the portal it's much easier for good coaches to win right away.

I believe it was 4th and 1 from our 30 down by 7 in the 1st quarter. Like I said the scenario is just better than a coin flip as to whether or not going for it improves our chances to win. You will never have perfect information and there will always be a reason not to go for it. The Rays pulled Snell in a playoff game where he was about to go through the lineup for a 3rd time. Had a 1 hitter going if I remember correctly. Everybody railed against the decision when it didn't work out but the rays made the correct decision according to their analysis. the Rays are so successful because they stick to the analytics. we are 11 of 19 in going for it on 4th down this year. we went for it on 4th down later near our own 40 and made it. actually we went for it again on 4th and 4 during the same drive and we made that one too.that drive led to a TD. funny nobody ever says it's the wrong thing to do when we make it. Coaches like CAG understand possessions are more important than field position. Coaches like charlie strong believe field position is more important. we have had plenty of coaches that have cost us wins over the years for being too conservative. Fact is CAG is a risk taker and if it even gives him a slight edge he will go for it. People better get used to it because we won't always make it.

never said it was perfect science and honestly the odds say it's barely above a coin flip as to whether or not it increases your chances of winning. I'd rather a coach that is considered too aggressive than the opposite. and our fans better get used to it because CAG seems like a risk taker.

From the top article in your search: But don't forget, Harbaugh still trusts his gut above all else. It's just that his gut believes in his players, and his nature believes in being aggressive. Thus, he often aligns with the analytics. Many of those articles were from 3+ years ago. What you need to understand is that the younger more innovative coaches will use analytics even more. Harbaugh is an old school coach that realizes it gives him an edge. Older coaches tend to be too conservative when managing games.

true. you're right. only people who don't understand analytics or math still go with their gut

it's the way all successful sports organizations are run now. they all have analytics departments. even nfl teams. nobody goes by their gut instincts anymore.

Notre Dame's coach left for LSU

if you don't follow them "blindly" then you are just using your gut. the rays follow analytics "blindly". seems to be working out ok for them.

absolutely. not every risk will be rewarded but never taking a risk assures you to never be rewarded.