Spring transfer window could go bye-bye

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- 08/27/2024 at 7:13 PM #221109
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  High Uintas
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  If this proposal becomes reality, the 30 day December window would be the only time athletes could enter the portal.
- 08/27/2024 at 9:41 PM #221121
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  Utah
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  Good.
- 08/27/2024 at 9:45 PM #221124
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  //r00t4Utes
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  To me, if there’s only going to be 1 window, it makes the most sense to only have the spring window. That way, bowl games and playoff games won’t be affected by players leaving, and players can leave after their spring games when they have an idea of where they stand on the depth chart.
  - 08/27/2024 at 10:01 PM #221125
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    Nah that makes too much sense for that to be the one they go with
  - 08/27/2024 at 10:05 PM #221126
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    22Ute22
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    I disagree tbh, although I see your point. The spring portal opens after a lot of teams have finished playing their spring game. Teams ideally want players on campus during winter for workouts, and then for spring ball.
  - 08/28/2024 at 8:08 AM #221132
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    ProudUte
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    I hate the December window because it hurts bowl game prep and makes the bowl games almost worthless. But, I understand that it needs to stay. Why? Kids transferring want to get enrolled in time for the new semester, so they can participate in spring camp.
    
    So, I guess the next best thing is to get rid of the spring portal window. The coaching staff is trying to develop depth, and then someone who sees that he won’t be the starter transfers. It is hard to run a football program that way.
- 08/27/2024 at 10:27 PM #221128
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  and yet coaches, the people most pushing for the new rule because “it’s too hard to plan your roster if players can’t be forced to stay and can change schools whenever they want”, can still shop their services any time they want and potentially screw up multiple schools coaching staffs in the process.
  
  Ask Arizona and Washington how much fun it was dealing with the fallout of Saban leaving Alabama. I say that is much more disruptive to a program than the backup QB wanting to try somewhere else after Spring ball.
  - 08/28/2024 at 7:33 AM #221130
    
    krindor
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    I would presume that the portal would still open for teams undergoing coaching changes. That’s currently the case and this wouldn’t change that
    - 08/28/2024 at 12:34 PM #221166
      
      2008 National Champ
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      I agree that the 30 day window will stick after coaching changes but that’s a band-aid. Again, look at Arizona and Washington whose coaching changes happened after the transfer window had closed. The new staff(s) had to try to figure out who would be willing to stay at their current school as well as shopping from the bargain basement section of the portal because talent they may have wanted to go after during the window had already been picked through.
  - 08/28/2024 at 10:16 AM #221151
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    Utah
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    This is why hearing coaches whining about NIL and transfers and everything makes me laugh. They are cool with the system as long as it keeps players not paid, not able to transfer but the coach can leave whenever they want, do commercials, shop their services around, etc.
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