Overall I think the portal is a good thing.  But right now, too many kids are doing it because they can, not necessarily because it is the best thing for them.   Once everyone has a few years experience with all of this plus NIL, it will regulate itself.

Jae'Lyn Withers is now in the portal for Louisville. That's six players now for the Cards. 

24 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

Jae'Lyn Withers is now in the portal for Louisville. That's six players now for the Cards. 

Six players in the portal or six players on the roster for next year?

1 hour ago, Randy Parker said:

Six players in the portal or six players on the roster for next year?

Six players in the portal, so far. There will probably only be four guys that return to the roster next year, everyone else will be new. 

On 3/17/2023 at 12:58 PM, Tranquility Base said:

Overall I think the portal is a good thing.  But right now, too many kids are doing it because they can, not necessarily because it is the best thing for them.   Once everyone has a few years experience with all of this plus NIL, it will regulate itself.

This is from Google and certainly the portal is partly responsible for this:

By the numbers: 11 conferences are represented in the Sweet 16, tying a record set in 1991 and 2010. The SEC and Big East lead the way with three schools each, followed by the Big 12 with two. The ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, AAC, WCC, Mountain West, Conference USA and Ivy League all have one.

Now, with the above said, hopefully this happens in college football too and that is spreading out the talent and getting more teams/conferences involved in the playoffs. 

On 3/20/2023 at 12:14 PM, theguru said:

Now, with the above said, hopefully this happens in college football too and that is spreading out the talent and getting more teams/conferences involved in the playoffs. 

Exactly what the NCAA wants to happen! Parity is their goal. It's killing them that a West Coast team hasn't made the final four.

3 minutes ago, 9068 said:

Exactly what the NCAA wants to happen! Parity is their goal. It's killing them that a West Coast team hasn't made the final four.

Parity in professional sports, and I consider college athletics professional sports, is ideal. 

On 3/20/2023 at 11:53 AM, TheDeuce said:

Six players in the portal, so far. There will probably only be four guys that return to the roster next year, everyone else will be new. 

Do you think Glenn will contribute right out of the gate?

I think the 7-footer they have can be special.  Payne does well with bigs, even though the kid is thin.  7'1" is 7'1".

10 minutes ago, theguru said:

Parity in professional sports, and I consider college athletics professional sports, is ideal. 

It's made this tournament pretty exciting. 

42 minutes ago, Randy Parker said:

Do you think Glenn will contribute right out of the gate?

I think the 7-footer they have can be special.  Payne does well with bigs, even though the kid is thin.  7'1" is 7'1".

Yes, I expect Glenn to contribute early, unless they just get a couple of absolute studs out of the portal. 

On 3/20/2023 at 11:53 AM, TheDeuce said:

Six players in the portal, so far. There will probably only be four guys that return to the roster next year, everyone else will be new. 

Hey Deuce that may not be a bad thing I used to umpire hs baseball and an old coach was told by people after the season "that you have about everybody back next year. He said well I lost 17 games with them this year, why would I want them back." ?

WKU’s Dayvion McKnight has reportedly entered the portal. Next stop Louisville?

11 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Hey Deuce that may not be a bad thing I used to umpire hs baseball and an old coach was told by people after the season "that you have about everybody back next year. He said well I lost 17 games with them this year, why would I want them back." ?

This is one scenario where it is definitely a good thing!

39 minutes ago, Mack The Knife said:

WKU’s Dayvion McKnight has reportedly entered the portal. Next stop Louisville?

I sure hope so.