The transfer portal has really changed things quite dramatically. If you’re really lucky, like Duke or UNC, you might pick up a Brady Manek or a Theo John, guys who became integral parts of their respective teams.
That’s on the top end, of course.
The reality is that many players, having developed at smaller schools, are simply moving up to bigger schools and conferences.
And those schools, having invested time identifying, recruiting and teaching those players, are really not happy about it.
Not at all. And it’s hard to blame them.
In this article from the Dayton newspaper, Dayton AD Neil Sullivan talks about the poaching that’s going on, saying this: “It’s outrageous and out of control.