Before we go completely into Football Season Is Coming (Previews), I thought I’d take a minute to talk about what Vanderbilt basketball has done this offseason.
In general, I disagree with the “this is just the reality we live in” pooh-poohing of the transfer portal; when you lose a bunch of guys to the transfer portal, it’s not automatically something that you can hand-wave away. Yes, there’s more roster turnover than ever before, but turnover isn’t just occurring completely at random and while “guys are seeking better NIL deals elsewhere” is a valid reason for portalities, it’s also probably a sign that things are not going well if guys are jumping into the portal regardless.