The transfer portal. I wish I had never heard those words – likely to be the demise of college athletics as we once knew and loved. The transfer portal means an athlete has no allegiance to the college that accepted him and gave him a four-year scholarship, plus a stipend to play there. Now, if a wide receiver at State University doesn’t think the quarterback threw his way often enough, he … [Read more...]
Speaking of Sports
I don’t like what’s happening in the world of sports, particularly college football and basketball. It’s no longer student athletes playing rival schools. It has become a multi-billion-dollar business with professional athletes who transfer colleges at will in order to earn more for themselves and earn more for their new coaches. The Name Image and Likeness (NIL) money means that schools with … [Read more...]