re: Losing a Coach is Like Getting the Death Penalty under these Rules.

I actually think now is the time for the portal to be open. Coaching changes largely take place in this period of December- February. Signing day is late december, draft declarations are january, so it makes sense that when you have the most natural roster turnover and coahcing changes that the portal is open. I don't think it should be open in the spring at all, and there should never be a situation where it's only open for XYZ players without explicit stipulations.

What happens is what you're seeing now and what you saw at LSU. They're kids, it's going to naturally snowball when a few of them hop in and you have rampant tampering. They're hearing it from every program coast to coast right now because it's the only major program that is "open." That part is complete bullshite. A compromise if it must be kept that way is that a kid can either transfer out of conference or to another program in their home state regardless of conference.

The starting running back at Florida shouldn't be able to just transfer to Georgia. The starting linebacker at Georgia shouldn't be able to just transfer to Alabama. That can of worms should have never been opened