re: 5* WR Rakim Jarrett commits to LSU

Kinda hard to kick a woman beater off the team when the victim waited a year to report the incident.

When she did report it, he was gone within a week.

Okay. Probably right. The transfer portal risk is just the new dumb.

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Okay. Probably right. The transfer portal risk is just the new dumb

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It probably is bullshite but after seeing some high profile players leave and especially hearing the Ross kid from Clemson say he was going to transfer mid season because of playing time does lend some credence to it.

Would you not agree that prima donnas are more likely to enter the portal than those who are more humble?

Because if a player says he wants to play right off the bat, but you’re not sure he’s good enough, he can transfer elsewhere.

Look at what happened with Kelvin Joseph.

I’m not saying that would be the case with Jarrett, but once you’ve been hit by it a couple times it definitely becomes a little bit of a concern.

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Look at what happened with Kelvin Joseph.

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What about Kelvin Joseph should have led LSU to evaluate him as being a "transfer portal risk?"

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Stop being defensive.

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I'm not being defensive. I'm demonstrating how the "transfer portal risk" concept is dumb. It's just a new form of denial for fanbases to rationalize a prospect not picking their program.

All top programs are going to have players join the transfer portal when they fail to see playing time or start when they thought they would. There is no way to assess that risk prior to the player joining the team and competing for playing time.

Since Kelvin Joseph was presented as an example, let's examine that a little closer. He saw the field last season when Fulton got injured, and he played pretty well. He naturally thought he would be a started this season after Greedy left. He got beaten out by one of the most highly touted CB prospects ever in Derek Stingley. There was nothing during Joseph's recruiting that suggested that he was going to jump ship or that he was a "prima donna." He would be starting as a DB at many other power 5 programs. He just happened to get passed up by a unique talent.

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So you don’t think certain types of players are more prone to transfer than others?

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Perhaps, but there is no way to predict which ones are versus which ones aren't. A lot of it is situational and depends on how things develop after signing day. Almost all top prospects are looking for early playing time at a top program. When reality falls in line with expectations, players will stay the course. When it doesn't, they will consider their options. It's simple. Well adjusted adults do this on a daily basis with jobs, relationships, and investments.

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Perhaps, but there is no way to predict which ones are versus which ones aren't

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I would argue ones that expect/ask for guaranteed playing time their Freshman year are bigger transfer risks.

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That's a large portion of blue chip prospects. If UGA wants to pass on all of those guys, send them our way.

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Obviously we aren’t doing that. I just think that sometimes you can tell how important that is to a player.

We made mistakes with Justin Fields last year because we did a poor job with playing time expectations. Again, I am not saying Jarrett is this type of player or that it should be the #1 concern. Just that it is something that has to be taken into consideration nowadays.