2026 Transfer portal

[ERWUC65]

I have no intention of being an anti-Somfai guy, but I don't understand the statistical and athletic underpinnings of this comment.

Shooting? I don't recall Somfai being a particularly accurate shooter in high school or a frequent three point shooter, but I don't have her stats. At Stanford this past season, Somfai shot 40.9 FG%, 29.0 3FG%, and 76.9 FT%. Kneepkins, over a five year career at Utah and UCLA, shot 49.5 FG%, a brilliant 43.1 3FG%, and 86.9 FT%. In overall EFG%, Somfai was 46.3% while Kneepkins over her career was 61.0%.

No comparison. Mediocre vs. elite shooting.

As far as comparing Somfai to Heckel, I don't see their non-shooting skills alike at all. Heckel is short, quick, fast, and a lancinating driver. Somfai is none of those. As for career shooting, Heckel is better in all categories except slightly worse in FT%: 50.3 FG%, 33.0 3FG%, 73.6 FT%, and overall 54.7 EFG%.

How about using stats when both Somfai and Kneepkins were freshman and please note the word 'potential' here. And since you are NOT an anti-Somfai guy, please provide a better present portal fit than Lara.

 

[MSSportsGuy]

This entire thread is making my head spin. The portal drives me insane because I truly don't think this many kids made a bad decision initially and are trying to find a better fit. This is nothing but free agency/cash grab/get to be recruited all over again.

It's easier to be told by a new coaching staff and team that you are wanted than to have your existing staff and teammates tell you what you need to work on to improve. Some of these kids are are looking for something that doesn't exist.

Vic isn't perfect but when a starter on a FF team who contributed wants to leave it likely says more about them than the program. Now to keep shaking my fist at the cloud.

 

[BRS24]

This entire thread is making my head spin. The portal drives me insane because I truly don't think this many kids made a bad decision initially and are trying to find a better fit. This is nothing but free agency/cash grab/get to be recruited all over again.

It's easier to be told by a new coaching staff and team that you are wanted than to have your existing staff and teammates tell you what you need to work on to improve. Some of these kids are are looking for something that doesn't exist.

Vic isn't perfect but when a starter on a FF team who contributed wants to leave it likely says more about them than the program. Now to keep shaking my fist at the cloud.

Oooh. I've been trying to put into words what I've seen, and I think you nailed a significant part of it. Instant gratification is driving a lot of things these days. There are very few programs that can convince a player to wait a turn, learn from the elders, and reap the rewards afterwards. If a goal is to play in the W, then all of these things give the optics of patience, consistency, and work ethic. If a player is bouncing from team to team 2-3x, then what does this say?

After the portal dust settles, I'll post some transfer data from the class of 2019 to present date, and we can debate some issues.

 

[Bone Dog]

Gen says the first question he asks transfers is “What’s wrong with you?” He wants to hear if they can recognize anything lacking in their own game. Or do they just complain about their existing school?

 

[BRS24]

 

[cancontent]

Michigan State now with 4 players in the portal. Starter Rashunda Jones has now entered.

 

[Iluvacc2]

The lack of rebounds at her size is a little concerning.

 

[GoCardinal]

A lot of these freshmen are transferring because they weren’t taking things seriously the first time, imo. Several choose based on money and “likes”, without considering academics, the campus environment, playing styles, or coaching types.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[IndyMark]

That is crazy and it is really sad. It is impossible, in this day and age, to keep a team together.

 

[ec33]

And what % graduated? That is a ton of players no longer on rosters.

 

[johnhelvete]

I would be very interested in the percentage of players that have transferred multiple times. A common sense adjustment to the transfer portal would be to only allow players to transfer twice without penalty for their career. With exceptions for coaching changes, grad students and medical conditions involving a family member where a player would want to move "close to home". If a player wants to transfer more than twice than they would be required to sit out an entire season.

 

[bayern7]

I would be very interested in the percentage of players that have transferred multiple times. A common sense adjustment to the transfer portal would be to only allow players to transfer twice without penalty for their career. With exceptions for coaching changes, grad students and medical conditions involving a family member where a player would want to move "close to home". If a player wants to transfer more than twice than they would be required to sit out an entire season.

So basically don’t change anything lol, can transfer twice. So they can play for three different schools? That wouldn’t change this meaningfully at all. They should have one transfer and that’s it. Circumstances don’t matter, use the one if that’s what it takes.

It’s funny how every other college athlete before these very recent changes was able to survive with the old rules, and now we’ve swung so far in the other direction as to have comments like this.

Due diligence should be done by the student athlete before signing on to a program. That’s why we have visits, relationships with coaches/ADs, and the AAU circuits to connect with the programs.

We’ve completely taken any responsibility off the athlete and placed the fallout from that decision at the feet of these schools and staff, who have expect for a few programs at the top, reaped nothing but struggle from this change. Inspite of the work they put into their craft, we’re talking about sports here…and a college athlete with a free ride, now the money and deals, media exposure/influence, along with the academic resources they’re often afforded over regular tuition paying students is a privilege, seems that we’ve lost sight of that. Sorry but this comment is so emblematic of the issue here, and this will destroy college sports if nothing is done about it.

 

[Bjbod]

I would be very interested in the percentage of players that have transferred multiple times. A common sense adjustment to the transfer portal would be to only allow players to transfer twice without penalty for their career. With exceptions for coaching changes, grad students and medical conditions involving a family member where a player would want to move "close to home". If a player wants to transfer more than twice than they would be required to sit out an entire season.

I like your idea but I'd up the ante: 1 "free" transfer; if you want to re-enter the portal a 2nd time you need to sit a year. I think this would weed out some of the snakey agents as well.

 

[cancontent]

So basically don’t change anything lol, can transfer twice. So they can play for three different schools? That wouldn’t change this meaningfully at all. They should have one transfer and that’s it. Circumstances don’t matter, use the one if that’s what it takes.

It’s funny how every other college athlete before these very recent changes was able to survive with the old rules, and now we’ve swung so far in the other direction as to have comments like this.

Due diligence should be done by the student athlete before signing on to a program. That’s why we have visits, relationships with coaches/ADs, and the AAU circuits to connect with the programs.

We’ve completely taken any responsibility off the athlete and placed the fallout from that decision at the feet of these schools and staff, who have expect for a few programs at the top, reaped nothing but struggle from this change. Inspite of the work they put into their craft, we’re talking about sports here…and a college athlete with a free ride, now the money and deals, media exposure/influence, along with the academic resources they’re often afforded over regular tuition paying students is a privilege, seems that we’ve lost sight of that. Sorry but this comment is so emblematic of the issue here, and this will destroy college sports if nothing is done about it.

1). Did they and which old rules are you referring to? This is a broad statement.

2). Athletes and families can do all of their due diligence and still get it wrong. Unfortunately this happens and it's more common than what some may think.