Calipari on the transfer portal

[CL82]

He's not wrong.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

The visible sense of entitlement which is manifesting itself in a lack of effort and quitting in the middle of games is already a big problem when your entire team is mercenary and can leave at any time. I keep bringing up the Clemson/Penn State bowl game a couple of days ago where it could not have been clearer that neither team cared at all about the game. I think these athletes forget that they are entertainers, and are getting paid to entertain. And I also think that a 20 year old suddenly getting $100,000+ a year is going to have trouble adjusting and dealing with the implications of that.

 

[Ha Who]

The visible sense of entitlement which is manifesting itself in a lack of effort and quitting in the middle of games is already a big problem when your entire team is mercenary and can leave at any time. I keep bringing up the Clemson/Penn State bowl game a couple of days ago where it could not have been clearer that neither team cared at all about the game. I think these athletes forget that they are entertainers, and are getting paid to entertain. And I also think that a 20 year old suddenly getting $100,000+ a year is going to have trouble adjusting and dealing with the implications of that.

Years ago I read a story that tracked SEC football players over an 20 year period and it was not pretty. I can’t find it, but I’ll keep digging. This was when cars were the perk. Even if a kid gets $500,000 but spends money on cars and clothes, they will be in trouble in ten years

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Completely agree with Cal. Fix the transfers and you fix college sports. Well that and not letting professionals in college sports.