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UConn Outbound Transfers for 8/1/23>7/31/24 Cycle

MKH2317 said:
Is it possible for a player to withdraw their name from the portal and stay? Maybe Joly would stay
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yes but Mora would have to agree to accept him back. Once you are offically in the portal you have given up your scholarship.
 
JohnFSilver said:
Stunned of Florida, rushed for 1400 yards and is in the portal.

If they can’t keep their RB at Florida, then I can’t get on Mora for losing a tight end.
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Funny you should bring this up. Florida seems to be having a mass exodus today with some quality DL going in the portal.

Folks, kids want to get paid and i don't blame them. If you can pay coaches millions, you can't cry broke.
 
giddyup said:
As I said, I have no issue with guys that aren’t going to see time moving and I have no problem with coaches supporting that. When it comes to guys that are playing like Joly and Shearin, you says thanks and good luck. No need to praise these friggin traitors. It’s like Stockholm syndrome.
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For something you call glorified gym class you seem to take it pretty hard. Traitors really? But it's just a game. Isn't it?...
 
noeynox said:
Funny you should bring this up. Florida seems to be having a mass exodus today with some quality DL going in the portal.

Folks, kids want to get paid and i don't blame them. If you can pay coaches millions, you can't cry broke.
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Exactly. Remember when a lot of transfers used to mean something wrong with coach, culture, or lost locker room. Nope. You have to assume everyone is gonna leave every year.
 
JohnFSilver said:
Exactly. Remember when a lot of transfers used to mean something wrong with coach, culture, or lost locker room. Nope. You have to assume everyone is gonna leave every year.
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equates to eventually this happening

Fire This Is Fine GIF by MOODMAN
 
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noeynox said:
So basically you want to jettison the less talented players, replace them with better players, but you want all the good players to stay?
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Well of course. That is what every team and every fan in every sport wants isn’t it? Keep the good players, replace the lesser ones with better ones.
 
MKH2317 said:
Is it possible for a player to withdraw their name from the portal and stay? Maybe Joly would stay
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Why on earth would he stay? He is still going power 4 and will get way more money than UCONN could give him.
 
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I suspect as more and more situations like Joly is facing now pop up, the number of players who enter the portal will subside a bit. There will still be a lot but a market correction, so to speak, will occur. Right now, it's so new that it's a free-for-all and the warts of the process are not as apparent.
 
freescooter said:
Well of course. That is what every team and every fan in every sport wants isn’t it? Keep the good players, replace the lesser ones with better ones.
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I would say loyalty is a 2 way street, but honestly it doesn't matter to me. Much like a marriage you need two happy parties for it to work. If someone thinks there are greener pastures out there, i would wish them well and move on.
 
huskysupporter said:
Why on earth would he stay? He is still going power 4 and will get way more money than UCONN could give him.
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I don’t know, he committed to UConn once before, so why not stay if he feels expendable at the P4 level? Just a question. I haven’t heard of a portal player withdraw from the portal and stay with their team, but I don’t follow it all that closely. That’s why I asked
 
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noeynox said:
Funny you should bring this up. Florida seems to be having a mass exodus today with some quality DL going in the portal.

Folks, kids want to get paid and i don't blame them. If you can pay coaches millions, you can't cry broke.
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The schools pay the coaches, they cannot pay the players. They need to have the fans, boosters, or corporations step up for NIL payments.

Personally, I would prefer to not contribute NIL money to “buy” players and then see them leave. I don‘t do it for the NFL, NBA, NHL, etc. If I buy a jersey or attend a signing thats a different story.

I’d rather give my money to other causes for people in need, like T2T, Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Homeless Chidlren, etc. My spouse and have regular entities we contribute to and we try to find an additional different cause each month. I’ll pay for tickets, go to games, etc. I worked multiple jobs over 4 years to pay for my college education. I worked hard to ensure that my children had no student loans when they graduated. The players already receive a full scholarship including room and board. If they don’t value an education, thats on them.
 
MKH2317 said:
I don’t know, he committed to UConn once before, so why not stay if he feels expendable at the P4 level? Just a question. I haven’t heard of a portal player withdraw from the portal and stay with their team, but I don’t follow it all that closely. That’s why I asked
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Yes, players have pulled themselves out of the portal and rejoined their former school.
 
MKH2317 said:
Is it possible for a player to withdraw their name from the portal and stay? Maybe Joly would stay
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UConnJim said:
Yes, players have pulled themselves out of the portal and rejoined their former school.
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Not thinking that will be the case in this situation but I’ve been wrong before:

 
Justin seems like a great kid and obviously has earned his opportunity, however you can imagine how frustrated Mora and the coaches must feel when Mora goes out of his way to be complimentary to the players leaving the program and a player makes negative comments about the program on his way out.
 
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UConnJim said:
I'm sorry you were offended.

This is what was posted:

"Just an FYI for everyone. The portal actually opens tomorrow. Up until now, it is only grad transfers or teams with coaching changes."

I pointed out that underclassmen could declare they are going into the portal at anytime and didn't have to wait until Monday. Heck we had Houston and Brewton announce they were going into the portal before the halfway point in the season.
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He stated when the portal actually opens - you started with the statement "You are wrong", and he was completely correct.

No problem with the rest of your statement.
 
noeynox said:
I would say loyalty is a 2 way street, but honestly it doesn't matter to me. Much like a marriage you need two happy parties for it to work. If someone thinks there are greener pastures out there, move on.
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Ftfy
 
Gburyhusky said:
Justin seems like a great kid and obviously has earned his opportunity, however you can imagine how frustrated Mora and the coaches must feel when Mora goes out of his way to be complimentary to the players leaving the program and a player makes negative comments about the program on his way out.
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Nothing he said is false. Hell, Mora basically said the same thing a month ago.
 
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