Just part of the job now. Transfer portal will be important for as long as it exists, which will be for as long as college lacrosse exists.coda wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2023 4:37 pmi would take the other side of this. Mostly because forever is a longtime and I would never have to pay, but have a chance to getting paid. Recently a coach was talking about this and I will not name the schools, but he was shaking his head saying some coaches wake up and go straight to the portal. They look for who entered as they have their first coffee of the day. I believe that strategy will end up being a failure. Its lazy and eventually you lose your culture. I also think you can not ignore it. Using it to fill a couple holes just makes sense. That said developing your core players will always be the most important job for a coach. Its probably reasonable to think someone will hit the lottery on 2-3 back to back classes and win a NC without portal help in the next 50 years. Those are not great odds, so I would certainly want to have the flexibility to add transfers.DocBarrister wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2023 4:18 pmPenn and Brown have already taken transfers. I believe most Ivy League schools do.Sportin' Life wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2023 3:47 pmDocBarrister wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2023 2:33 pm
Moving forward, I think the only teams that win national championships in Division I lacrosse will be those that bring in top-5 transfer classes in addition to top HS recruiting classes. I would not be surprised if we never again see a Division I lacrosse champion that does not routinely bring in major transfer classes.
So you're saying that no Ivy League school will ever win a NC again?
But if you’re asking whether any Ivy League school will ever win the national championship if they don’t take incoming transfers? I would be confident in saying no.
It’s a bit like wagering on an NFL team winning the Super Bowl without signing free agents … just not going to happen.
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