Secrets of the college football transfer portal: 'There's definitely tampering going on'
Every coaching staff is wrestling with how to answer one question: How do we keep our players out of the transfer portal?
theathletic.com
all behind the paywall, but I am pasting a couple nuggets below. first one probably has less relevance to Stanford (as portal is not really available) but I found interesting nonetheless.
"One Group of 5 assistant coach said a study conducted by his staff found that in the last year, 62 percent of players who entered the transfer portal left it with less scholarship money than they had at a previous school. And so far, the payoff of moving up is minimal beyond the experience of playing big-time college football. Last year, 43 players outside of the Power 5 and BYU/Notre Dame were drafted. Only three players moved up from the Group of 5 or lower to a Power 5 roster and were drafted."
on the portion that may be more relevant to Stanford follows:
"At one program, players meet at the end of the season with everyone involved with their development: the head coach, the coordinator, position coach, strength coach, academic advisers and nutrition staffers. Together, they review the year and explain what went well and what the player needs to improve to reach his goals.
Said one Power 5 coach: “We’re working hard on culture and spending time with our guys. Everyone is trying to find that magic potion to do those things. It’s just always communication and understanding and having real conversations and explaining what young men need to do. The ones you worry about are young players and impatient players.”
I wonder if others/Ben know if Shaw and staff conduct such season end discussions with each player. I'm informed Harbaugh and staff conducted such 360 reviews (such reviews are very prevalent in the private sector) with staff collectively with player and discuss where/how player graded, coaches' assessments on areas and avenues to improve, how player fit into the team's winning goals, setting measurable goals for the offseason, etc. I suspect with Harbs the discussions could be direct, may be too direct, but driven to improve the team's chances of winning. if Shaw does such work, it would be interesting to know more about their approach. if not conducted, it might a good approach/tool toward improving team, culture, etc.
