re: Boston College HC Jeff Hafley leaves to become Green Bay's DC

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I think it’s less grandstanding and more about the workload. Wasn’t long ago you didn’t have to recruit your own roster every year.

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That's the big deal.

Look at LSU the past couple years.
Walker Howard and Lance Heard are the obvious examples of the portal hurting you, but consider:

Duce Chestnut. All ACC corner at Syracuse, decides to test the market and try to make some money. He comes to LSU and wins a starting spot. Early on he gets burned against a playoff contender (Fla State), but still gets an INT against them. Decides for whatever reason "nope not for me". Sits himself out without injury, before breaking the magic 4 game barrier.

So now he's transferred back to Syracuse, will claim 2023 as a redshirt year, pocket the LSU NIL money, no harm no foul for either Syracuse or him. For LSU you gave up a spot on the roster, forked over NIL cash, and named a guy a starter... for nothing. We're looking for a corner (even for depth) again. Total waste of time for LSU, didn't even get much/any SEC play out of him.