2025 Basketball Portal

[BillyLP]

I'm probably wrong, but I've kind of assumed that when people enter the portal after a couple of weeks it's because they've had discussions with the coaches and mutually agreed that it's not going to be a good fit next season. It's the early entries that seem more driven by either finances or being upset about playing time.

[footballguy51]

I don’t know why these students even bother going to class. With the number of times they transfer, it’s clear they will struggle to graduate with an actual useful degree. Most of these annual portal jumpers may never graduate or they will get a Liberal Studies degree (a compilation of courses with no real direction but enough credits to graduate). I don’t think the portal has been around long enough to see what the true impact will be on student success, but I think that time is nearing.

[guest44]

Both Johnson and Butler were originally supposed to be here for one year until they gave more eligibility. Nothing has really changed from the expected. Campbell and Felt got the minutes to put up numbers and make some money BGSU doesn’t have. Johnson and Butler were planned on being gone and recruiting was done with idea they would be gone. Green was a disappointment here. Don’t let what Akron is doing sway you from thinking the entire MAC isn’t going through this. Akron doesn’t care about football and they care about basketball. To some degree they are getting ahead of the inevitable. They made a home run coaching hire, BGSU has botched more hires than they’ve gotten right. MAC schools can’t afford to care about everything especially with hockey. Until something changes it’s mediocre at best in everything that has real money in it.

[pdt1081]

I'm probably wrong, but I've kind of assumed that when people enter the portal after a couple of weeks it's because they've had discussions with the coaches and mutually agreed that it's not going to be a good fit next season. It's the early entries that seem more driven by either finances or being upset about playing time.

Those discussions happen long before the season is actually over. Most likely, someone either came up with money elsewhere, or the money here didn't come to fruition.

[BillyLP]

I'm probably wrong, but I've kind of assumed that when people enter the portal after a couple of weeks it's because they've had discussions with the coaches and mutually agreed that it's not going to be a good fit next season. It's the early entries that seem more driven by either finances or being upset about playing time.

Those discussions happen long before the season is actually over. Most likely, someone either came up with money elsewhere, or the money here didn't come to fruition.

Makes sense. Appreciate the feedback.

[pdt1081]

Makes sense. Appreciate the feedback.

At least in the hockey world, it's fairly well known that most players know their plans for next season in January. Players can enter the portal with a "do not contact" designation. Most with access feel that's too much information to give out.

[Bgsu2016]

I don’t know why these students even bother going to class. With the number of times they transfer, it’s clear they will struggle to graduate with an actual useful degree. Most of these annual portal jumpers may never graduate or they will get a Liberal Studies degree (a compilation of courses with no real direction but enough credits to graduate). I don’t think the portal has been around long enough to see what the true impact will be on student success, but I think that time is nearing.

I've always asked this question. There's no way I can do 90 credit hours, transfer to Michigan for the last 30 and get a degree correct? If so that's absolutely wild

[jpfalcon09]

I don’t know why these students even bother going to class. With the number of times they transfer, it’s clear they will struggle to graduate with an actual useful degree. Most of these annual portal jumpers may never graduate or they will get a Liberal Studies degree (a compilation of courses with no real direction but enough credits to graduate). I don’t think the portal has been around long enough to see what the true impact will be on student success, but I think that time is nearing.

I've always asked this question. There's no way I can do 90 credit hours, transfer to Michigan for the last 30 and get a degree correct? If so that's absolutely wild

Depends on the institution. School you're transferring to would ask for a copy of your transcript and determine which courses are applicable. Even happens from high school to college - I took a few high school classes that were centric to my major in college that BG gave me credit for as meeting some 100-level courses.

[BillyLP]

I don’t know why these students even bother going to class. With the number of times they transfer, it’s clear they will struggle to graduate with an actual useful degree. Most of these annual portal jumpers may never graduate or they will get a Liberal Studies degree (a compilation of courses with no real direction but enough credits to graduate). I don’t think the portal has been around long enough to see what the true impact will be on student success, but I think that time is nearing.

I've always asked this question. There's no way I can do 90 credit hours, transfer to Michigan for the last 30 and get a degree correct? If so that's absolutely wild

Depends on the institution. School you're transferring to would ask for a copy of your transcript and determine which courses are applicable. Even happens from high school to college - I took a few high school classes that were centric to my major in college that BG gave me credit for as meeting some 100-level courses.

Also, college athletes have access to more personalized course and career counselors that can help them with the transferal of credits. Makes it a lot easier to make sure you're getting as many through as possible.

[Globetrotter]

I don’t know why these students even bother going to class. With the number of times they transfer, it’s clear they will struggle to graduate with an actual useful degree. Most of these annual portal jumpers may never graduate or they will get a Liberal Studies degree (a compilation of courses with no real direction but enough credits to graduate). I don’t think the portal has been around long enough to see what the true impact will be on student success, but I think that time is nearing.

I've always asked this question. There's no way I can do 90 credit hours, transfer to Michigan for the last 30 and get a degree correct? If so that's absolutely wild

Depends on the institution. School you're transferring to would ask for a copy of your transcript and determine which courses are applicable. Even happens from high school to college - I took a few high school classes that were centric to my major in college that BG gave me credit for as meeting some 100-level courses.

Also, college athletes have access to more personalized course and career counselors that can help them with the transferal of credits. Makes it a lot easier to make sure you're getting as many through as possible.

Sometimes you can transfer and get a degree from the school you were at for the majority of your time.

Also career counselors don't really help with transfer credits.

[bghkyfan74]

Predictions... Johnson to Oklahoma State, Campbell to Penn State.

[Globetrotter]

Is this who is left?

1 Leach 6-2 FR Adem 6'2 Fr
2 Pardon 6-4 Fr
3 Exacte 6-6 236 SO Xfer 3.6p 1.3r 33.9 3%
4 Khayat 6-9 Jr Xfer 1.4p 1.1r 44 3% Karel 6-9 FR Spurgin 6-7 Jr
5 Squire 6-11 So Xfer 8.6p 3.7r 37 3% Goins 6-9 JR Maxamud 6-10 Jr(r)

[guest44]

Just wait it out. The money begins to dry up and playing time becomes the selling point. Plenty of playing time is available.

[BGSU33]

Who’s even left? Who do we reasonably expect to be here next year?

How are we ever supposed to win in these conditions?

In "these conditions"??? Christ, BG struggled to win even before "these conditions" were even a factor. In the last decade BG stood to benefit from BOTH a new arena AND the Bill Frack gift - and yet STILL can't/couldn't do squat with either's assistance. The portal has only added to BG's inept ability to ascend in the MAC. This program is garbage. Last NCAA appearance in 1968, the only team to never win the MAC Tournament, two piddly obscure postseason wins in a half century, and now a revolving door on our locker room, blah blah blah....BG is the poster child for D-I men's basketball irrelevance. But hey, there's always next year, right? That's been BG's motto now for over a half century. 50 years of rinse and repeat has BG firmly sitting in basketball obscurity. Irrelevance is our Destiny - the BG men's basketball mantra. Only now its become the Identity, and has been for years.

[guest44]

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Who’s even left? Who do we reasonably expect to be here next year?

How are we ever supposed to win in these conditions?

In "these conditions"??? Christ, BG struggled to win even before "these conditions" were even a factor. In the last decade BG stood to benefit from BOTH a new arena AND the Bill Frack gift - and yet STILL can't/couldn't do squat with either's assistance. The portal has only added to BG's inept ability to ascend in the MAC. This program is garbage. Last NCAA appearance in 1968, the only team to never win the MAC Tournament, two piddly obscure postseason wins in a half century, and now a revolving door on our locker room, blah blah blah....BG is the poster child for D-I men's basketball irrelevance. But hey, there's always next year, right? That's been BG's motto now for over a half century. 50 years of rinse and repeat has BG firmly sitting in basketball obscurity. Irrelevance is our Destiny - the BG men's basketball mantra. Only now its become the Identity, and has been for years.
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Since BGSU33 is doing the broken record thing again this morning. Incompetence. Incompetent decision to bring back Dakich for round two. Incompetent extension for Orr. If they wanted to win they keep Jans and history is different. They did not. Two incompetent extensions for Huger. An incompetent decision to hire Moosbrugger after Kingston. A more incompetent decision to keep Hughes around after Kingston dragged him into town with him. The most incompetent decision was letting him make so many decisions because Moosbrugger had no business getting the job to begin with. BG let a guy VERY integral in the hire of Mike Jinks (possibly the worst hire in MAC revenue sport history) run things year after year while not getting any of the jobs he was applying for. That explains the better part of the last 20 years off the court.

As for today, it’s money. Akron has it and cares and they will be winning most of the titles until the next wave of conference realignment hits the MAC. Broken record.