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FWST: TCU football's approach to the transfer portal shows confidence

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Mean Purple

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KillerFrog InD KitchenSink said:
There are advantages to filling holes with the portal, but also advantages to guys staying in a system for 4+ years. Has to be a mix. All things equal, I'd rather be returnee heavy than portal heavy. It means we think we have had good recent classes that we expect to be contributors. Plus easier to know what you have with a player after 1 or 2 years of practice and game time than a few hours of film. Sonny is zigging a bit here, while others zag. I like it.
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He has youth who were in a program that got 8 wins two years in a row. (9 when counting bowls). So he knows the talent is there.
 
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Wexahu

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Virgil Cain said:
He gets it- he’s just saying that a 23 year old who’s played 4+ years of CFB is going to be more successful than a 19 year old who redshirted last year. Pretty bland/accurate statement.
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Yes.

It's not the be-all end-all of course, but I think that is a major factor in Indiana's success, well that and having an amazing QB. Rather than pouring resources into hyped-up underclassmen who have either never performed or have underperformed, they are playing lots of kids who normally would already be out of college and who have developed physically and mentally for 4+ years already. It's not all of them, they still have some pretty good underclassmen, but I think I saw something where the average age of the starters was 22.5 years old. That's pretty crazy for a "college" football team.
 
Froggy Style

Froggy Style

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Wexahu said:
Lots of different places. Many came from James Madison. I think Indiana is ahead of the curve in how players are being evaluated, and much of that is valuing age and experience more than most.

Their starting WRs are 22, 22 and 24. RBs are 23 and 24. Starting Safety turns 25 in a couple weeks, NB turns 24 next week. Again, they are really really good but I think if you look at why, this is one of the major reasons. Their HS recruiting is almost irrelevant to their success.
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I think you’ve nailed it. While these are the rules, football may look more like what CJD did with our basketball team. Perhaps teams that aren’t blue bloods like Indiana or TCU are the teams more willing to take that risk to have more turnover and take a chance on a senior laden team every year. Looks like Dykes is doing that with his qb selection.
 

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