If a guy is even slightly ready to play, we ain't redshirting him

Before, if a team was on the fence about whether a true freshmen could contribute immediately, it felt like the default decision was to play it safe and redshirt him. Nowadays, however, with the constant churn of guys in and out of the portal, it's the opposite: if a guy can help you win games even in some small way, by all means play him immediately. Teams have no idea whether that guy will be around next season.

The culture of instant gratification and looking out for oneself cuts both ways. As the saying goes, loyalty is a two-way street. If players have the option to bolt for another team with no penalty, don't expect teams to allow them to sit over there on the bench for an entire year eating up a scholarship.

In response to this post by Hokie1992

Posted: 05/15/2021 at 06:59AM

If the Transfer Portal was around when Hamilton played would he be our DC? -- Pulling Hokie 05/14/2021 2:15PM

Hamilton was "labeled" team first because he switched positions -- VAHokie89 05/14/2021 4:21PM

We would have lost the 2000 Pitt game... -- Chris Coleman

05/14/2021 2:43PM

^that^ hommie threw the most deft/catchable ball on a VeeTee practice -- bourbonstreet 05/14/2021 9:40PM

Help me out -- crazylane 05/15/2021 06:38AM

4 years? ** -- bourbonstreet 05/15/2021 3:07PM

Appears only 3 -- crazylane 05/16/2021 1:12PM

He did get the nod in 98 after Clark... he got hurt too. ** -- VTECHFAN 05/15/2021 11:26AM

This assumes the portal would have been a 1-way street. ** -- marcbvtgm 05/14/2021 8:41PM

But they hypothetically applies to every team. David Wilson/ Ryan/ Evans -- uvabasher 05/14/2021 6:27PM

Dave seemed much more of a team first kind of guy to me. ** -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2021 2:57PM

The "team first" thing is over-stated for players -- VAHokie89 05/14/2021 4:20PM

Well, sure, in a different era. -- Chris Coleman

05/14/2021 2:59PM

How much will the entire idea of redshirting change with the portal now? -- Hokie1992 05/15/2021 06:28AM

If a guy is even slightly ready to play, we ain't redshirting him -- Zanderhokie 05/15/2021 06:59AM

So does it make sense for coaches to take a hard line stance -- Hokie1992 05/15/2021 07:27AM

No need to cut a kid from the roster if he merely mentions portal -- Zanderhokie 05/15/2021 08:55AM

The only thing that will slow the transferring -- crazylane 05/15/2021 06:42AM

Which means we’re now in an age of free agency for college sports ** -- Hokie1992 05/15/2021 07:22AM

I thought your previous post was TIC -- crazylane 05/14/2021 4:35PM

Meyer would have been a starting qb -- Hokie1992 05/15/2021 07:20AM

He was signed by the Colts out of VT. -- Chris Coleman

05/14/2021 6:35PM

He never let us down -- crazylane 05/14/2021 6:52PM

And there were penalties, like sitting out 1-2 years, for transferring** -- VAHokie89 05/14/2021 4:21PM

If a guy is even slightly ready to play, we ain't redshirting him

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