The spring portal window being eliminated means for us? It means every single one of those December decisions matters twice as much. No more safety net. No more "we will just grab a starter in May after spring ball shakes out." That used to be our move. We would wait, see who got buried on a depth chart somewhere, and swoop in. That window is gone now. So when I see ESPN ranking our offseason and they point out we didnt bring in a flashy haul, I think about how the staff has to be surgical with evaluations in the winter window. You cannot afford to miss. One bad evaluation on a portal kid and you are stuck with that hole all season. The old system let teams like Oregon just stockpile talent in two windows. Now it is one shot. Get it right or get left behind.