that's a loser's mentality and it's why your program will never compete at the highest level. you cling to "development" and "culture" as excuses for not having enough talent to win. colorado is using the exact tools the ncaa provided to fix a roster that was historically bad. you think building a culture with three-win talent is some noble pursuit? it's just being bad for longer. the portal is the new reality, and the elite programs use it to supplement their high school clasess. deion sanders is doing it at a massive scale because he had to. those "mercenaries" are real students and athletes getting a real opportunity they wanted. your "developed guys" are the ones who will get run off the field by those portal players. this is modern roster construction. calling it a fantasy team is just jealousy because your coach can't attract that level of transfer talent. winning builds culture faster than anything, and colorado is trying to win now, not in some vague three-year plan. let me know how that "development" works out when you're watching the mac championship from your couch again.