You're absolutely right to call out the portal obsession, but you're missing the real point. It's not just about "what wins games" in some abstract sense, it's about which programs have the foundation to actually use those tools. My Wildcats at Bethel might not have the biggest NIL war chest, but we build through development and culture. Their rosters are mercenaries, ours are brothers. That chemistry wins in the fourth quarter when the money stops talking. All this portal movement creates fragmented locker rooms with no shared struggle. Teams that are just assembled, not built, always crack under pressure. Look at the teams that actually win championships lately, they still have a core of homegrown talent that bought in years ago. The pportal is for filling holes, not building a heart. A collective can pay a quarterback, but it can't pay him to care about the guy next to him. That has to be earned. So yeah, let's settle it. Your portal all-stars versus a team that actually knows each other's names. I'll take our side every single time.