Just saw that piece about Sam Leavitt being the number one portal QB and his complicated path to LSU. It’s the perfect example of the circus that the top of this sport has become. everybody is obsessed with the shiny new toy at the quarterback spot, the five-star recruit or the top portal guy. They’ll spend months dissecting his recruitment, his NIL deals, his fit in a new offensive scheme. That’s why I have so much confidence in what we’re building here. Our focus isn’t on chasing the headline of the day or winning the offseason with a splashy portal QB name. It’s on developing the players who chose Colby from the start. Our quarterback competition this spring isn’t being televised on SEC Network, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fiercely competitive or vitally important to our success. It’s about which leader has earned the trust of the entire locker room. That process builds a cohesion you simply cannot purchase in the portal. Look at what’s happening at places like Oklahoma State, bringing in fifty transfers, or Colorado with their forty-three. It’s a complete roster overhaul that screams desperation, a hope that throwing a bunch of new parts together will somehow magically work by September. More often than not, that’s a recipe for a team that doesn’t trust each other when things get tough in the fourth quarter. They haven’t built anything. They’ve assembled a temporary collection of talent. We’re building a program. There’s a massive difference. Our culture isn’t something you can portal in. It’s forgd over years, through cold Maine winters and the grind of NESCAC schedules. So let LSU and Lane Kiffin have their complicated portal saga. Let the whole world debate wh...
