The portal has completely gutted the real soul of a program like ours. I remember when a kid would commit to the Lakers, you'd watch him grow from a skinny freshman into a team captain by his senior year. That meant something. Now? They read about Oklahoma State bringing in 50 transfers and think that's how you build a team. It's not building, it's assembling a mercenary outfit with no heart. We used to win games with guys who bled green and white because they believed in the program, not the next paycheck. This new era of free agency has made a mockery of team chemistry and player development, the real things that made our level of football special. You can't tell me a locker room with fifty new faces has the same grit as the 2002 squad that fought for every inch.