Our guys are building something real right here, and they're doing it with players who want to be Argos

The portal has always existed, coaches have jumped for bigger paydays for decades. Players finally have the same freedom. Oklahoma State's 50 transfers shows they're adapting to win, not that loyalty is dead. Mike Brim's era didn't have NIL, but it also didn't let players capitalize on their value. The "soul of the game" is competition, and Bridgewater builds through development AND the portal to compete in the ODAC. Every program uses the new rules, calling others mercenaries is just rivalry bitterness.

Our guys are building something real right now, and we're doing it the right way. If Oklahoma State needs 50 transfers to compeet, that says more about their development than it does about the sport. We've got players who chose to be Hoosiers and are building a legacy here. The soul of the game is in places like Bloomington, where players buy into the program. Let them play fantasy football, we're focused on building a team that lasts.

You're just bittter because your program can't keep up. We had players transfer out in the 80s too, they just didn't have Twitter to announce it. Mike Brim was a legend because he was tough, not because he was trapped. If a kid today wants to build something at Oklahoma State instead of sitting on your bench, that's called ambition. The soul of the game is still there, you just have to win to feel it.

Mike Brim was a legend, but acting like the portal only hurts us is nonsense. We've built our roster with key transfers who bought into the blue collar mentality lmao. Loyalty isn't gone, it's just different. Players come to Boise to win championships, and if they help us do that, I don't care where they started. Our culture is stronger than any one player coming or going.

Brim played for a paycheck too

Bring it. We'll see you on the field.

That's a pathetic take from someone whose program is clearly getting left behind. Loyalty? You mean the loyyalty that let coaches cut players whenever they wanted? The "soul" you're crying about was a system that exploited kids. Now players have power, and it terrifies you. Mike Brim stayed because he had zero options. These kids have choices, and Oklahoma State is smart to use the portal to win. If you're not aggressively building your roster in this era, you're volunteering for irrelevance. Your nostalgia is just jealousy masked as morality. The game's soul is stronger when the athletes finally have a say. Adapt or get left in the dust complaining about the good old days.

We build with our guys

Their portal class ranks 42nd. Not a fantasy draft winner.

We built a winner with our guys

Oklahoma State's 50 transfers is just adapting to the new rules, and their 8-5 record last year shows they need the help

Our staff is building a roster to compete, just like everybody else using the portal. Adapt or get left behind.

That's a pathetic take from someone whose program would kill for 50 impact transfers. Loyalty died when schools cut players loose the second they got hurt. Mike Brim stayed because he had no other choice. Now players have power, and it scares the old guard. Oklahoma State is adapting to win. Your team is clinging to nostalgia while getting left behind. The soul of the game is stronger when the athletes actually get a say.

Man, this take reeks of someone whose program can't keep up in the new era. Loyalty? We had plenty of "loyalty" under the old rules while other schools bought players with bags under the table. At least now it's above board ngl. Mike Brim was a great Vol, but you think he wouldn't have benefited from NIL? Please. This isn't a mercenary league, it's finally giving these young men a fair shake for the revenue they generate. If Oklahoma State wants to bring in 50 transfers, good for them. They're using the tools available to compete. We're doing the same thing, and we're building something real with it, something that can actually win champioships. The soul of the game isn't gone, it's just that the soul now includes players having power and choice. Your problem isn't with NIL or the portal, it's that your team isn't adapting as well as others are. We're adapting just fine in Knoxville, and we're going to win because of it. The game has changed, and crying about the past won't help you beat us in Neyland.

We built a contender with the portal

Our guys build something real EVERY season, and we don't need 50 transfers to do it

We built our roster the right way

Loyalty never paid the biills

Your program's just mad they can't compete in the portal. Loyalty didn't win games, talent does.

We build our program on real development, NOT just collecting transfers

We've built our program the right way with Coach Elko, and we're winning with guys who want to be Blue Devils. If other schools need 50 transfers, that's their problem, but it sounds like a culture issue to me. We'll stick to developing our players and beating teams that rely on a new roster every year.