That's a cute take from a rival fan, but it's pure fantasy. You absolutely need the portal to compete now, and pretending otherwise is how you get left behind. Our staff develops players too, but you can't develop what you don't have. Look at our secondary last year, we plugged a cople of key holes with experienced guys and it saved our season. You think we're competing for the West just by waiting for high school kids to grow up? No way. Every contender is using it. Your team might develop players, but if you're ignoring the portal. It's about supplementing, not replacing. Development is the foundation, but the portal is the toolbox to fix immediate problems. To say you don't need a massive portal class is admitting you're okay with being a stepping stone program. We're building to win now, not just hoping for later.