That's a really interesting perspective, but I see it differently. The quarterback decommitment is more about the modern recruiting timeline than a lesson from the portal. Kids are committing earlier and earlier, sometimes before their junior year of high school. Their evaluation of a program, and a program's evaluation of them, can change drastically in two or three years. The portal has certainly increased mobility, but it mirrors a broader societal shift. Look at Youngstown State's roster construction last year. They brought in key transfers who were immediate contributors, and that's just the reality of building a competitive FCS team now. The Swedes run a great program, but the dynamics at the FCS level, especially in the MVFC, require adapting to this new environment. Holding a 15 or 16-year-old to a verbal commit made years in advance isn't practical. The data shows that early decommitments have been trending up for a decade, well before the portal's current iteration. It's less about "quitting" and more about both parties constantly reassessing fit as more information becomes available. The portal didn't create this. It just applied the same principle to the college level.