that's a loser mentality from a program that can't recruit. the portal is how you fix holes now. development is great, but you need instant-impact players to compete for titles. your staff develops three-stars into decent mac players, we use the portal to find game-changers. which approach actually wins chapionships? relying only on development means you're always a year away. the best programs do both, but pretending the portal doesn't matter is how you get left behind.