I'm not sure it's an active policy. If you want to roughly group players into categories, we can go with:
1. Players who are really good
2. Players who are fine, but not as good as they think
3. Players who aren't as good as expected

Players in the first group should have no difficulty moving up, and generally find a new home quickly, but they are a minority of the players in the portal. Rourke is an example of group 1. The fact that the offers he got only came from lower tier P5 schools, however, indicates that he is not at the absolute top of group 1.

Players in the third group are players mired in the depth chart, not getting much playing time. They are looking to move down because they want to play, even at a lower level, rather than being a backup. These are the majority of players in the portal. If they don't find a new home, they will be likely out of football. They are very unlikely to return to their old team.

Then there is group 2. They think they are going to move up, but once in the portal, don't find the interest, and have only the options of a lateral move, or perhaps returning to their existing team. If they want to return, with a new sense that they didn't have it so bad, I see no reason why they would automatically be rejected. If they had a terrible attitude to begin with, that was hurting team unity, the team might not want them back, however. I would think it was be a situational thing, not a cut and dried policy.

Since the majority of players in the portal are in group 3, most players who don't find a home will not return to their old team, but I would expect that some players in the second group will end up back on their old team. Personally, I put Bangura in the second group. He's a very good player, but not really a pro prospect, and may or may not be able to find a P5 team that wants him. His best options may end up being a lateral move, or returning to Ohio. We'll just have to wait and see how it develops.

I'm not sure it's an active policy. If you want to roughly group players into categories, we can go with:
1. Players who are really good
2. Players who are fine, but not as good as they think
3. Players who aren't as good as expected

Players in the first group should have no difficulty moving up, and generally find a new home quickly, but they are a minority of the players in the portal. Rourke is an example of group 1. The fact that the offers he got only came from lower tier P5 schools, however, indicates that he is not at the absolute top of group 1.

Players in the third group are players mired in the depth chart, not getting much playing time. They are looking to move down because they want to play, even at a lower level, rather than being a backup. These are the majority of players in the portal. If they don't find a new home, they will be likely out of football. They are very unlikely to return to their old team.

Then there is group 2. They think they are going to move up, but once in the portal, don't find the interest, and have only the options of a lateral move, or perhaps returning to their existing team. If they want to return, with a new sense that they didn't have it so bad, I see no reason why they would automatically be rejected. If they had a terrible attitude to begin with, that was hurting team unity, the team might not want them back, however. I would think it was be a situational thing, not a cut and dried policy.

Since the majority of players in the portal are in group 3, most players who don't find a home will not return to their old team, but I would expect that some players in the second group will end up back on their old team. Personally, I put Bangura in the second group. He's a very good player, but not really a pro prospect, and may or may not be able to find a P5 team that wants him. His best options may end up being a lateral move, or returning to Ohio. We'll just have to wait and see how it develops.

I'm not saying I don't agree, I'm just saying while you continue to act like I'm personally making these decisions that NINENTY NINE PERCENT of players DO NOT return. What do you attribute that to? My posts?

Your four posts addressing me directly, trying to get your adorable little jabs in that make no sense makes it pretty clear. LOL. Take a deep breath. Touch grass.

Rourke in the portal.

WE ARE SO DONE!

Like some new division between FCS and FBS. Why not? If ESPN can make a few bucks showing it, the NCAA will kiss their rears and create it. Look at the tropical storm Fiami and Appy played in yesterday. This painted logo turned into a mess of slippery sludge. But postpone the game? Of course not. ABC/ESPN (aka Disney) was already invested into showing football in that time slot.

Torrie Cox now in the portal.

The thing to keep in mind is that this isn't just an Ohio thing. The whole of college football is being turned upside down. The best players in FCS are trying to move up. The best of G5, and lower tier P5, too, probably, are looking to move up for NIL money. Meanwhile, non-starters in P5 and G5 are looking to move down to get playing time. Things will sort themselves out in time, but what the new norm will be, I have no idea. It won't look like it used to, that's all I know.

My bet is Kacmarek will be in the portal before the winter deadline ends.