In the past, many coach candidates would be thrilled to already have talented and proven athletes like the Traores, Jones and George already on the roster. They would be reluctant to transfer due to having to sit out a year.
Now, they move on and are replaced by other talented and proven athletes who are immediately eligible.
Portal works both ways, good and bad. As Coach Dutcher said in that press conference posted below - everyone is a free agent every year.
Which is insane: but here we are in terms of the larger landscape. Acker is already a good recruiter: he will want to get his guys in anyway.
What I personally am looking forward to: seeing how he recruits to his system of choice.
GO BEACH
Of course it would have been nice to keep Lasina, Aboubacar, AJ and Jadon but I'd much rather have a coach who can actually teach and call X's and O's. With a lot coming back for next year we might have contended for the Big West title. If Acker turns out to be a good coach I really don't care much about one year. Who knows, maybe he has good connections with many good players in the portal. I know Dutcher had success with portal transfers so maybe Acker will also. Either way I almost guarantee we are better coached, better prepared and smarter under Acker than CDM!
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