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My analogy for the portal as it relates to Clemson (long)
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Dec 7, 2023, 4:52 PM
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When I graduated Clemson many years ago. I took a job with C&S Bank, a predecessor of Bank of America. Back then, the banking world was much more fragmented. The money center banks like C&S and NCNB had invested heavily in their training programs, and were well known for their quality - some equating them to grad school degrees.
These banks would pay competitive, but not necessarily top, salaries, then intensely train their employees. The banks that didn’t have premier training programs cherry picked the top kids coming out of school, offering higher pay, then waited to raid the big banks once their employees were trained. C&S by that point had been able to recognize which employees they were going to fight for at all cost, and which ones they were willing to let walk. Some were not good fits or were easily replaceable, and more college kids were coming on board each year.
The big banks for smart. For decades, people took a job and stayed there until they retired. The banks recognized that attitudes were changing, and invested in the training programs to better position themselves when employees left for greener pastures and more money. Despite their vision in anticipating the changing workplace, the “evolution” went too quickly, and the well trained, experienced employees were all leaving. Only a select few remained with their original employer. Eventually, the intensive training programs were pared back, so the banks could spend more on salary. It was too easy for others to throw money at valued employees, and the training programs could not identify talent and develop talent quickly enough to replace what they were losing.it became an “if you can’t beat them, join them” world, and eventually top employees resented even the suggestion that they needed further training. It is now a free for all, with bankers hopping among employers willy nilly. Lost in the shuffle was the most important thing to banks, the customers.
I know this was long, but does anyone else see any application of this to the portal/NIL new world in college football?
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Re: My analogy for the portal as it relates to Clemson (long)
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Dec 7, 2023, 5:00 PM
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Fantastic analogy and spot on. I’m sure Dabo is struggling everyday with this. Probably more so than other programs. Dabo built this program largely on the “family” dynamic and was sustainable because it was in every players best interest to stick around at Clemson. Now with big money and no consequences transfers…it’s hard to be a “family” when people will leave at the slightest inconvenience.
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Re: My analogy for the portal as it relates to Clemson (long)
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Dec 7, 2023, 5:49 PM
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I experience the same thing in New Jersey. In the early 90's, NJ banks were suffering from a lot of commercial real estate problems. All of the large Banks had management or credit training programs which got cut back and some eliminated. By late 90's my Bank, Summit Bank, now B of A required trainees sign an employment agreement. Pay was low and recruiters poached the trainees. That's how I see college football now. It hurts inexperience HS players and benefits the older proven college athletes that get more compensation at new schools.
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Re: My analogy for the portal as it relates to Clemson (long)
Dec 7, 2023, 7:28 PM
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There's always consequences. The 'once a Tiger, always a Tiger' mindset is ebbing away for many. Kids that bail on a program where they've built connections and been part of a family for a little extra quick cash for a year or two are potentially sacrificing a lifetime of connections and support. In a few years we'll start hearing many stories on NIL-driven transfers who don't make it to the next level being broke, in debt, and adrift with no place to call home.
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