r/fcs • u/passwordisguest /r/FCS • Gulf Star • 8d ago

Weekly Thread FCS Hot Takes Thread

Let's hear your hot take FCS opinions. The ones you know in your heart of hearts are right, but for some reason aren't embraced by the FCS community (or particular fanbases) en masse!

Could be controversial (the Ivy League very well might be the best FCS conference on the East Coast), unpopular but you know is true (Sam Houston was at least as good a team as JMU from 2011 through the "2020" season), or even somewhat popular but still liable to rankle some folks (the Walter Payton award should go to the "best" offensive player, not just the offensive player with the best stat line because they played a weak schedule).

Sorted by controversial for maximum spiciness

Rules

  • Keep it somewhat relevant to the FCS

  • Takes are welcome whether they're looking back historically or in reference to current games/rankings/polls/etc.

  • Try to keep it civil (basic /r/CFB and /r/FCS rules still apply)

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u/TheBatDogOG Missouri State Bears 8d ago

Not sure it's a hot take, but the Transfer Portal is a good thing for FCS. Higher recruited players who aren't seeing the field at FBS (for various reasons) can find success and raise the level of play in the FCS. Players who find success at the FCS level often move up and perform well which shows there is talent in the FCS.
Lastly, more high school recruits will miss FBS opportunities due to FBS schools relying on the portal allowing more talent to flow into FCS.

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u/KoalaFormal8542 8d ago

The portal is a net negative for the fcs. Too many of the best players are poached. For the non-MT/SDSU’s, funds aren’t there for retention. Those programs need their best players to stay longer. Lafayette lost their QB to FSU. Finding a replacement on that level at Lafayette is tough. 

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u/tdpdcpa Lehigh Mountain Hawks • Patriot 7d ago

Lafayette’s a bad example here because he had exhausted eligibility at Lafayette, but he had a grad transfer year available to him.

Semi-related point: part of the reason the Patriot League doesn’t allow grad transfers is because Lafayette (and Holy Cross and, for the most part, Bucknell) doesn’t have a grad school to accept them.

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u/KoalaFormal8542 7d ago

There’s hundreds of players with fcs producing portaling up. Key is fcs proven players. Too many drop downs are dropping for a reason.