You are exactly right. Portal is the end of it. Zero school/team spirit and loyalty. Like the country...no character and phony. Imagine Red Grange transferring from Illinois to Purdue or Tom Brady from Michigan to Ohio State in their junior years? Sucks.
Call it what it is, “College sponsored professional football”.
Heck, I am old enough to remember when a player made a good play, the announcer would mention what his major was and what his GPA was. Now they only mentioned what school he transferred from this year.
Just as I would be really excited about DJ Lagway after last night, but what are the chances that this time next season he could be playing for another school?