So, I won’t touch on the coach comment much because we don’t know what goes on behind the scenes. And if you look at the facts, Coach Robertson has produced high-quality assistant coaches who have gone on to become head coaches across NC hence the reason they leave. And, I think we can all respect the fact that he wants to see his coaches succeed within or outside of his program. Now, as far as players go let’s just face the fact that we are in the age of the transfer portal. It’s not like it used to be and everybody knows it. Instead of looking at why kids are leaving a program let’s start to pay attention to the programs that are drawing in these top prospects. It has only ever been high praises for Coach Robertson and the way he runs his programs. A coach who has been a part of many state championship teams, head coach for East-West game, and a pick to coach in this year’s shrine bowl just to name a few. Do we really think the quality of coaching has changed? Or is it possible that this new age of high school football has made kids feel more entitled to things that some coaches aren’t willing to promise or compromise on? Programs should be built around the kids but it is not meant to be ran solely by them. And, that’s unfortunately the route this is going in NC. I’m willing to bet that Coach Robertson isn’t thrilled to lose good players, no coach wants that. However, as a coach, you have to keep pushing with the ones that want to be there whether that’s 20 kids or 100 kids which is exactly what he’s doing. While the “portal” isn’t only affecting Page, it is unfortunate those will be the kind of programs that will suffer in the process. So, while you see the “wrong” with Page, I see the “wrong” with the culture that is being created in high school sports as a whole. Something that’s not being talked about enough in my opinion.
