Comparison:
‘It’s horrible,‘ Jon [Kromenhoek] said about how everything has unfolded. ‘Absolutely horrible. It’s super emotional. I guess the biggest issue is the uncertainty of the portal. It’s like the middle of the ocean, and you’re praying some boats are going to pick you up.‘
Former FSU quarterback Jon Kromenhoek reflects on instability of NCAA portal politics and changes for athletes and teams in the era of NIL. While the ocean has been a metaphorical standby for nearly as long as humans have been creating and using metaphors, the idea of awaiting rescue in the midst of a vast ocean still gains some yardage. (And, be sure not to miss hell, handbaskets, and eggs as stealth metaphors in the context material.)
Context:
Jon Kromenhoek and his family invested so much time, effort and money to avoid this exact scenario. When speaking this year about the costs of raising a blue-chip quarterback, Jon estimated he took his son, four-star 2024 signal caller Luke Kromenhoek, on nearly 50 unofficial visits.
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‘It’s horrible,‘ Jon said about how everything has unfolded. ‘Absolutely horrible. It’s super emotional. I guess the biggest issue is the uncertainty of the portal. It’s like the middle of the ocean, and you’re praying some boats are going to pick you up.‘
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With the benefit of hindsight, would the family have done anything differently during that time that would’ve helped prepare it for this?
‘We would’ve went and saw other schools a lot more,‘ Jon said. ‘We put a lot of our eggs in the Florida State basket. Nobody in a million years would’ve anticipated this season. . . . But went to hell in a handbasket really fast.‘
Citation:
Morales, Antonio. “Former FSU QB Luke Kromenhoek's Transfer Portal Trip Example of How Fragile Plans Can Be.“ The Athletic, 13 Dec 2024. Web.
(Image by Lee Aigue, base image courtesy of Bing, Dec. 2024.)
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