Okay, so I wanted to keep better track of Ohio University football player transfers, you know, who’s coming in, who’s going out. It’s always a bit of a mess during the transfer season, and I figured there had to be a better way than just randomly checking Twitter every few hours.
Digging In
First, I started by just googling “Ohio University football transfer portal”. It is a starting point right? I found some articles, but most of them were just general news about specific players, nothing comprehensive.
Then I went to some of the usual sports news sites, I browsed around, looking for dedicated transfer trackers. Most of them had something, but it was often buried, or it cost money to see the good stuff,or it wasn’t updated frequently enough for my liking.I want to check the free sites at first.
Getting More Specific
I realized I needed to be more focused. So, I started looking at fan forums and message boards. These places are often goldmines of information, even if you have to sift through a lot of, um, passionate opinions. I spent a good chunk of time reading through threads, looking for links or mentions of reliable sources that other fans were using.
I found out some fans will put the information in the forum and some will use excel to record the data.I guess that how they make their record.
Building My Own System(Kind Of)
I decided I wasn’t going to build anything fancy. No coding or databases or anything.I don’t have any coding experience. I just created a simple spreadsheet. I have three columns: “Player Name,” “Position,” and “Status” (Incoming/Outgoing/Rumored)..
Staying Updated
Now, the hard part – keeping it all up-to-date. I set up some Google Alerts for keywords like “Ohio University football transfer” and “Ohio Bobcats transfer portal.” This way, I get emails whenever something new pops up online.
I also make it a habit to check those fan forums * every time I see a new name or a confirmed transfer, I add it to my spreadsheet.I also make some adjustments to the players information based on what I read.
It’s not perfect, and it definitely takes some manual work. But it’s way better than what I was doing before. Now, I feel like I have a much better handle on the whole transfer situation. I can see at a glance who’s potentially joining the team and who we might be losing.
