New transfer rule coming?

DJnVa

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I wonder if coaches will still be allowed to block certain schools. But the athletes should have the same freedom that coaches do.
 

Stevie1der

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I'm generally in favor of anything that gives the NCAA student athlete more power and autonomy, but I'm wary about the unintended consequences of making it easier for student athletes to move to another school. My worry is that a rule such as this will just facilitate the movement of talent from smaller schools to larger, "elite" programs and act as a secondary means of recruiting. What's to stop an Alabama booster from whispering in the ear of some late bloomer sophomore stud lineman from UAB to come finish his career in Tuscaloosa? How crazy would college basketball become when any under the radar player who suddenly pops could just jump to Kentucky or Duke the next year? I get that college sports by its fundamental structure discourages parity at all points, but I'm still reluctant to fully support any rule that makes it easier for the haves to take from the have nots.
 

DJnVa

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Sure, it'll be interesting to see how it plays out. But those kids from the bigger schools that are being pushed out would slide down--the schools in the CUSA or Sun Belt that lose some under recruited kid that puts up a big freshman/sophomore year at ODU or Ga State, might then benefit from some kids that were over recruited by Virginia Tech or Ole Miss sliding down to them.
 

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I like that they are doing something, but I don't like that they are picking between the polar opposites of sitting a year and not sitting a year, I'd like to see something in between. For instance, instead of sitting a year, have the athlete take a year's worth of courses at the new school before playing. At most schools the minimum full-time course load for a year is eight classes. Some athletes could transfer in January, take five spring classes and three summer classes, and be eligible in the fall. Others wouldn't be able to take that aggressive a schedule and would sit a year. Still others would transfer in the summer and have to sit until January.

Or, let players play right away if they are ahead of schedule to graduate. Lots of players enroll in the January of their senior HS year, or have some dual-enrollment credits, or just take a lot of summer courses. If they have enough credits to be a half year or a year ahead of schedule they could play right away. I hope this is what they mean by minimum academic requirements in the article.
 

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Sure, it'll be interesting to see how it plays out. But those kids from the bigger schools that are being pushed out would slide down--the schools in the CUSA or Sun Belt that lose some under recruited kid that puts up a big freshman/sophomore year at ODU or Ga State, might then benefit from some kids that were over recruited by Virginia Tech or Ole Miss sliding down to them.
I've seen enough overrated players transfer from large schools to small schools and still not pan out. I don't think that swap would be close to even. This could be alleviated by having a per-school transfer limit, sort of like the 25 scholarship limit.
 

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I've seen enough overrated players transfer from large schools to small schools and still not pan out. I don't think that swap would be close to even. This could be alleviated by having a per-school transfer limit, sort of like the 25 scholarship limit.
On the basketball end these guys are playing for their next job, I have my doubts that someone in a starring role on a smller conference team would willingly give that up to go fight with the incoming class of McDonalds' All Stars every year at Duke, Kentucky, or Kansas.

The action nearly universally works the other way, those guys that are good players but can't get off the bench at the huge schools just move down the top 50 ladder to places where they'll get to start. So letting those guys play the following year, rather than having to sit out, is a good thing.