Looks like no sit-out for transfers in football and basketball might be imminent.
Not good. Katie bar the door.
Not good. Katie bar the door.
New transfer rules
- Thread starter Cydkar
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Yuck. One more hurdle for coaches that actually develop players.
I think it'll balance, in particular for good programs. There will be some flow to the blue bloods, but there will also be a flow back.
Really sucks for Mid-major basketball teams and G5 football teams. When a player has a good season at lower level school imagine all the people in their ear telling them to transfer up.
Guess I'll be the trouble-maker: any other student, even those on scholarship, can transfer without restriction. Any coach can leave (or be fired) at any time. Seems only fair that the players... ahem, STUDENT-athletes... be given the same opportunity.
Could blue blood institutions create relationships with lower caliber schools to be their farm clubs?
I'm not sure how credible and informed Matt Schick is, but Messi included this tweet in the transfer thread:
Matt SchickVerified account @ESPN_Schick
I spoke w/ an NCAA official this week who was “95% certain” transfers will soon be allowed to play immediately in basketball & football. Could be a one-time freebie, plus grad transfer option. So in theory, a student-athlete could play for three different schools w/o sitting out.
8:54 AM - 17 Jan 2018
I'm sure Jay Bilas has a raging hard on right now
CycloneErik
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You would think so. It would have to be on the down low a bit, but it's something they could do.
Much like us an Northern Illinois.
that's what i would do. pay them $X to train the players that need a bit of training. Everyone knows their roles going into it.
I don't like an open transfer system one bit, but do think not requiring a sit out year is good for certain situations. If your coach leaves I think you should be able to transfer without sitting out a year. Same thing if you're being pushed out by your coach because you aren't going to get playing time.
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I don't have a problem with this. They shouldn't be penalized for wanting to change schools.
I 100 percent agree with this. At the same time it basically they are creating a minor league system in football and if it goes that way in basketball also. You have a great year at UNI the Iowa and Iowa States are looking at ya. You have a good year at Iowa or Iowa State you might just head down during the summer free agency period to Bama.
I have no problem with this. How many regular students go to college, realize its not the right place for them and transfer. I think you should allow the same thing for athletes.
I don't think it will be all bad for mid-majors either. It might be a recruiting tool. "Look, you have offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, etc. I think you're better than that. Why don't you come to UNI for a year, dominate the Mo Valley and then if you don't enjoy it, watch the Dukes, Kentuckys and North Carolinas come calling. Kind of their own version of 1 and done.
Plus, for every transfer that goes to the bigger school, that is one fewer recruit that they can bring in.