TennesseeFan07
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I'd rather just see them do away with grad transfers instead, if given those two options. It doesn't seem fair to punish the school for a kid refusing to fulfill his academic requirements to obtain a degree. The schools have no manner of leverage in which to enforce a student to return for a year once his eligibility is up.
It hurts the school that developed them and graduated them
I've said for years schools are slowing down course loads so this doesn't happen and that is 100% a fact
I really don't care if the schools feel put out. And, I'm certainly not in favor of limited student-athlete choices because of the actions of schools.
your wish has been granted this entire time. Eligibility is renewed yearly.I am 100% behind the belief that once a kid goes to a school they are there until their eligibility is done. If EITHER the school or the player want to break that then that side needs a penalty. Schools should lose a scholarship for a year and players should have to sit out
I am 100% behind the belief that once a kid goes to a school they are there until their eligibility is done. If EITHER the school or the player want to break that then that side needs a penalty. Schools should lose a scholarship for a year and players should have to sit out
I get it, but it still gives the school zero ability to force a player to finish that degree. So, I don't understand why the school should be on the hook if the player bails once his eligibility exhausts.The reason grad transfers were allowed to begin with were for students that wanted a graduate program that their current school didn't offer. Players have taken advantage of that and here we are. If they really want that new degree than they have to finish it and that's the spirit of the original rule anyway
Let us know how that goes.The NCAA needs to be abolished. They don’t enforce their rules equally. There’s no due process. They don’t care about the student athletes best interest. I really don’t know why there are any transfer restrictions at all - how does that help the student? The NCAA is all about restricting young people’s options in order to make things easier on the schools, AD’s, and coaches. Run the type of program athletes want to be in and you wouldn’t have to worry about them leaving.
Absolutely not. That sounds like the reserve clause rule which dominated baseball for a century, which was a horrible tactic of owners to create a system of involuntary servitude for players much like the one you are advocating exists for the NCAA.
In every other facet of life, people are allowed to pursue other options if they don't like the job or situation they are in, not to mention the fact the NCAA is making big money on these kids without paying them and coaches leave all the time. To force these kids to make a decision at 18 and then require them to stay for 4 years when all about them is charge is morally irresponsible.
The plan the NCAA had a few years ago was to grant an extra redshirt year for grad students. If they really do want that Graduate year then it makes sense to do that imoI get it, but it still gives the school zero ability to force a player to finish that degree. So, I don't understand why the school should be on the hook if the player bails once his eligibility exhausts.
Maybe a better solution is to give a player an additional year of eligibility if he graduates on time and enrolls in a graduate program at another institution. In essence, you have 6 years to play 5 seasons if you enroll in a graduate program. In that case, I would be fine with penalizing a school with a one year loss of scholarship if a player doesn't complete his program in 2 years, because at least his eligibility will span the amount of time required to complete the graduate degree. And the punishment of losing a scholarship for one year is offset by the additional year of eligibility the original player received and contributed to your program.
Funny nobody cares if a biology student transfers after a year because it just isn’t a good fit but if it’s a basketball player it’s a travesty.
Such hypocrisy.
Except these kids don't have to play to college ball.....
The NCAA making money has zero bearing on the discussion. If kids truly had an issue with it, they wouldn't play college ball. There are other options for kids to skip the college route as the college route is the only pathway where they don't get paid prior to the NBA...
Other options? Like what? Europe? Forcing kids to stay in school while everyone around them is able to move and find better situations for themselves is the height of hypocrisy. It's also morally wrong and indefensible, done only for the benefit of others and not remotely in the interest of the athletes themselves. It's a selfish idea to promote for the sake of fans and programs.
Go to Europe or Asia and make 6-7 figures as an 18-19 year old. Plenty of cases to prove that it works.
If your talents are good enough, there will be no problem being able to get a team in the Euros or Asian leagues to pay for a year of service and costs associated with moving you back and forth.....
So, involuntary servitude or moving overseas as an 18 year old with leagues that have notoriously sketchy contracts and guarantees (Which very, very few would be able to do and offered anyway)? When exactly do the considerations of student-athletes actually count in this situation?
If you have the talent, there is no excuse for sitting and complaining about the NCAA being unfair. Improve your situation. Plenty of guys in the past going the Euro/Asia route and making close to a million dollars as an 18-19 year old and then going pro.....
I have no sympathy for someone who isn't willing to exhaust all scenarios to improve their situation and instead, sit home and complain.
Perfect example is Emmanuel Mudiay... Didn't want to go to college and got a million dollar contract for one year in China. After that year, he gets draft and got a 4 year / 14 million dollar rookie contract....
If your talent is good enough, you can always find a way.
Hell look at all the former Vol players who didn't make the league, but are making good money playing overseas right now for their situations.
There is always a way for kids who have the talent.