Single Portal Transfer Window

Good Idea?

  • No

    Votes: 13 7.9%

  • Yes

    Votes: 152 92.1%
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#26
#26
volfan102455 said:
This does not prevent a player who wants to leave from leaving for another school at any time. They would just have to wait a year like they use to do.

To me this is more like - if you want to play for another school in the coming year, you must declare and move in a specific period or wait.
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They have no legal authority to implement that. The ncaa cannot tell a player they have to sit a year because they didn’t transfer within their defined window. Because they really have no authority to assign a defined window for transfer to begin with

Like I said, if this impedes a player in any way, it will be challenged in court and the player will win
 
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Volben00 said:
They have no legal authority to implement that. The ncaa cannot tell a player they have to sit a year because they didn’t transfer within their defined window. Because they really have no authority to assign a defined window for transfer to begin with

Like I said, if this impedes a player in any way, it will be challenged in court and the player will win
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It is amazing that so many of you believe that the players should get to make their own rules.

An employer can put limitations on a new employee - you don't get to walk in and demand where you sit, what you are allowed to take part in, when you get a promotion, etc. If you don't like it, you are free to leave.

If the collective universities agree they are going to allow only new transfers to come on board for the next year in a specific window of time - the university as the authority on who is allowed to partake in activities associated with their school, most definitely have the right to tell the player they have to wait. The question is whether the NCAA is considered as the governing body that is allowed to speak for the collective universities in this manner. Like the SEC is out there to govern markets and ensure fairness, the NCAA was established to govern competition in a fair, safe and equitable manner across the universities.

This all is a mess right now - it not benefiting the sports, the players or the universities.
 
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I do think at some point a university or a group of universities are going to have to step up and establish rules they all agree to abide by to stop the madness. Tennessee got burned this year with the Nico fiasco. And with some of the other off-season noise, he may have not been the only one who rocked the boat.

At some point, someone has to stand up and say enough and let the chips fall where they may.
 
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volfan102455 said:
I do think at some point a university or a group of universities are going to have to step up and establish rules they all agree to abide by to stop the madness. Tennessee got burned this year with the Nico fiasco. And with some of the other off-season noise, he may have not been the only one who rocked the boat.

At some point, someone has to stand up and say enough and let the chips fall where they may.
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UT didn't get burned should the year keep going the way it is for both the UCLA QB and Aguilar!!!
 
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volfan102455 said:
I do think at some point a university or a group of universities are going to have to step up and establish rules they all agree to abide by to stop the madness. Tennessee got burned this year with the Nico fiasco. And with some of the other off-season noise, he may have not been the only one who rocked the boat.

At some point, someone has to stand up and say enough and let the chips fall where they may.
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I see what your saying but it looks like the only ones that got burnt in Nico’s decision is Nico and his dad. Tennessee appears to be doing just fine. GBO!
 
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Woodlawn VOL said:
I see what your saying but it looks like the only ones that got burnt in Nico’s decision is Nico and his dad. Tennessee appears to be doing just fine. GBO!
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Agree that at this point, it appears we came out better that we were on this - but I do think the perception of the program did suffer. It can be healed by winning on the field.

But it did result with a lot of scrambling to react at a time when the team should have been set and concentrating on preparing for this season.
 
#37
#37
TAF said:
OVERDUE Action
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Yep. I've been calling for this for a while now. Well overdue!

To those who say "athletes should be able to transfer anytime/anywhere they want, just like regular students", I disagree! Athletes arent like regular students. The universities make HUGE financial investments in these players with their recruiting, training, housing, feeding, etc and thats not even including NIL money. The universities need to have some rights in all this too. Players shouldnt be allowed to just sabatoge a university like that by leaving to go play elsewhere at no penalty. That was an idiotic decision.
 
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Volben00 said:
They have no legal authority to implement that. The ncaa cannot tell a player they have to sit a year because they didn’t transfer within their defined window. Because they really have no authority to assign a defined window for transfer to begin with

Like I said, if this impedes a player in any way, it will be challenged in court and the player will win
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I think you're wrong.

Sure, there's nothing to stop players from LEAVING the university they're at, any time they want. You're right about that. Don't have to do it during that window.

But being ACCEPTED by another university, well, that only comes if the new university desires it. And the universities, collectively, just decided they want only one transfer window each year.

If you want a new job but no one will accept you, you're stuck outside. There is no clause or court decision anywhere in American jurisprudence that says a person has a right to a position at a specific business (or college) they were never previously employed by. And there will be no new anti-trust cases in court forcing the issue, much as a player might try.

No, I think the NCAA (read: the colleges and universities, collectively) have every right to decide when they'll accept transferring students.

Go Vols!
 
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The portal should not open until after the National Championship Game. If you're a play-off team, having a couple players transfer can be the difference between winning and losing a game. You play all season and bolt when the team needs you the most. Even if they're a back up, this depletes your depth. Often times in modern football, it is a star player that leaves for more money. Portal windows and contacts with other teams should begin late Jan.
 
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Volfanstucknga said:
The portal should not open until after the National Championship Game. If you're a play-off team, having a couple players transfer can be the difference between winning and losing a game. You play all season and bolt when the team needs you them most. Even if they're a back up, this depletes your depth. Often times in modern football, it is a star player that leaves for more money. Portal windows and contacts with other teams should begin late Jan.
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There's got to be a way to get this figured out with affecting games like we saw with Penn State last year and losing their backup QB during their playoff run. Nobody wins in that situation.

Like I said, start the season a week earlier, OR let kids that want to transfer finish out the semester at their current school but eligible to practice at the new one. In 2025, we have the technology.
 
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#43
#43
S.C. OrangeMan said:
As long as the athletes are students, what you advocate is a violation of federal law and the Ohio vs NCAA ruling.
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The portal = the window where a player can transfer and be granted the ability to participate in the upcoming season at their new school. A player can actually leave any school on the date they choose, and they can apply to any other school on any date the choose. The portal is just the window they must use to ensure they are eligible to participate in the upcoming season.

It is very similar to other deadlines a person encounters in their lifetime that one must adhere to in order to be able to partake in a particular activity:

- If I want to travel outside the US, I must obtain a passport before I can do so. That means I must apply in time to receive one.
- If I want financial assistance from a college, I must file a FASFA by a certain time each year or no financial aid for me.
- If I want to attend a specific university I must apply for acceptance within the timeframes, they publish for the term I wish to enroll in. I can't just walk up on the first day of classes without meeting those deadlines. And I can't just decide halfway through the semester that I am going to enroll for THAT semester.
- If I want to board a plane, I must check in by the indicated time, I must be at the gate by the indicated time, I must have the necessary documents to board the plane with me.

They are not being denied the ability to transfer whenever they want at all - this is just establishing the timelines that must be followed if said student desires to participate in athletes at their new school for the upcoming season.

If there is a challenge, how this is presented and how the challenge is presented will be the deciding factor. The demands of a player do NOT override the authority of a university to accept that player as a student or as a player - just like you can't make an employer hire you.
 
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The change to one window was clearly needed, but what is the rationale behind starting it before all the games are finished? And please don't talk about the 'academic year' as if that really matters any more. Open the window the day after the NCG and keep it open for two weeks - problem solved.
 
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#45
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WillisWG said:


College Football May See Rule Change That Could've Kept Nico Iamaleava at Tennessee | Rocky Top Insider

NCAA Football Oversight Committee voted to support a single transfer portal window that would take place in January.
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According to a report from Ross Dellenger, the NCAA Football Oversight Committee voted on Thursday in support of a single transfer portal window. This would take place in early January that would last 10 days, eliminating the spring transfer portal window. Dellenger clarified that it is not a done deal, though, with the Administrative Committee still needing to formally adopt the change later.

This would eliminate the window that saw the Vols lose and gain talent this past cycle. Most notably, Iamaleava, the returning starting quarterback for Tennessee, exited in this period and found his way to UCLA. Safety Jakobe Thomas, who would’ve contended to start on the defense, also departed for Miami.
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Needs to be after the last bowl and playoff game!
 
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#46
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volfan102455 said:
Agree that at this point, it appears we came out better that we were on this - but I do think the perception of the program did suffer. It can be healed by winning on the field.

But it did result with a lot of scrambling to react at a time when the team should have been set and concentrating on preparing for this season.
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I totally disagree, nearly everyone sided with us. Darn near universal, if anything perception of program was a more positive one. The only one looking bad was Nico’s dad and Nico himself. We are fine and the only one I seen griping about our move was Joe Glatt who has virtually no followers. We were pretty much universally praised for not giving in and I am glad and proud we didn’t and I have no doubt the vast majority agree. Recruiting is rolling and Joey looked better and more confident in game 1 than Nico ever did. I don’t see where in Haiti where the program perception suffered. If anything it was vastly looked at as a positive. GBO
 
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Woodlawn VOL said:
I totally disagree, nearly everyone sided with us. Darn near universal, if anything perception of program was a more positive one. The only one looking bad was Nico’s dad and Nico himself. We are fine and the only one I seen griping about our move was Joe Glatt who has virtually no followers. We were pretty much universally praised for not giving in and I am glad and proud we didn’t and I have no doubt the vast majority agree. Recruiting is rolling and Joey looked better and more confident in game 1 than Nico ever did. I don’t see where in Haiti where the program perception suffered. If anything it was vastly looked at as a positive. GBO
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Heupel: Isn’t that Spring window how we got rid of Pajama Boy? …prolly.
 
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Woodlawn VOL said:
I totally disagree, nearly everyone sided with us. Darn near universal, if anything perception of program was a more positive one. The only one looking bad was Nico’s dad and Nico himself. We are fine and the only one I seen griping about our move was Joe Glatt who has virtually no followers. We were pretty much universally praised for not giving in and I am glad and proud we didn’t and I have no doubt the vast majority agree. Recruiting is rolling and Joey looked better and more confident in game 1 than Nico ever did. I don’t see where in Haiti where the program perception suffered. If anything it was vastly looked at as a positive. GBO
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The pre-season rankings tell a different story. We most definitely would have been ranked higher and had higher expectations with a returning starting QB. And had we struggled offensively against Syracuse, you can bet everyone would be questioning the decision of the coach to let Nico Walk without a bidding war with NIL.

Don't kid yourself - there are definitely a lot of folks in the media that were hoping for a breakout from Nico in that first game at UCLA.

Personally, yes based on what has been shared it was the right move for Tennessee to move on - but don't kid yourself into thinking that if the tide turns and Nico starts playing lights out while our offense struggles the media will constantly remind everyone of what Tennessee could have had. I don't think that is going to happen as (1) Nico did not look like he improved at all in his first game and (2) our offense looked better than it did in every game last year.
 
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