So....here's my thoughts:
1. Smaller schools or the Group of 5, just became the "Farm League" for the SEC, Big 10, Big 12, ACC, and PAC. If a player shines in one of those leagues, what is to prevent him from getting an instant "call-up" to the "big league programs" that maybe passed on him the first time around? But, in all honesty, this is what should happen. Better players should play on the bigger stages, and oftentimes, good players are shorted because of the "competition" they play against.
2. I am totally for this, because college players have limited years of eligibility to make their football careers count to begin with. People want to talk about Mel Tucker, who yes, was crap to do what he did, how he did, but he is given a contract, and at the end of his contract, is free to work another job if he wants. These kids have 5 years typically, tops, to make enough strides developmentally and on the field to be able to make it to the league. They can get educations everywhere, but if they feel they can maximize their limited time as collegiate football players elsewhere, they should do so. For many of these guys, once their senior year is done, so is their football career. Coaches can coach for decades, but a college football player can only "play" for 4 years.
3. The ONLY thing I'd like to see is a rule that says that a player can transfer at two times: After their sophomore year, AND when they're a graduate transfer. I think that if a coach spends years recruiting a player, it's only fair for the player to give 2 years (one of them can be redshirt year) to the coach to develop them as much as possible, and determine if it's a good fit, and it's only fair to the coach to have the players he expects to have. After their second year out of high school, they can transfer, and be immediately eligible somewhere else. This way, you KNOW the players who are at risk to transfer, because they'll be those finishing their second year, or those who are grad transfers. A player is convinced to spend the first two years at a school, get their "general education requirements" out of the way, learn the playbook, learn the system, learn the culture. And then, the coach recruits them to finish out the remaining two to three years of eligibility there, until they graduate. To me, that makes more sense than saying anyone can leave anytime they want. If your coach leaves in your first year, okay, well, you have to play one for the new guy, and then you can transfer if it's not going well. It prevents knee jerk reactions, and I think would provide much more solidarity for coaches predicting their rosters. It would also encourage guys to get their degrees quicker, since that would allow them to transfer quicker, if they're past their sophomore year.
4. I feel like the rule should also be that coaches can accept as many transfers as they'd like, as long as they are under the 85 limit when the season starts. Since there is no limit on how many can be lost, there's no limit on how many can be gained.
5. This eliminates a lot of the "yeah, but what if's" that we're getting in cases like Mays and everyone else, who are seeking waivers. Would be clear cut.
JMO.