Possible New Transfer Rule

[shocktheheart]

Not a good idea in my opinion. Any athlete that has about a 2.6 GPA would be able to transfer without having to sit out a year. Big schools would be coming for any type of star player at the mid-major level.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the ... ncaab.html

[valleychamp]

Horrible, horrible idea. Transferring is already just completely out of control, and this would really make it all that much worse.

You will definitely see a lot more Rayvonte Rice's and Seth Curry's that have success at mid-majors after a year or two that will leave for bigger schools.

[tribecalledquest]

As long as the NCAA is going to keep talking about "student-athletes" and "amateurism" then players should be allowed to transfer whenever they wish and not have to sit out a year. No other student has to sit out a year when changing schools.

Either admit college sports is a business and change a lot of the rules---or truly treat the athletes like you do the rest of the students.

I would have no problem with them forcing kids to sit out a year if they just admitted the athletes were "property", which, in essence, they really are.

[DoubleJayAlum]

As long as the NCAA is going to keep talking about "student-athletes" and "amateurism" then players should be allowed to transfer whenever they wish and not have to sit out a year. No other student has to sit out a year when changing schools.

Yeah, but schools aren't spending the same amounts on those other students either.

This rule would all but kill a mid major's opportunity to compete. The one advantage that we have is that our kids tend to stay around all four years. Pass this rule and we will essentially become little more than JUCOs for the Kentucky's, Kansas', and Dukes of the world.

[valleychamp]

As long as the NCAA is going to keep talking about "student-athletes" and "amateurism" then players should be allowed to transfer whenever they wish and not have to sit out a year. No other student has to sit out a year when changing schools.

Either admit college sports is a business and change a lot of the rules---or truly treat the athletes like you do the rest of the students.

I would have no problem with them forcing kids to sit out a year if they just admitted the athletes were "property", which, in essence, they really are.

Wrong. The "student athletes" ARE able to transfer to any school that they would like, as "any regular student" would do. In fact, you can go do a different school every year for the rest of you life if you choose to do so.

But you have to be able to separate an academic career from basketball. You can't allow students to haphazardly change schools whenever they please and not have any consequences to their basketball eligibility.

[DoubleJayAlum]

As long as the NCAA is going to keep talking about "student-athletes" and "amateurism" then players should be allowed to transfer whenever they wish and not have to sit out a year. No other student has to sit out a year when changing schools.

Either admit college sports is a business and change a lot of the rules---or truly treat the athletes like you do the rest of the students.

I would have no problem with them forcing kids to sit out a year if they just admitted the athletes were "property", which, in essence, they really are.

Wrong. The "student athletes" ARE able to transfer to any school that they would like, as "any regular student" would do. In fact, you can go do a different school every year for the rest of you life if you choose to do so.

But you have to be able to separate an academic career from basketball. You can't allow students to haphazardly change schools whenever they please and not have any consequences to their basketball eligibility.

Solid point.

[UE 71]

So would you take away their freedom of speech too? Maybe we should just lock them up at night for four years. We wouldn't want them to find out there is more going on in the world than basketball.

[shocktheheart]

So would you take away their freedom of speech too? Maybe we should just lock them up at night for four years. We wouldn't want them to find out there is more going on in the world than basketball.

What does this even mean?

[valleychamp]

So would you take away their freedom of speech too? Maybe we should just lock them up at night for four years. We wouldn't want them to find out there is more going on in the world than basketball.

Exactly what right do you think was/is being taken away from these students?

Playing basketball wherever they choose without penalty or consequences is not a "right".

[3ontheway]

what is next, if they have a 3.0 or better, they get an agent?