The NCAA is one step closer to the 1 time transfer rule with immediate eligibility. We discussed this earlier in the year and whether this may be a positive or negative for MT.
I’m very eager to see how this affects MT and other G5 programs.
All good points however the key word is smart. We don't have that here.IMO, MT could just as easily gain a contributor as they can lose one to a P5 program.
And, if MT plays it smart, it's another way to expedite a turnaround.
1) Use transfer portal to recruit P5 kids / grad transfers from winning programs. They've seen what winning is like and could provide leadership at MT
2) Use JUCO to build depth and find additional contributors to play NOW.
3) Use HS to build depth for 2 years down the road and plan to RS all HS players
Their scholarships are annual. Make scholarships guaranteed for 4 years then I will agree with you. No reason a player should not be able to go to any school they want after fulfilling their one year contract (scholarship).if you accept a free ride to a school you shouldn’t be able to just leave. This is a terrible rule. Lessens consistency.
Their scholarships are annual. Make scholarships guaranteed for 4 years then I will agree with you. No reason a player should not be able to go to any school they want after fulfilling their one year contract (scholarship).
That's a fair point. I'm not sure we will see Stockstill maximize the transfer portal if the rule passes.All good points however the key word is smart. We don't have that here.
Former HS 4 star guys who were promised starting roles at P5 schools will look to play their final year or two at a G5.Ultimately, guys want to play so most transfers will be to places they can start.
I think we will see more transfers from P5 to G5 than the other way around, and more guys will transfer to G5 rather than FCS since they won't have to sit out.
They auto renew. It is a multi year deal. I’d like to know the numbers of kids we stop the scholarship.
It’s a ridiculous rule. Yet we can sign a washed up coach for years. The only consistency we have is bad decisions and luck.
Your last paragraph sums up my opposition. I can't help but believe this rule will be more a detriment to a school like MT than a help. (probably more so in BkB which is always my primary focus - perhaps not so much in FB because of the numbers involved)It's really not a multi-year scholarship. It's one year. The examples of this happen quite often in our basketball program in recent years. When you see these kids transfer and go to a lower division or level it's because they were told they weren't going to be coming back on scholarship. The schools aren't going to come out say we aren't resigning kid xyz because he wasn't good enough. The scholarship goes to someone else, the kid transfers, and that's the end of it, but it's not a four-year scholarship and every school and the NCAA has validated this.
That said, the rule will incentivize kids transferring because they don't like the mood of things or playing time or name any other reason. I would like to see the NCAA fix the unintended consequences of this rule. One way to do that would be for a school to offer either a one, two, or four-year scholarship. For the kids that don't want to go all in they can sign a one year scholarship and then transfer if they want. If kids want the stability and assurance they can sign four years but have to sit out a year if they decide to transfer. This would also help reduce better G5 players going to a P5, because most of them are going to take the four year deal if it's offered.
My biggest concern about this is that the best players are going to be recruiting under the table and plucked. Could you imagine how many schools would have wanted Richie James after his first couple of years? The consequences of a P5 taking a G5's best player will cause much more severe damage to the G5 program than will the G5 benefit from P5 players seeking to find a place to get more playing time.
I wonder if we will see G5 schools offering 4 year scholarships?After a little digging, I found there are 4 year scholarships but they are rare. Most scholarships, however, are renewed.
Exactlyi dont think football will suffer much but basketball will be bad. any time MT has an all conference type player, see ya! We will get Power 5 left overs and lose our best players
i dont think football will suffer much but basketball will be bad. any time MT has an all conference type player, see ya! We will get Power 5 left overs and lose our best players
Have our BB stars not been transfers from other lower level school though? Dendy, King, Williams...
In basketball, most P5 programs sign high school kids. Unless a G5 kid is promised a starting spot, and/or they aren't happy with the G5, I don't think a player like Potts or Upshaw would move to a P5.Do you think there wouldn't have been pressure on Potts or Upshaw to transfer "up" during their four years at MT.
In basketball, most P5 programs sign high school kids. Unless a G5 kid is promised a starting spot, and/or they aren't happy with the G5, I don't think a player like Potts or Upshaw would move to a P5.
Starters minutes can't be discounted. Heck, we will likely see bench players at great P5's transfer to mediocre P5's if they are promised starters minutes.
I know Potts would have had some interest from Bruce Pearl at Auburn since he pretty much said he messed up not recruiting him. I think we will just have to see how this turns out.Do you think there wouldn't have been pressure on Potts or Upshaw to transfer "up" during their four years at MT.