Ouch!

Cooley · March 31, 2015

Man, you've got to think that the NCAA needs to find a way to address this. They have already eliminated the hardship rule granting immediate eligibility. Maybe they can help stop it by preventing schools from firing coaches prior to their contracts being up. Also, the coaches need to quit lying to the kids about playing time. Or, running kids off. It's become transfer and/or the NBA.

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/31/southern-illinois-loses-five-to-transfer-coach-rips-the-decisions/

Edited April 1, 2015 by Cooley

Censored by Laurie · April 1, 2015

stupid kids...trying to look out for what's best for them and their own lives.

Ben Gooding · April 1, 2015

It's more to it than that. And if they were really looking out for their best interest they would select far more carefully where they initially go rather than jump on the biggest offer thrown at them. Bc that biggest offer doesn't always put them in a great situation to succeed on or off the field.

UNTLifer · April 2, 2015

Mirrors what is going on at high schools.

Censored by Laurie · April 2, 2015

It's more to it than that. And if they were really looking out for their best interest they would select far more carefully where they initially go rather than jump on the biggest offer thrown at them. Bc that biggest offer doesn't always put them in a great situation to succeed on or off the field.

so a kid shouldn't try and set a high bar for himself? if an 18 year old gets two scholarship offers tomorrow, one from UNT and one from Kentucky he'd be a fool to not take the UK offer...if it turns out he can't crack the line-up there, he ought to be free to move along to a better situation.

it's as if people don't realize that kids...scholarship athletes down to regular students...transfer schools all the time as their wants/needs/lives/expectations change. I'd have no problem with doing away with transfer rules altogether...some kid wants to play at 4 different schools over 4 years, so long as his grades are in order, go for it.

MeanGreenTexan · April 2, 2015

so a kid shouldn't try and set a high bar for himself? if an 18 year old gets two scholarship offers tomorrow, one from UNT and one from Kentucky he'd be a fool to not take the UK offer...if it turns out he can't crack the line-up there, he ought to be free to move along to a better situation.
it's as if people don't realize that kids...scholarship athletes down to regular students...transfer schools all the time as their wants/needs/lives/expectations change. I'd have no problem with doing away with transfer rules altogether...some kid wants to play at 4 different schools over 4 years, so long as his grades are in order, go for it.

This would seem to work when transferring to a "lesser" school.

But if it's completely open like you're proposing, Kentucky could just decide they want to snatch up Tyler Harvey from Eastern Washington and offer him. The rich only get much, much, much richer in this scenario. You'd have the blue bloods scouting/recruiting at other D-1 schools.

KRAM1 · April 2, 2015

so a kid shouldn't try and set a high bar for himself? if an 18 year old gets two scholarship offers tomorrow, one from UNT and one from Kentucky he'd be a fool to not take the UK offer...if it turns out he can't crack the line-up there, he ought to be free to move along to a better situation.
it's as if people don't realize that kids...scholarship athletes down to regular students...transfer schools all the time as their wants/needs/lives/expectations change. I'd have no problem with doing away with transfer rules altogether...some kid wants to play at 4 different schools over 4 years, so long as his grades are in order, go for it.

Why the hate for UNT? UNT might be miles ahead of UK in the kid's chosen field of study. UK has nothing on UNT in the way of academics. And, they don't have a historically strong football team either. Now, if the kid is a "one and done" caliber basketball player...absolutely choose UK. But, if it isn't for basketball, the kid would do well to seriously ponder that choice of schools.

Stop hating on UNT. :-)

Cooley · April 3, 2015

Interesting names appearing on the ever growing transfer list (2015). Available immediately is Texas A&M's (DeSoto, HS) Antwan Space. Exactly the type of player I would like to see us pick up as a stretch 4. Graduates in May. Ties to Jordan Williams and J'Mychael Reese. Arkansas' Nick Babb (Arlington Martin) as a shooting guard. Houston's Egi Gjikondi. I think we were after him before he committed to UH.

The list will continue to grow and with bigger names over the next few weeks.

http://www.verbalcommits.com/transfers/2015

Edited April 3, 2015 by Cooley

UNT90 · April 3, 2015

so a kid shouldn't try and set a high bar for himself? if an 18 year old gets two scholarship offers tomorrow, one from UNT and one from Kentucky he'd be a fool to not take the UK offer...if it turns out he can't crack the line-up there, he ought to be free to move along to a better situation.
it's as if people don't realize that kids...scholarship athletes down to regular students...transfer schools all the time as their wants/needs/lives/expectations change. I'd have no problem with doing away with transfer rules altogether...some kid wants to play at 4 different schools over 4 years, so long as his grades are in order, go for it.

Terrible idea.

Not because these kids don't deserve to be able to transfer if they WANT to, but because programs will be recruiting talent from other programs, no matter if there is a "rule" that says they can't.

So what you will have is enormous pressure put on kids that end up developing once they get to college. It will be a free for all.

Just no.

MeanGreenTexan · April 3, 2015

Interesting names appearing on the ever growing transfer list (2015). Available immediately is Texas A&M's (DeSoto, HS) Antwan Space. Exactly the type of player I would like to see us pick up as a stretch 4. Graduates in May. Ties to Jordan Williams and J'Mychael Reese. Arkansas' Nick Babb (Arlington Martin) as a shooting guard. Houston's Egi Gjikondi. I think we were after him before he committed to UH.

The list will continue to grow and with bigger names over the next few weeks.

http://www.verbalcommits.com/transfers/2015

Weren't we really close to landing Babb at one point?

Which reminds me, because he likely knows the answer... Where's NT03?

UNT90 · April 3, 2015

Where's NT03?

Stopped caring?

Seriously, I've wondered the same thing for a while now.

Cooley · April 4, 2015

Another local on the transfer list that is available immediately (for 1 year) - 6-11, 260 Tennessee C Rawane Ndiaye. ACL ended his brief career at UT. Played at Woodrow Wilson for about 1 year. Not much on offense. Was in Juco for a little bit.