Discussion of proposed changes to transfer rule

[CuseLegacy]

The graduate transfer rule, the rare NCAA regulation that gives leverage to the athlete, has been used by hundreds of players since it was relaxed in 2011. In two weeks, the NCAA’s primary legislative body, the Division I Council, will vote on a measure that could severely restrict graduate transfers. The proposed rule change would require that colleges accepting graduate transfers be docked a scholarship the next year if the transfer does not earn his secondary degree within a year. So as graduate transfers have continued to increase — there were 124 this season in men’s basketball, according to the website GradTransferTracker, including a handful who were key contributors on NCAA tournament teams — and as programs have found value in them as a quick fix that suits both team and player, the new rule is seeking to discourage them by effectively adding a tax on programs that accept such players......

The proposal, which could go into effect as soon as Aug. 1, would apply to only three sports — football, women’s basketball and men’s basketball — but appears particularly aimed at men’s basketball. Football teams, with 85 scholarships, are far more capable of coping with the loss of a single scholarship than a men’s basketball squad, which has 13. And there are roughly twice as many graduate transfers each year in men’s basketball as in women’s basketball.

 

[bnoro]

The graduate transfer rule, the rare NCAA regulation that gives leverage to the athlete, has been used by hundreds of players since it was relaxed in 2011. In two weeks, the NCAA’s primary legislative body, the Division I Council, will vote on a measure that could severely restrict graduate transfers. The proposed rule change would require that colleges accepting graduate transfers be docked a scholarship the next year if the transfer does not earn his secondary degree within a year. So as graduate transfers have continued to increase — there were 124 this season in men’s basketball, according to the website GradTransferTracker, including a handful who were key contributors on NCAA tournament teams — and as programs have found value in them as a quick fix that suits both team and player, the new rule is seeking to discourage them by effectively adding a tax on programs that accept such players...

The proposal, which could go into effect as soon as Aug. 1, would apply to only three sports — football, women’s basketball and men’s basketball — but appears particularly aimed at men’s basketball. Football teams, with 85 scholarships, are far more capable of coping with the loss of a single scholarship than a men’s basketball squad, which has 13. And there are roughly twice as many graduate transfers each year in men’s basketball as in women’s basketball.

Good. Really starting to dislike the grad transfer recruiting every season. Especially in CBB.

 

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[jgeorge322]

maybe they should just require all transfers to sit out half a season as a compromise. just an idea.

 

[IthacaMatt]

The graduate transfer rule, the rare NCAA regulation that gives leverage to the athlete, has been used by hundreds of players since it was relaxed in 2011. In two weeks, the NCAA’s primary legislative body, the Division I Council, will vote on a measure that could severely restrict graduate transfers. The proposed rule change would require that colleges accepting graduate transfers be docked a scholarship the next year if the transfer does not earn his secondary degree within a year. So as graduate transfers have continued to increase — there were 124 this season in men’s basketball, according to the website GradTransferTracker, including a handful who were key contributors on NCAA tournament teams — and as programs have found value in them as a quick fix that suits both team and player, the new rule is seeking to discourage them by effectively adding a tax on programs that accept such players...

The proposal, which could go into effect as soon as Aug. 1, would apply to only three sports — football, women’s basketball and men’s basketball — but appears particularly aimed at men’s basketball. Football teams, with 85 scholarships, are far more capable of coping with the loss of a single scholarship than a men’s basketball squad, which has 13. And there are roughly twice as many graduate transfers each year in men’s basketball as in women’s basketball.

This will basically end the grad transfer rule. No one will give up 2 years of scholarship for 1 year of play.

Thank you, NCAA! Always looking out for the coaches, and never the athletes.

Why not have a coach sit out one year when he changes schools?

I am so sick of power schools being able to stockpile talent, and a kid is locked in to that program and transferring to another school that's maybe a better fit for his or her talent is made near impossible. What a bunch of the NCAA are.

 

[CuseLegacy]

This will basically end the grad transfer rule. No one will give up 2 years of scholarship for 1 year of play.

Thank you, NCAA! Always looking out for the coaches, and never the athletes.

Why not have a coach sit out one year when he changes schools?

I am so sick of power schools being able to stockpile talent, and a kid is locked in to that program and transferring to another school that's maybe a better fit for his or her talent is made near impossible. What a bunch of the NCAA are.

What are you talking about. This change pertains to UNDER GRADUATE transfers.

 

[UpstateSM]

"*When athletes transfer closer to home — within a 100-mile radius — because of a family member’s injury or illness, the NCAA would then require “a treatment plan detailing the student-athlete’s caregiving responsibilities” and paperwork from both schools."

This is such a joke I can't even imagine someone attempting to defend it. Kids should be allowed to transfer without sitting out as it is but this is as gross as it gets from the NCAA

 

[SUFan44]

What are you talking about. This change pertains to UNDER GRADUATE transfers.

The link he is referencing is about grad transfers.

 

[CuseLegacy]

The link he is referencing is about grad transfers.

That's it...I'm leaving town again.

 

[IthacaMatt]

The link he is referencing is about grad transfers.

It doesn't matter; it's still bull. If you have graduated from a school, you should be a free agent if you still have remaining eligibility. It's like you fulfilled your contractual obligation. You are not going to hurt the school's APR score. And if you want to pursue grad school at the college you are already attending, then that's fine, of course.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Council adjusts transfer waiver guidelines, addresses other topics

The Division I Council received updates about several ongoing topics and made several decisions at a meeting this week in Indianapolis that illustrated the depth

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