What is the board’s opinion on this? I know the basketball side thinks it’s just wonderful but I think it will be extremely detrimental to the football program based on its current standing.
It is an additional wedge between the factory schools and the rest of college football. An opportunity for a team like Michigan to poach the Levante Bellamy’s from Western Michigan (Harbaugh is a big advocate of this FYI). If this passes, we need to understand the very real possibility of losing a good/great player on a regular basis. For example, a player that we signed from south Florida because he wasn’t quite good enough to go to one of the (3) big Florida schools. But after 2-3 years of success here he has gained the attention of the Florida schools and immediately transfers at first opportunity. The factory school gains a great player, Syracuse loses a great player.
The counter to this is that Syracuse has the same opportunity to sign a transfer. Sure, I guess so. Syracuse can fill a spot with a kid from Akron, Buffalo, UMass, etc. Or a kid that never got off the bench and was using up a scholarship at another factory school. Syracuse actually does the factory school a favor. No thanks.
Will be harder to find a face/leader for the program going forward because if that player is generally the best player, the chances increase dramatically that factory schools could try to poach that player. And since it’s the same 6-8 factory schools that go to the playoffs every year, can you blame the player? I guess I cannot but I think it could be devastating for this program. What am I missing here?
It is an additional wedge between the factory schools and the rest of college football. An opportunity for a team like Michigan to poach the Levante Bellamy’s from Western Michigan (Harbaugh is a big advocate of this FYI). If this passes, we need to understand the very real possibility of losing a good/great player on a regular basis. For example, a player that we signed from south Florida because he wasn’t quite good enough to go to one of the (3) big Florida schools. But after 2-3 years of success here he has gained the attention of the Florida schools and immediately transfers at first opportunity. The factory school gains a great player, Syracuse loses a great player.
The counter to this is that Syracuse has the same opportunity to sign a transfer. Sure, I guess so. Syracuse can fill a spot with a kid from Akron, Buffalo, UMass, etc. Or a kid that never got off the bench and was using up a scholarship at another factory school. Syracuse actually does the factory school a favor. No thanks.
Will be harder to find a face/leader for the program going forward because if that player is generally the best player, the chances increase dramatically that factory schools could try to poach that player. And since it’s the same 6-8 factory schools that go to the playoffs every year, can you blame the player? I guess I cannot but I think it could be devastating for this program. What am I missing here?