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Apr 15, 2021, 9:56 PM
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Yeah, there's something reeks about the whole transfer portal thing.
but in the end, why is it deleterious since it's a two-way highway anyway. Just as much as you can lose players, you can gain them.
But it sure does change the landscape of recruiting and acquisition of personnel. Coaches just have to adapt quickly to this.
What am I missing
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I would agree if colleges could easily cut players who didn’t pan out.
Apr 15, 2021, 10:02 PM
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But as we all know, the thinking has always been that it’s wrong to revoke a player’s scholarship just because he isn’t playing well or because you can get someone better to take his roster spot.
I have always been against “firing” players unless they did something significant (didn’t go to class, consistent behavior problems, etc.). But now that players are crying about not getting paid and want the freedom to transfer on a whim? It’s time to take off the kid gloves and treat them like the adult semi-pros they want to be.
If a player isn’t improving as planned, cut his @ss. Because if he’s not happy, you better believe he’s bolting as soon as he can. And loyalty has to be a two way street.
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Agree 100%. That would be a true two-way street...
Apr 15, 2021, 11:09 PM
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...compared to the one-way street we're heading down. Right now, programs are held in suspense just waiting on players to transfer out and then hope they can find suitable replacement players in the portal. Don't want to honor your scholarship and sit out a year cause you're butthurt you're not the starter or winning championships? No problem! It's becoming pro-style free agency and it will kill college sports very soon.
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Re: I would agree if colleges could easily cut players who didn’t pan out.
Apr 16, 2021, 9:39 AM
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There is one issue that I (as a sentient burner account of yours) disagree.
I believe that ALL athletic scholarships should be 4 years guaranteed. Period. Not negotiable.
Even if the kid never shows up to practice, is injured, is dismissed for team rules, cut, leaves early for the pros WITHOUT graduating, ANYTHING save for academic dismissal from the university, graduation or transfer to another school.
Why? Character is a two-way street. I want a school/coach to be on the hook if the kid has a character issue and never "performs". Don't offer the scholarship if the kid is not expected to succeed, academically first, athletically second.
That would stop the likes of the coots UT, or jawja or even ohio state with their horrible grad rate from taking a lot of kids, many with questionable character and letting them "filter out". Opps, you recruited 30 kids and 20 are with the team because of stupidity, we you are still on the hook for 20 of your football scholarship spots for the next 3 years. All of a sudden it would be on the universities to keep kids going and keep them successful. Think about if Duke was still on the hook for Zion's 2 remaining scholarship years. (And yes, I do not believe in the 1 or 3 year rule with the pros)
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Re: I would agree if colleges could easily cut players who didn’t pan out.
Apr 16, 2021, 10:51 AM
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I was responding to the Judge by the way.
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