(04-28-2018 04:55 AM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(04-27-2018 07:06 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  All I will say is if the Administration is worrying about it, then I am going to worry about it. It was all that was talked about by them at the CAA tournament. Did you go?

I think this is something the NCAA needs to crack down on. It doesn't seem right that a kid on scholarship with one school is being actively recruited by another school. There should be strict rules and enforcement against contact with players, their families, their high school/AAU coaches when the kid is on scholarship with another University. A kid requests his release obviously all bets are off but this back channel stuff is what's causing all these transfers.

I realize these aren't paid employees (scholarship and COA aside) who aren't under contract and this opens up a broader conversation about college athletes being paid, unionizing etc. but this isn't right. The mid major and low major shouldn't just be a feeder system and proving ground for the P5. It's really no different to MLB in the old days when the Yankees would routinely use teams like the Kansas City Royals as their de facto farm team. It's really become a way for the major programs to manage with a lower number of scholarships than they used to have back when they were able to stash players.

It's created a culture where I'm sure conversations are had early- hey kid or coach we don't have enough scholarships but go to Robert Morris and prove yourself for year and when XYZ big player leaves we'll have room to bring you on.