(03-08-2012 07:15 AM)ChiTownAce Wrote:  That rule does not apply to volleyball. There is a one-time transfer exemption for all sports except baseball, basketball, football and hockey if the athlete is academically and athletically eleigible. There is a transfer guide that spells it all out.

And the transfer guide spells out the whole release thing. Releases are the key to the exception.

See item 4 on the list (I linked to the guide somewhere way up thread):

Quote:To use this exception you must:
...
4. Have a written release agreement from your first school saying that it does not object to your receiving an exception to the transfer residence requirement.

Now, the decision to deny the release can be appealed to some "institutional entity" outside the athletic department.

That appeal factor, to me, is a reason to not handle releases in pure case-by-case way, and have a standard policy. If there's one thing institutional entities respect, it's a well considered policy. And well they should.

I agree that it an absolute privilege for a local athlete to play at NIU, but I also feel it makes sense for NIU to intensify its local recruiting efforts. Any HS coach who places a kid in the Huskie football program should feel extremely proud. This is why I can't imagine Wicinski, an NIU alum, making this threat. He and his program need NIU far more than the the Huskies need them. His daughter is an All American player who had an opportunity to play anywhere, and decided on NIU over several schools with superior volleyball programs. As I understand it, she has a huge upside which may include the US Olympics, and perhaps a more recognized volleyball school will increase her chances of attaining her ultimate goal what. For what it's worth, I thought Schiller was a definite impact player. I followed the old Western Sun Conf closely, and the games I saw Santa and Boenzi, like Hayes at Sycamore, were dominant players. From a football perspective it has been a win win, and although Wicinski's played for only two years, she certainly helped bring the volleyball program to a new level. I think it's time to move on.

So if I understand the correctly.....

-UW's head coach was at NIU for about a decade, before going to UW for over a decade.

-That UW recently took 1 (2?) of NIUs assistants, one of which was NIUs top vb recruiter and former standout, recruited this Wicinski girl and is her "mentor" for the US National team and was a Jr coach is(was) Kane county.

-Wicinskis parent both went to NIU.

Ironically, from what I read, this asst, Coley Palikowki, was recruited by Waite but then he left for UW. Why didn't she follow him there?

Something smells very fishy about this whole situation. Others have wrote this, and others leaving NIU and smaller schools, is about education and "oppurtunity." I call bull$hit. This player was going to follow Coley wherever she went. Likely why she got to NIU, why she was hired by UW. UW will now be streamlining these girls from that area, NOT NIU. What is hard to comprehend? And her parents are a couple of tools. If you want your daughter to play for her's and your guru, that's fine. If they threatened NIU, f-them. From what I can see, they could care less about NIU, just want the best oppurtunity for their daughter and her guru.

Perhaps this is the best thing for her in that she stays with Coley, but it has ZERO to do with education or better oppurtunity.If she wanted out,from what I read now, I would likely let her if it helps pursue a shot at the National Team and Olympics. HOWEVER, I would NEVER allow this in any other sport, unless the circumstances were this extreme. Football, basketball...NEVER! Make them sit out. And if there were threats or demands of ANY kind, NIU does NOT need to associate with pipelines like that, and mroe than likely it will be dry soon enough.These people are always "opputunists" anyways, which there is nothing wrong with, but cut the umbilical cord and move on and don't look back. Walk away as they did. Otherwise you will only get burnt again. Waite raided the cupboard, the asst took the oppurtunity and Waite knew he was getting a great recuiter he stayed in touch with and a prized player.

But I am sure, as always the chance on this board, that this situation is all blown out of proportion and her parents didn't demand anything.

Second thought, in knowing/hearing football, hockey, baseball and even lacrosse parent stories in Chicagolan, I don't doubt anything.

Q: What the difference between "genious-midgets", and Wicinski and the other 3 girls when they go jogging?

A: The genious-midgets are "cunning runts"...



-sorry you just took the time to read that

It sad enough when you have to worry about schools poaching are coachesbut now we have to worry about players.
Hope Moore isn't being courted.