Good read on what grad transfers are doing.

http://www.startribune.com/this-year-s-t.../508353442

The NCAA will vote this Friday on whether to penalize schools that take grad transfers. NCAA considering counting a grad transfer scholarship against a school for 2 years even though the transfer can play only 1 year.

(04-17-2019 08:39 AM)ez272 Wrote:  The NCAA will vote this Friday on whether to penalize schools that take grad transfers. NCAA considering counting a grad transfer scholarship against a school for 2 years even though the transfer can play only 1 year.

I really hope they do this. The grad transfer rule really is hurting us this year. Would a team be willing to give up 2 years of scholarships to get one year out of Rayjon? Possibly. But, most consider him the best graduate transfer available. It will be a rarity for us to have a graduate who is that good. I doubt a team would have taken DeAndre under those circumstances. Looking it from our side, I could see us giving up 2 years of scholarships to get a solid P5 player for one year. Doubt we would have done that for Dani Koljani, although I think he was a nice addition for his one season.

This new rule would benefit midmajors, something the NCAA rarely does. Maybe if the midmajor conferences stick together on this it can get passed.

I am with you. That is an idea that has gotten totally out of hand.

I bet less than 10% get their grad degrees.

Read the article again and it seems an exception will be made if the athlete completes his post graduate degree in 1 year.

(04-17-2019 11:37 AM)ez272 Wrote:  Read the article again and it seems an exception will be made if the athlete completes his post graduate degree in 1 year.

Yes. That is the point- if they are doing it to "really" get a graduate degree I am fine with it. Although the original rule said "they could only transfer to a school which had the degree they wanted, if that degree was not offered at their original school". No one has followed that- it is a total farce.