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    Quote Originally Posted by XUBison View Post
    OK, so a couple of questions… “Most“ of whom feel this way? And is there really a case that most players who transferred did so only because they were forced to do so? Is there anything concrete to support that narrative, or is it simply based on conjecture? I thought the prevailing narrative was the NCAA was capitulating on the year-in-residence rule in an effort to protect its amateur status.

    Far be it for me to defend the NCAA, but I have a hard time understanding why it is not entitled to set rules that govern its competitive balance. Part of the problem is that we use words like “forced“, when the reality is none of these players are forced to do a damn thing.
    1. Most (nearly all) of the Board of Governors seem to feel that way.

    2. Yes, there is actual data that the NCAA collected that shows that just under 2/3rds of men's basketball transfers were doing so because their coaches basically wanted someone else instead.


    Something else that most people don't realize. The actual stated reason for the Year in Residency rule was not to try to keep players from transferring. It was actually an academic one. They felt that men's basketball, women's basketball, football, and men's ice hockey were sports that were at an academic risk, and they felt sitting out a year would allow players to become assimilated more easily. Data has pretty much shown this theory to be bunk. It doesn't have any impact on graduation rates or academic performance at all. So, if data has shown that the stated reason for that rule has no actual impact, then why have the rule at all?
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    Academic reasons were the explanation when the rule was first put into effect MANY years ago, but I think that was something most people knew was just an excuse. The real reason was to keep teams from stockpiling players and picking good players off of other teams rosters. The one-year sit out rule was just a way for the coaches to keep players from leaving for greener pastures. It will still do the same thing, only there will be ONE TIME exception given. Players will need to use it wisely because they may not get a 2nd chance.

    As far as the “forcing” of players out....how is wanting a player to leave by not renewing a scholarship any different from “cutting” a player? Participation in intercollegiate sports is not something that everyone that wants to do, will get the opportunity to do. Some simply don’t have the talent. Aren’t there more players “trying out” for walk-on status every year than get that status? Don’t high schools have cuts? Don’t All-STAR, travel, and national/international teams have cuts? Scholarships are 1-year only contracts, aren’t they? I really don’t see anything wrong with a coach telling a player that they won’t “make the team” and won’t have their scholarship renewed. But when that happens.....

    Something I would add to the new rules is that when the above happens...where the coach is the one that chooses to not renew the scholarship for a player.....that the player be granted an automatic waiver and be allowed to transfer with immediate eligibility elsewhere, even if they have already transferred before. That only seems fair to me.

    Id also get rid of the 5 years rule, where a athlete must use up their 4 years of eligibility within 5 years of their starting date.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XUGRAD80 View Post

    As far as the “forcing” of players out....how is wanting a player to leave by not renewing a scholarship any different from “cutting” a player? Participation in intercollegiate sports is not something that everyone that wants to do, will get the opportunity to do. Some simply don’t have the talent. Aren’t there more players “trying out” for walk-on status every year than get that status? Don’t high schools have cuts? Don’t All-STAR, travel, and national/international teams have cuts? Scholarships are 1-year only contracts, aren’t they? I really don’t see anything wrong with a coach telling a player that they won’t “make the team” and won’t have their scholarship renewed. But when that happens.....
    Yeah, I don't think anyone is saying anything is wrong with that. It is done all the time, Xavier has done it many times. It is just good now the player won't be punished when it happens and have to sit out. Well, at least as long as it doesnt happen at their second stop.

    This reasoning is the exact same reason why if players want to leave to transfer up because their talents have exceeded the school/conference/level of play they are currently at, that they should be able to do so without any obstacles.

    Can't say no bid deal when the school does it to their advantage and then cry when the player does it to theirs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by XUGRAD80 View Post
    Academic reasons were the explanation when the rule was first put into effect MANY years ago, but I think that was something most people knew was just an excuse. The real reason was to keep teams from stockpiling players and picking good players off of other teams rosters. The one-year sit out rule was just a way for the coaches to keep players from leaving for greener pastures. It will still do the same thing, only there will be ONE TIME exception given. Players will need to use it wisely because they may not get a 2nd chance.

    As far as the “forcing” of players out....how is wanting a player to leave by not renewing a scholarship any different from “cutting” a player? Participation in intercollegiate sports is not something that everyone that wants to do, will get the opportunity to do. Some simply don’t have the talent. Aren’t there more players “trying out” for walk-on status every year than get that status? Don’t high schools have cuts? Don’t All-STAR, travel, and national/international teams have cuts? Scholarships are 1-year only contracts, aren’t they? I really don’t see anything wrong with a coach telling a player that they won’t “make the team” and won’t have their scholarship renewed. But when that happens.....

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    I agree. And the fact that they're now being called on that is one of the reasons the rule will almost assuredly change.
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    Eastern Washington's Groves brothers are relocating to Oklahoma. That sucks for anyone who is a fan of all of college basketball and not just the major conferences. Thank God Xavier is in a major conference now.

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    Getting to know Jerome Hunter

    Would be much needed size/athleticism on the perimeter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lloyd Braun View Post
    Getting to know Jerome Hunter

    Would be much needed size/athleticism on the perimeter.

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    Judging from his rankings and coming from IU, I take it he is considered to be a solid pickup.
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    Quote Originally Posted by xudash View Post
    Judging from his rankings and coming from IU, I take it he is considered to be a solid pickup.
    Seems like another guy who could be a solid pickup if he stays healthy. Good pickup by Steele and co.

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    Excellent! Gives X more options without really effecting the positions of other returning players. Should mean that Tucker can now take the redshirt year he was expecting to take and Xavier has someone that can fill that position this year, while he does.

    On paper they have a very solid roster now. On paper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lloyd Braun View Post
    Getting to know Jerome Hunter

    Would be much needed size/athleticism on the perimeter.

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    Not a big scorer but he probably will be asked to play defense on opposing team's sg/sf players. Who knows if his leg is healthy.

    Speaking of healthy legs, Johnson and Stanley are recovering from surgeries with Nunge (another weak knee candidate.)

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