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NSD matters because most players don't transfer. And most of the best players don't transfer. So it's easier to get em know than get em later.

And you explicitly cannot make playing for a particular school a condition on the NIL $. I'm sure it happens, under the table, but I don't NIL was designed to stop, or discourage, transferring. At this point, it's there purely to stave off future lawsuits until the NCAA and P5 schools decide what they want to do with major college football.

I realize that college sports has been a one way street. I made 12th man in the 80s, and saw it. even before Jimbo got his millions. (Jackie got his 600k, and everyone lost it.) The dollars across the board have grown exponentially, and the idea that it was worth a college degree has been warped by tv dollars, and the NFL increases. The degree is pointless, it's just the path. The G league.

At some point, balance has to kick in. It has to become quid pro quo.

I am all for the kids not being exploited. But they have their end of the bargain too. If a guy can leave at any time, he should be able to be cut at any time.

some blessings are given due to optics. Some for needing numbers on what we used to call the sausage squad. Some for performance. and others for potential. I get all of that. But at some point. we are headed for "pay to perform." And that knife has two edges.

So... if a student is at A&M on a full ride and during their junior year a school like MIT wants them to transfer in and is willing to give them a sweet research gig or a company like Google calls and says they will hire them for millions of dollars but they need to make the move in mid December before final exams you think they should have to stay, take the exams, and graduate instead?

Because that's kind of what you're saying.

As someone else said, most of the good recruits dont end up transferring, most only leave because of playing time so its a big deal to sign them up front. For every Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray story about transferring, theres hundreds of guys that made a big contribution to their team and went on to the NFL staying where they started.

I dont like that kids seem pretty apt to move real quick after just a year, but if a coach can just up and leave and take another job with no consequences, why should players be held to a different standard?

You didn't really answer my question. Do you think a kid on a academic scholarship should be allowed to go elsewhere before they graduate? B/c it seems like you think once a kid gets a scholarship they shouldn't be allowed to leave even if they hate where they are or have a better opportunity elsewhere.