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re: Alabama C Brandon Kennedy transferring
Posted on 5/13/18 at 1:00 pm to David Ricky
Posted on 5/13/18 at 1:00 pm to David Ricky
A GRADUATE student should be allowed to transfer wherever they want.
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Posted on 5/13/18 at 1:16 pm to prisonpunk
I honestly think any kid should be able to transfer wherever they want. I agree with the sit-out rule to prevent a mass free market but you shouldn’t be able to block which school a kid wants to go to. Another hypocritical stance in relation to the ‘they are student-athletes’ position - shouldn’t students be allowed to stidy where they want??
Posted on 5/13/18 at 7:25 pm to prisonpunk
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A GRADUATE student should be allowed to transfer wherever they want.
Kennedy was already taking graduate classes at Alabama. So this is purely over playing time.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:08 pm to CapstoneGrad06
I don't know why Saban has to be such a douche about it. Nick Harvey just transferred from A&M to South Carolina. I didn't see anybody throwing a fit about that.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:14 pm to prisonpunk
I do not think it would be as big of an issue if it wasn't former assistants.
Posted on 5/13/18 at 8:31 pm to LSU Patrick
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So, it appears that the days of blocking intra conference transfers are over?
Graduates shouldn't be blocked anyway. I doubt this effects regular transfers who haven't graduated.
Posted on 5/21/18 at 8:59 pm to labamafan
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remember having to wait my turn because I was a younger player but that’s not the way kids are now.
Cool story bro, just not sure how it applies to a potential grad transfer who already has a medical redshirt
Posted on 5/23/18 at 2:07 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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A GRADUATE student should be allowed to transfer wherever they want.
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Kennedy was already taking graduate classes at Alabama. So this is purely over playing time.
The way I look at it...if you complete your undergraduate degree at the school and have done your part to compete on the team during that time, you have met your obligation to the Letter of Intent. You should be allowed to move on to better your chances of getting playing time and making it to the next level.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 7:55 pm to madmaxvol
Helll no...you don't glean from bama in spring and an enemy in the fall...I dont give a crap about your academic standing
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:34 am to SAINTS0321
This will come back to bite the Vols or Barn.. wait until one of their players wants to finally win a national championship and transfers to Bama. It will open Pandoras box within the SEC. Trey Smith come on over
Posted on 5/28/18 at 7:58 pm to BamaBo7
He's going to be a duck
Posted on 5/28/18 at 8:03 pm to BamaBo7
He's going to be a duck
Posted on 5/28/18 at 8:22 pm to SAINTS0321
Teams are going to stop coaching up the graduate backups
Posted on 6/2/18 at 9:23 am to SAINTS0321
Imo, if the NCAA eliminates transfer release and contact restrictions on grad transfers (which appears likely), they should also make another rule change:
When a school loses a player via grad transfer, they should be allowed to bring in a grad transfer player, or a juco transfer player who's eligibility doesn't exceed that of the departing player, without it costing them an initial counter spot.
The reasoning: The school already spent an initial counter spot to obtain the full four-year eligibility of the departing player. It seems unfair for the school to have to spend another IC spot that could otherwise be used to add a HS player with four years of eligibility. The 85 total counters limit still keeps the school from gaining anything. It's simply to provide the school with a fair ability to equitably replace the player that they lost.
ETA: That grad transfer replacement exception should already be in the rules, imo. A school who loses a grad transfer typically takes a hit to their experienced depth and should have a fair ability to mitigate it without taking another hit. It'll be needed even more if grad transfer restrictions are eliminated, because it will be more likely a school could lose several grad transfers every year. The cumulative adverse impact of that would be significant.
I'm not opposed to more freedom for grads to transfer, IF programs are at least able to equitably replace the loss of those grad players without incurring a defacto penalty for doing so.
Consider a program that loses its HC and most if not all of his staff too. Recruiting usually suffers, including loss of some top commits. If that program's players who have their degree are free to transfer anywhere and can be contacted freely by other schools, it seems likely that some schools will seize the opportunity to "recruit" them and that they'd be fairly inclined to jump ship.
Again, imo a grad transfer replacement exception rule (like I described) should already exist. I think it definitely needs to be added if/when the NCCA eiminates grad transfer restrictions. There's too much risk of programs being hit by numerous grad tranfers to not have that.
When a school loses a player via grad transfer, they should be allowed to bring in a grad transfer player, or a juco transfer player who's eligibility doesn't exceed that of the departing player, without it costing them an initial counter spot.
The reasoning: The school already spent an initial counter spot to obtain the full four-year eligibility of the departing player. It seems unfair for the school to have to spend another IC spot that could otherwise be used to add a HS player with four years of eligibility. The 85 total counters limit still keeps the school from gaining anything. It's simply to provide the school with a fair ability to equitably replace the player that they lost.
ETA: That grad transfer replacement exception should already be in the rules, imo. A school who loses a grad transfer typically takes a hit to their experienced depth and should have a fair ability to mitigate it without taking another hit. It'll be needed even more if grad transfer restrictions are eliminated, because it will be more likely a school could lose several grad transfers every year. The cumulative adverse impact of that would be significant.
I'm not opposed to more freedom for grads to transfer, IF programs are at least able to equitably replace the loss of those grad players without incurring a defacto penalty for doing so.
Consider a program that loses its HC and most if not all of his staff too. Recruiting usually suffers, including loss of some top commits. If that program's players who have their degree are free to transfer anywhere and can be contacted freely by other schools, it seems likely that some schools will seize the opportunity to "recruit" them and that they'd be fairly inclined to jump ship.
Again, imo a grad transfer replacement exception rule (like I described) should already exist. I think it definitely needs to be added if/when the NCCA eiminates grad transfer restrictions. There's too much risk of programs being hit by numerous grad tranfers to not have that.
This post was edited on 6/2/18 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:26 pm to BamaBo7
quote:lol @ being salty about this and pretending Auburn doesn’t compete for titles.
This will come back to bite the Vols or Barn.. wait until one of their players wants to finally win a national championship and transfers to Bama.
Bama already goes balls out buying the best HS players every year, many of whom were taken to simply keep away from their rivals.
They mad this potentially hurts the advantage they get from their historically most crucial practice that made their program what it is today.
Posted on 6/2/18 at 9:59 pm to aufbfan
I mean, hell, Saban already allowed undergraduate RB Corey Grant to transfer to Auburn (without blocking and forcing a 2-year sit out) because Corey and his family threatened to expose how Saban “convinced” him to spurn Auburn for an offense he never fit into in the first place out of HS.
Seems more kids should just strong-arm him like that and future situations like this could be avoided.
Seems more kids should just strong-arm him like that and future situations like this could be avoided.
Posted on 6/10/18 at 2:57 pm to SAINTS0321
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He's going to be a duck
Or perhaps a Panther.
This post was edited on 6/11/18 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:26 pm to aufbfan
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I mean, hell, Saban already allowed undergraduate RB Corey Grant to transfer to Auburn (without blocking and forcing a 2-year sit out) because Corey and his family threatened to expose how Saban “convinced” him to spurn Auburn for an offense he never fit into in the first place out of HS.
Link please
Posted on 6/12/18 at 1:55 pm to aufbfan
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Bama already goes balls out buying the best HS players
Maybe we should buy the best JUCOs as well and follow the title success of AU
Posted on 6/12/18 at 3:49 pm to aufbfan
Corey Grant walked on to Auburn, didn’t he?
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