I think they just gave teams the option to offer four year scholarships and most of them, at least in the Big Ten, are going to do so.

As for transfers, I would be fairly absolutist about the one year rule, except for 1.) Penn State situations, and 2.) the grad school exception, which I don't like at all but you have to keep for academic fig leaf reasons.

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I get what IB and BR are saying. And I respect that view. But I guess my point is that you really can't disparage NU for pursuing this kid or suggest that Fitz is doing something wrong by trying to get 3 years out of Kyle instead of 2. Especially if he is playing by the same rules as everyone else. Fitz didn't do anything wrong here. And I don't think there is even a moral gray area. I saw someone post something that Fitz was hypocritical in saying he won't go after PSU players and trying to get Kyle to play 3 years. I think this mode of thinking is completely ridiculous. They are two completely different situations. And frankly, I have no problem with anyone going after PSU players... I didn't think what Beckman did was wrong at all. Perhaps it came off as being in poor taste, but I suspect that is more media spin than anything else.

Regardless, I'm pleased that I'll get another year of seeing Kyle in purple. Seems like a good kid and should help create some mismatches. After all, that's what McCall's spread offense is all about... creating mismatches in space. I read that Rashard Lawrence, a true 6'2" receiver for the Wildcats is now the 7th tallest receiver at NU. We have NEVER had a receiving corp with this kind of size and speed. My only worry is that Kain doesn't have the arm strength to get them the ball in space.

Why is it fair a coach can not renew a scholarship and a kid has to sit? Especially when they are not a discipline problem?

You can transfer without sitting in all D1 sports except football and basketball.

I don't think many players would have a problem signing a four year scholarship. I doubt many are being offered. Nor do I think they would actually matter a whole lot.

What would keep the coach from being a huge dick to get a kid to transfer that has a four year deal? A coach would make a kid as miserable as possible until he left.

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In the past, this was a fair point. Now, it's not. Sign a 4 year scholarship and the coach can not do that. You also can go to a place where this doesn't happen. I don't feel bad for people who go to Alabama and then have this happen. They know what happens there.
That's because those sports don't matter that much.
I believe almost every Big Ten school is offering them or has already given some out.
Of course that is possible, but if you are that miserable just sit out a year or retire from playing and just attend classes on your four year scholarship.

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Why should a kid have to stop playing or sit a year because some coach who wants his own players comes in and cleans house?

A coach will screw over a player the moment something better comes along, whether it be a job or another kid coming in, the players should have the same opportunity.

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The alternative is worse. Let me make this clear. Letting players transfer without any penalty is a terrible system. Yes, it sucks if you are released from your scholarship but the alternative is worse. Sitting out a year really isn't that bad.
No, they shouldn't. I don't know how else to say this. That system would be terrible. There just has to be some penalty for players who transfer. Otherwise, you'd basically have players transferring every year with very little continuity. "Oh, USC should be good this year, I'm going there" followed by "LSU is looking good, I'm going there".

I understand that it sucks that some players get treated poorly by the school but the alternative is worse.

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The system is terrible as it is, coaches can leave jobs whenever and avoid sanctions. I doubt you would see 50% roster turnover outside of maybe the SEC on a yearly basis.

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Sure it is, especially if you have already used your red shirt and lose a year of eligibility.

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I think you'd actually see more players "forced" to transfer to make room and fix some holes. If Urban Meyer thinks he's got a chance to win the national title but he needs help at linebacker you don't think he's going after some others?

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The easy answer there is to allow all players to play 4 years out of 6.

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I' sure he would already replace that kids scholarship with a Graduate transfer or a higher impact Freshman.

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He's limited by what he can find though. The amount of players looking to transfer would skyrocket if they didn't have to sit out a year. We are already seeing that with the graduate exemption.

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The whole thing is a scam. Pay the kids for their labor.

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That's a non-sequitur to everything above.

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There is a risk that this kid isn't even gonna make the two deep. Prater seemed to have potential. But he was never fast and could never really stay healthy. I wish the best for him, but for all the hype, he hasn't done much.

One thing I've noticed is that you should beware any kid that has an overly produced highlight film. I'd say 90% of the time they are sped up.