So then based on his statement, what can be sighted to render immediate eligibility necessary? What a sham!!
FC: Fields granted immediate eligibility by NCAA*
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when they made the changes to the rules last June this is exactly the scenario that there was a concern about. originally, they were not going to get rid of the rule where the school need to give permission to the player to transfer. they were just going to have an electronic database with a portal where the player could enter their name. Schools could express interest in a player, but the home school would still have to give permission before the player could make contact with a specific school. they then dropped that requirement and said that the players could just contact the schools without their home school permission. The schools were given the okay to pull the scholarship, if they wanted to at the end of the semester. there are a lot of comments on the rule finalization that suggested they were "going to need to put some rules in place to prevent abuse" - whatever that meant. clearly the players cannot reach out to another school until they have entered their name in the database. However, the possibility of inducing the player to go into the portal exists. that is clearly against the rules but it will be very hard to stop via the "friends network". allowing waivers is a big mistake. it might have been better for them to award say "an extra year" but still sit out. That would mean Fields would not be able to play until 2020, but would get his FR year back, so he would begin as a FR player in 2020 at OSU. he would probably not consider that a great proposition.
The "consequences" are fairly simple to predict: the players are going to operate under some form of contract, the form of which will be determined by schools or conferences. The NCAA will cease to exist as far as governance of football and, probably, basketball goes.
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You neglected to mention this little thing called Alston v NCAA taking place in the background.
It will be funny, in a very ironic sense, if they don't grant Martell immediate eligibility. After all, he had to experience first hand all the trauma of the Zach Smith scandal. Oh yeah, and he wasn't gonna be the starter with Fields there.
To bad the standard does not apply to the almighty O$U. They are above the law and always get what they want no matter how they have to get there.
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Just like the grad-transfer rule didn't play out as intended, enter the new era of collegiate free agency.
good point as the amateurism vs pay the players stress was playing out in the background. The Agnew' case also was coming after the "4 year scholarship guarantee". the 4 yr guarantee was a sham and this was also inciting the argument to pay players if they are 1 yr contractors. ncaa that somehow gave PSU the worst punishment ever for something that was not even a school issue, now cannot beat their way out of a wet paper bag.
The one good thing about this, is that Michigan fans are pissed.
So would he have gotten a waiver if the person who said "put that n in the game" in expressing his displeasure for Fromm had been black? Nope.
So with Fields' statement, isn't he all but saying he merely gamed the system with the race card because his experience at Georgia was positive?
Of course... this also becomes the new “ go to” defense as to why you should get immediate transfer and playing status... no one will ever want to challenge whether it’s true or not...
Free agency is here... and frankly... Coaches can leave programs and Coach right away so... why shouldn’t Players ?
The one difference if a Coach is under contract ( sort of like a Players Scholarship) and Coach leaves or breaks that contract then some kind of reimbursement should be made.
And though College Players are not paid.., they do make an agreement .. a contract... and there has to be some type of penalty if they break that contract as well ie leaving a program they committed to because they can’t start...
It was in New Brunswick NJ for a time, leaving there in the late 70s / early 80s?
Pretty sure this decision is getting panned everywhere but Columbus. Cal doesn't even play tOSU, and it is getting a ton of negative feedback on the Cal Board.
It just reinforces that there are two standards. One for the Ohio States of CFB, and another for everyone else.
It just reinforces that there are two standards. One for the Ohio States of CFB, and another for everyone else.
Had Fields transferred to PSU, he would have been given immediate eligibility. The NCAA is ill-equipped and unwilling to deal with this type of case. From this point on, few if any will be denied.
Finally.
A voice of reason . Some of the knuckleheads in this board have trouble with basic logic.
But don’t expect them to take kindly or even understand your point.
WRONG WRONG WRONG. There was no ongoing culture of racism alleged at the university. It wasn't the coaching staff. It was a single athlete who made one comment, who was disciplined and dismissed I believe.
When I was growing up, we were told, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me". Now it's, "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words are assaults I can never overcome. What a hardship! Is there a safe space around? I need to transfer."
PURE AND UTTER GARBAGE! Pandora's box has been opened and the NCAA will be hard pressed to say any athlete does not deserve immediate eligibility. This very well may be the beginning of the end of college football.
Bet they don’t let Tate Martell play at Miami. Clemson just won’t have it.
We need to move on from the NCAA. I don’t think we’re bound to the organization in any way. The reality is that they’ve lost their way and so has college football. Between the playoff, the turn a blind eye to obvious infractions and now we have a free agency. Honestly, it seems that Emmert has been lart of the impetus. I long for the days of ole unfortunately.
Talk about a lack of self awareness!! Can you say Ruddock or Patterson? The only successful QBs of the Harbaugh era were transfers granted immediately eligibility.
Holy crap, talk about YOUR own lack of self-awareness! Look who I’m responding to and what he said.
Ever hear of the word S A R C A S M ?
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Just a few tweaks and guidelines would be cool. But nothing from the jackals that leads the NCAA Mafia.
According to its website, the original plan was to build it in New Brunswick to be close to Rutgers, the birthplace of college football.
However, it was never built there; starting out in King's Mill, Ohio, moving to South Bend and finally settling in at its current location, Atlanta.
https://www.cfbhall.com/about/history/
I'm not sure PSU would have asked for the waiver under the same circumstances. OSU had no qualms about it. Maybe I'm wrong.
The NCAA is worse than worthless.
I'll be brief... the key words here are "GOOD REASON."
That is not the case here. End of story.
How many games into the season does the ability to “transfer” end?
Even the NFL has a trading deadline.
Even the NFL has a trading deadline.
I participate on a forum where there are quite a few OSU fans. There was only one defending the NCAA decision at the time I was perusing the message board. Most of the others were stating that this was basically opening Pandora’s box.
IMO, their could really hurt all college sports because if things get out of hand with players changing teams every year, there will be gradual, and possible rapid erosion of interest in college football. This loss of interest will lead to major loss of revenue and therefore requiring the shut down of all non-revenue producing sports programs such as hockey and fencing. Possibly this could even eventually include Penn State’s wrestling program. All college sports would then potentially exist only at a club level or something similar.
IMO, their could really hurt all college sports because if things get out of hand with players changing teams every year, there will be gradual, and possible rapid erosion of interest in college football. This loss of interest will lead to major loss of revenue and therefore requiring the shut down of all non-revenue producing sports programs such as hockey and fencing. Possibly this could even eventually include Penn State’s wrestling program. All college sports would then potentially exist only at a club level or something similar.
