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L Walker Transfer....why restricted?

buffalo1

buffalo1

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I read an article which included mention of Lee Walker seeking a transfer.
It specifically said two things of note:
1. He is graduating THIS week
2. He must seek a school not offering a major that CU does not.

Why? I thought when a player has graduated they can pretty much transfer anywhere without penalty, sitting out or anything. And who cares about the major. This player deserves much credit for graduating. To me he should have option of any school/program. He has already fulfilled the mission of getting an education while being an athlete.
Is this another stupid NCAA rule that actually goes against the grain of STUDENT-athlete?
(On the heels of NCAA penalizing CU BB player Battey for making a probably WISE decision in HS to repeat a year and be a better student.)
 
If he is graduating, then I don't think there is any restriction


****edit**** I was wrong. What a stupid rule. If the player graduates then they should be allowed to go anywehre
 
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It's not as restrictive as you are making it seem, and it isn't another stupid rule against student athletes, it is intended to help them. The rule was initially enacted to allow graduating players that had eligibility left choose a new school that offered a post-grad degree that the original school did not. It was intended to help players that wanted to further pursue their education and parlay their athletic skills into getting part or all of their post-grad time paid for. If anything, the rule hurts the original college that paid for the kid to graduate. He/she gets released from their obligation to the original school.

As for your belief that it is too restrictive, every college has unique ways to spin their degrees. It is fairly easy to come up with a series of "unique" degrees offered by any one college. Nothing to see here.
 
I think it IS a stupid rule.
IF they graduated, who cares what graduate program they go to at what school.
The fact they graduated is tremendous and the ENTIRE GOAL of NCAA for student athletes.
I don't think it matters that the next school has a "unique" program. And I don't think it penalizes the original school for "losing" the player. Clearly the player was at the original school long enough to graduate so the original school had plenty of chance to utilize the player during those years.
There should be a celebration the student athlete earned a degree while playing and is ready to continue their eligibility window at a different school.

Buffs35 said:
It's not as restrictive as you are making it seem, and it isn't another stupid rule against student athletes, it is intended to help them. The rule was initially enacted to allow graduating players that had eligibility left choose a new school that offered a post-grad degree that the original school did not. It was intended to help players that wanted to further pursue their education and parlay their athletic skills into getting part or all of their post-grad time paid for. If anything, the rule hurts the original college that paid for the kid to graduate. He/she gets released from their obligation to the original school.

As for your belief that it is too restrictive, every college has unique ways to spin their degrees. It is fairly easy to come up with a series of "unique" degrees offered by any one college. Nothing to see here.
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A graduate is free to transfer to any school in the country to continue his education.

If that graduate wants to leave his current athletics program and continue competing at the D1 level under scholarship while in graduate school, he must transfer to a graduate program that isn't offered at his current school.

This is actually a restriction without any teeth because it's really easy to show that one school's graduate program (even if called by the same name) is significantly different than what is offered at the current school. There's about zero restriction or attempt to enforce a restriction here. I'm not sure if any of the conferences have in-conference rules for grad transfers that are tougher than the NCAA's rules. I believe that some might. I want to say that the SEC is more restrictive on allowing grad transfers.
 
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Buffnik said:
A graduate if free to transfer to any school in the country to continue his education.

If that graduate wants to leave his current athletics program and continue competing at the D1 level under scholarship while in graduate school, he must transfer to a graduate program that isn't offered at his current school.

This is actually a restriction without any teeth because it's really easy to show that one school's graduate program (even if called by the same name) is significantly different than what is offered at the current school. There's about zero restriction or attempt to enforce a restriction here. I'm not sure if any of the conferences have in-conference rules for grad transfers that are tougher than the NCAA's rules. I believe that some might. I want to say that the SEC is more restrictive on allowing grad transfers.
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This, just this. There is nothing to argue about. It benefits the athlete. No teeth to the restriction. It's like saying my wife is restricted on how much she can spend on gifts for Christmas. In theory there is a restriction, but I'll be damned if I can prove what the restriction is or if it has ever been enforced.

Someone wake me up when the off season is over. Unless there is a poll about how afraid of Nebraska we should be, I totally need to be a part of that.
 
buffalo1 said:
If you read the article it clearly mentions a restriction. You claim the article is not accurate.
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You are getting the chronological order of the rules mixed up. This is not a new restriction - It is an exception to a restriction. Think of it like this:

Before the rule: All transfers have to sit out a year.

After the rule: All transfers have to sit out a year, with an exception for students who have graduated and wish to pursue a graduate degree that is not offered at their school.

Effect of rule: Grad transfers end up wherever they want, because new schools can easily establish some difference between their program and the program at the old school.
 
NWD Buff said:
You are getting the chronological order of the rules mixed up. This is not a new restriction - It is an exception to a restriction. Think of it like this:

Before the rule: All transfers have to sit out a year.

After the rule: All transfers have to sit out a year, with an exception for students who have graduated and wish to pursue a graduate degree that is not offered at their school.

Effect of rule: Grad transfers end up wherever they want, because new schools can easily establish some difference between their program and the program at the old school.
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NWD Buff said:
You are getting the chronological order of the rules mixed up. This is not a new restriction - It is an exception to a restriction. Think of it like this:

Before the rule: All transfers have to sit out a year.

After the rule: All transfers have to sit out a year, with an exception for students who have graduated and wish to pursue a graduate degree that is not offered at their school.

Effect of rule: Grad transfers end up wherever they want, because new schools can easily establish some difference between their program and the program at the old school.
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Actually don't have a problem with the restriction-good luck to Lee Walker!
 
For the most part the grad transfer rule benefits both the player and the school.

With a few exceptions (Russell Wilson) most grad transfers are kids who have been recruited over or are otherwise not an integral part of their original teams plans. Many if not most would be welcome to stay for another year but by transferring they free up a scholarship, free up playing time for a younger player, and get a better opportunity for themselves at a place where their talents are more needed.

If a kid is a key component of a team he is likely not to transfer and the school can usually find him a graduate program that he likes. For a guy like Lee Walker he will have a CU degree and transferring will give him a chance to go someplace where he can play and be a significant contributor which he wouldn't be in Boulder.
 
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