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Oregon steals EWU QB Adams as Graduate Transfer

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Interesting article. FCS schools feel like they are developing talent for FBS.

Personally don't like the rule, because it benefits the top teams who may have had recruiting mistakes along the way. Oregon is not happy with their QB situation and they can avoid disaster by signing a free agent. Hurts the competitive balance of CFB. Hope they get rid of this rule asap.

Yahoo Article

Won't be allowed to use EWU facilities this spring to prepare for next year. EWU plays Oregon in the opener.....
ESPN
 
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Agreed. Between Adams (Oregon), Golson (possibly LSU) and Braxton Miller (possibly FSU), this rule allows the rich to get richer. It takes away any chance at parity in college football and is just another item on the list that separates the haves from the have nots in college football.
 
J.R. Ewing said:
Man, I hope we can land a graduate linebacker transfer or two.
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That's my issue with the rule. The recipients of the top transfers are typically the teams that are playing for all the marbles. The top two QBs that are going to the NFL are being replaced by 5th year grad transfers (Mariota and Braxton).

With recruiting, the rich get richer - but at least there's some risk that teams mis-evaluate talent or fail to develop it. Especially at QB. This rule is allowing those teams to cover their mistakes by signing Free Agents.
 
buffaholic said:
That's my issue with the rule. The recipients of the top transfers are typically the teams that are playing for all the marbles. The top two QBs that are going to the NFL are being replaced by 5th year grad transfers (Mariota and Braxton).

With recruiting, the rich get richer - but at least there's some risk that teams mis-evaluate talent or fail to develop it. Especially at QB. This rule is allowing those teams to cover their mistakes by signing Free Agents.
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I'm torn on it. It has the downsides that you mentioned, but it also allows guys buried on the depth chart to transfer and play. In the past it has also helped guys like Russell Wilson who was pushed aside at his original school find a spot to play.
 
J.R. Ewing said:
I'm torn on it. It has the downsides that you mentioned, but it also allows guys buried on the depth chart to transfer and play. In the past it has also helped guys like Russell Wilson who was pushed aside at his original school find a spot to play.
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^This^
 
I dont recall any of you having this issue when we picked up grad transfers.
 
If a player can make it at a top school, why should he not get the chance? He enhanced where ever he was for his first few years (I'd assume), and very very few FCS players are going to get romanced by the likes of Oregon.
 
AlferdJasper said:
If a player can make it at a top school, why should he not get the chance? He enhanced where ever he was for his first few years (I'd assume), and very very few FCS players are going to get romanced by the likes of Oregon.
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Competitive balance?
 
buffaholic said:
Competitive balance?
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So if a kid gets screwed during his recruitment for any number of reasons, or is a late bloomer, or is surpassed by politics or another player on his original team's depth chart, and he gets a chance to move on ... he should be penalized because we want FCS to be competitive?
 
Highflyer said:
Aside from Fortune in Bball, who have we landed as grad. transfer? I'm coming up blank with football.
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Um, that quarterback from Kansas that Embree liked because he was Embree's son's roommate at KU. Jordan something? Can't remember.
Punter Mark Brundage from Rice - whom Embree didn't like.
We've also had quite a few graduate and leave CU, so there's that.
 
buffaholic said:
Interesting article. FCS schools feel like they are developing talent for FBS.

Personally don't like the rule, because it benefits the top teams who may have had recruiting mistakes along the way. Oregon is not happy with their QB situation and they can avoid disaster by signing a free agent. Hurts the competitive balance of CFB. Hope they get rid of this rule asap.

Yahoo Article

Won't be allowed to use EWU facilities this spring to prepare for next year. EWU plays Oregon in the opener.....
ESPN
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Most of the rules, and the big money involved in CFB, benefit the top teams. Not good...IMO...
 
If they have graduated, I have no problem with them being able to transfer. This reeks of jealousy. Just like complaining about teams running up the score, if you don't like it do something to make yourself better.
 
Highflyer said:
Aside from Fortune in Bball, who have we landed as grad. transfer? I'm coming up blank with football.
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Jordan Webb and Logan Gray both came in recently, most of us were pretty happy when Hirschman went out via the same route.
 
Highflyer said:
Aside from Fortune in Bball, who have we landed as grad. transfer? I'm coming up blank with football.
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Fortune isn't a grad transfer. The only grad transfer I can remember was the WR from USC that came here for one year. And now I can't even remember the kid's name.
 
I have no issue with graduate transfers. It rewards the players for completing their education. That's something that should be encouraged.
 
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