Will the NCAA be denying ANY hardship request anymore? Did they just do away with the sit out rule without officially announcing it?
Why exactly is Tate Martell eligible?
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I don’t have a problem given how coaches can bounce around (Manny Diaz?). But there are WWE referees that have more consistency and adherence to the rules than the NCAA.
I have no problem with the NCAA allowing this as long as they’re consistent. If the head coach leaves/quits/fired players should essentially be free agents and allowed to go wherever they want.
FWIW had Urban stayed Martell would’ve also and taken his chances to compete against Fields, at least that’s what his family was saying to local media in Las Vegas.
Personally I’m shocked he didn’t transfer to UCLA to compete for the job against his old high school teammate Dorian Thompson Robinson. Supposedly Chip Kelly openly courted him.
FWIW had Urban stayed Martell would’ve also and taken his chances to compete against Fields, at least that’s what his family was saying to local media in Las Vegas.
Personally I’m shocked he didn’t transfer to UCLA to compete for the job against his old high school teammate Dorian Thompson Robinson. Supposedly Chip Kelly openly courted him.
He threatened to sue. Thats what happened. The rule is still in place.
Penn State showed the way. Litigate, or threaten to, and the NCAA does nothing
Fields and Martell never should have been eligible, but the NCAA is as gutless as they come. Whatever happened to competing, or sitting out a season and learning about making decisions in life? These two clowns made bad decisions and don't have to learn from it.
pittdan77
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Clown? You mean kids. Geez, people get a pass for all kinds of crappy behavior. This is just changing schools. Kind of like changing jobs? Switching majors? It happens.
Fields dealt with racist crap at Georgia. I think by definition, the hardship waiver applies for him (documented mitigating circumstances that are outside the student-athlete's control and directly impact the health, safety and well-being of the student-athlete...yes?). He hired an attorney to navigate the process but I don't blame him.
Martell is more questionable versus the rule but I don't have a problem with a kid transferring when a coach leaves. It certainly wasn't his fault that his school was suddenly embroiled in a scandal that forced the coach out after he got there. There isn't as much being said about the deeper backstory here other than alleged "problems".
No accountability these days. Fields made a bad decision and has his lawyer make some crap up to be eligible. Very unique circumstances should allow immediate eligibility. “I don’t want to compete” isn’t a good reason to me, but that is just me.
And if kids were allowed to be transfer eligible if a coach jumped, would it be healthy if 40 players transferred and were eligible elsewhere?
And if kids were allowed to be transfer eligible if a coach jumped, would it be healthy if 40 players transferred and were eligible elsewhere?
Yeah, everyone knows that kids that transfer are too weak minded to ever make it to the NFL. Just ask Troy Aikman, Jeff Hostetler, Aaron Rodgers, Russel Wilson, Jeff George, Vince Ferragamo, Joe Flacco, Cam Newton, Nick Foles, Ryan Mallett, etc.
Boy were those players stupid. I bet if you asked them they’d tell you they regret the $millions that they made after being able to demonstrate their skills by transferring.
pittdan77
Athletic Director
Someone should probably tell the racist baseball player who was kicked out of school that this was "made up".
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...ly-made-racist-comments-toward-justin-fields/
They sat out their year though three of the guys on your list never sat. Nowadays it is I don’t want to compete so let me go elsewhere immediately, boo hoo.
pittdan77
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Does saying the same thing over and over work as a cogent argument wherever you're at or is it just weird to encounter anyone who disagrees while using facts in their response?
This kid is a wreck. I just looked him up to see what the big deal is and got his wiki page. He's been to 3 different high schools, verbaled to Wash, switched to Tex A&M, then committed to Ohio State. Now he transferred to Miami.
I'm gonna guess he doesn't finish at Miami.
I'm gonna guess he doesn't finish at Miami.
As much as I like Martell the player it’s hard to argue with this. He and his family have always had a sort of entitlement syndrome.
If he can just get to playing football I think he’ll do well at Miami, he’s a player. Whether or not he can do this is questionable though.
I would like to know what racial comments were made to Fields when 70% of the Georgia team is black. I never did like the idea of "student" athletes having to sit out a year when coaches could move freely. Times change, rules change and the NCAA is slowly losing control.
The NCAA now has zero control as a governing body. What they do have is a money making machine in men's football and basketball. All they care about is the precious cash these young men generate. Anything that stands in the way of their cash cow, such as the current basketball scandal with the FBI involved, they turn a blind eye to. They want their glamour teams to be there year in and year out so they can max out on cash, anything else they hope gets swept under the rug.
