Waivers seem to add to the problem
by SixShutouts66 (2019-06-24 22:12:37)

In reply to: A problem that accelearated at hyper speed  posted by KORZO78

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We won a national championship because Jessica received a waiver to play immediately; so it's somewhat hypocritical to criticize the process. I wonder how many players enter the transfer portal expecting that they'll be able to play the next year.

Maybe not complete hypocrisy
by NDoggie78  (2019-06-25 09:06:06)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

You can hate the transfer/waiver process but realize that you have to play this game to compete.

Yes, I realize we benefited greatly with Jessica, but I still hate what is happening to the game.

Agree on the hypocrisy
by KORZO78  (2019-06-25 08:15:20)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

FWIW since her announcement of transferring, I expected Prince to wind up at ND and try for a waiver. My sense is the transfers use backchannel avenues to gauge potential landing spots, so, they have at least one pretty good option before they enter the portal. They may visit a few spots before an ulitimate decision, but they have a pretty good idea where they are going beforehand.

The NCAA is inept and wants to avoid potential lawsuits. A cottage industry is now emerging of third parties who know the rules, the quirks of the systems, and help position players, so they get an immediate transfer.

A mess. I am not sure how one can recruit ethically nowadays.

Ironically, I think ND may have helped to tighten the bond between Walker and Westbrook when they visited here, which ultimately led her to UConn, with her amiga.