I heard last night we are about to close on a big time SS don't

[WSOPdawg]

Yup.

And speaking of that, this new draft time is way worse than it was before. Yeah, it was weird having guys drafted while literally playing in OMAHA, but that only impacts a few players/teams. This new time slot FU<KS everyone!

I was thinking the exact same thing. It's not very forgiving for teams that lose key players.

[Cowbell]

Wisconsin better hope this does not get into discovery. All Miami will have to do is start digging into the Caleb Williams stuff. Wisconsin was tampering heavily and thought they had him.

The only ones gaining anything out of this are the lawyers

[The Federalist Engineer]

The only ones gaining anything out of this are the lawyers

Yep

The portal does not have any legal standing and players merely have to test it legally and it all falls apart. Professionals don't have to tell their bosses and managers that we want to look for a new position and the manager to sign off. That only happens within the company, would be like going from Pitcher to Outfielder in the same team. But if you want to leave Tallahassee and pitch in Starkville, you can just unenroll in Tallahassee and enroll in Starkville. That's it. At any time. You don't need permission from anyone.

[maroonmania]

Yep

The portal does not have any legal standing and players merely have to test it legally and it all falls apart. Professionals don't have to tell their bosses and managers that we want to look for a new position and the manager to sign off. That only happens within the company, would be like going from Pitcher to Outfielder in the same team. But if you want to leave Tallahassee and pitch in Starkville, you can just unenroll in Tallahassee and enroll in Starkville. That's it. At any time. You don't need permission from anyone.

Student athletes have always been able to transfer schools whenever they want just like a regular student. They can even be put on scholarship at the new school immediately just like a regular student. The only stipulation is immediate eligibility to play which is what you maintain by following the transfer portal rules. It's literally the only minor thing left to protect schools from mass desertion of players at any time. I've still never really understood why the NCAA has lost so much control of eligibility requirements via the courts. Do athletes even have to pass their courses anymore?

[The Federalist Engineer]

Student athletes have always been able to transfer schools whenever they want just like a regular student. They can even be put on scholarship at the new school immediately just like a regular student. The only stipulation is immediate eligibility to play which is what you maintain by following the transfer portal rules. It's literally the only minor thing left to protect schools from mass desertion of players at any time. I've still never really understood why the NCAA has lost so much control of eligibility requirements via the courts. Do athletes even have to pass their courses anymore?

That's my point, the lawyers and players want the right to dessert at will and during the season. I wish I had the link, but it's coming. LSU gets a key injury in November and LSU needs a RB for the playoffs, a OK State player enrolls at LSU to play in the SEC championship game and beyond for LSU. The rule preventing this cannot be defended in court.

I am not "for" this garbage, just saying.