It seems like there’s a lot of animosity over bidding high on Tyrone Riley last season, drawing him out of the portal and back to USF. With Beasley, I think he needs to be paired with at least one, if not two, talented guards/wings in the backcourt. He was great when Thomas and Williams were drawing most of the defensive attention two seasons ago. But he doesn’t have the body or athleticism to get separation and create his own shot reliably if teams are focused on stopping him. He needs to seek out a team where he can be the second- or third-option.
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The #10 from Kentucky we know all too well has entered the portal. I am sure most big schools are after him. Seems like a guy we could have turned into a first rounder if he was a Bronco earlier in his career.
And more USF….I don’t think it’s been mentioned, Mookie Cook also planning to transfer. Between Beasley, Riley, Smiley, Cook and the graduating Vukasin Masic, that’s the entirety of their perimeter production and perimeter playing rotation and there’s virtually nothing waiting in the wings.
In the frontcourt, Wang is on the transfer list, Diaz-Graham graduates leaving only David Fuchs as not yet departed.
Gerlufsen is going to have to do great in the portal and work some miracles next season…..may not survive past then.
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I’m no lawyer, but I know a smattering of regular posters to this site are. Threatning to withhold federal funds (specifically from NCAA D1 schools) as a way to shape college athletics seems fraught with legal issues both from institutions and individual athletes.
How likely is this to have any effect? Or is this just another attempt at distraction ?
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While this is an interesting and potentially impactful issue, please keep the personal invective and name calling out of the discussion. As I’ve noted previously, when the issue becomes too political or personal, the conversation degenerates. Just read the Athletic comments to get a feel.
Thanks,
JC
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Just for show.
I’m no lawyer either, but what’s mentioned is more less the way things used to be in terms of transfers but seems some of that has already been litigated.
I’m supportive of the high clip ideas….limits on the amount of transferring, profit sharing instead of Pay for Play, protection and equity for women’s and Olympic sports, etc. But as is often the case from the source, there aren’t many details or substance behind the high clip ideas…..another ‘outline of a plan’.
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College sports don’t need to restrict transfers. They need to price them properly. In a reformed system, players could move freely every year, but any school acquiring a transfer would have to match the athlete’s new compensation with an equal payment to their previous program. For example, if a player earning $600K transfers for $1.5M, the new school pays $1.5M to the player and $1.5M to the original school, making the true cost $3M. Preserve player freedom while forcing programs especially in conferences like the SEC and Big Ten to be more strategic, reducing impulsive roster building and finally compensating development programs in leagues like the Sun Belt Conference. The result is a more balanced, accountable, and market-driven system.
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This is what I’ve been screaming from the mountaintops. Players get paid, big programs get the players they want, small schools survive.
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It simulates a collegiate CBA that doesn’t regulate hoy many transfers a student athlete may exercise but puts greater economic pressure on high majors. It would make them more judicious about poaching players and acquiring expensive depth pieces just b/c. I think it would create more stability an actual free agency marketplace.
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100% agree, it emulates the European soccer model.
If we wanted to get really cute with it, big programs could own the rights (and salary) to a 4star player but loan him out to a small program for playing time and development for a year.
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I like that idea. Of course, I’d also be in favor power conferences having relegation, which isn’t as realistic as your suggestion. Thinking about it, the big schools are already poaching talent— this would allow some reciprocity.
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Any story on this should lead with the most important point, which espn buried in the fourth or fifth paragraph:
“Multiple lawyers who work with colleges and their athletes told ESPN they believe that judges would rule the president’s order to be unconstitutional and unenforceable if challenged in court.”
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Speaking as a retired attorney, I agree with that take, but decry the potential waste of resources for unnecessary litigation.
All excellent points, with which I completely agree. But, and there is always a but, we have about as much chance of the SEC and the B10 agreeing to any of these logical proposals as we have of (fill in your favorite impossible task).
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LeJuan Watts is transferring. He had a pretty bad season at Texas Tech and regressed significantly. But I would buy the dip, so to speak, if he wanted to come back West.
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NEWS: Santa Clara’s Sash Gavalyugov will enter the transfer portal, Gersh Sports told DraftExpress.
Interesting. I was hearing very different things. I guess he changed his mind.
Maybe it is his way of negotiating a higher NIL deal. One can hope