[BostonCard]

Nicely put.  Players already have so, so little power in the system.  If a player has spent four years at an institution and played three of those four years and he has graduated, he has completed his obligation to the school in my mind.  If a coach has a four year contract and it runs out, he's free to go anywhere.  So I think a fifth year graduate transfer rule makes sense, and as you say, it may motivate young men to get a degree.

And so what if it's for more playing time?  If the player is a backup at a loaded position, why wouldn't a coach want to assist them?

Hell, if a coach is in the middle of a four year contract, he is still pretty much free to go anywhere.  There's a buyout clause to be considered, but that hasn't really stopped anyone, has it.  It'd be nice if there were a one-year sit out requirement, but there's no way that would be allowable under labor laws.  That's why the same standard should be applied to football players.

BC

[BostonCard]

Nicely put.  Players already have so, so little power in the system.  If a player has spent four years at an institution and played three of those four years and he has graduated, he has completed his obligation to the school in my mind.  If a coach has a four year contract and it runs out, he's free to go anywhere.  So I think a fifth year graduate transfer rule makes sense, and as you say, it may motivate young men to get a degree.

And so what if it's for more playing time?  If the player is a backup at a loaded position, why wouldn't a coach want to assist them?

Hell, if a coach is in the middle of a four year contract, he is still pretty much free to go anywhere.  There's a buyout clause to be considered, but that hasn't really stopped anyone, has it.  It'd be nice if there were a one-year sit out requirement, but there's no way that would be allowable under labor laws.  That's why the same standard should be applied to football players.

BC