The Bone Yard

I don't get it. I can see maybe if the head coach who recruited the kid leaves, but that seems like you're just causing an enforcement nightmare. And my goodness, could you imagine the tampering that would likely occur? Would love to see what Bielema thinks of his gentleman's agreement.

Another thing that was mentioned was allowing coaches to talk about recruits before they sign. This will allow coaches to use the media to recruit for them.

I applaud the NCAA for trying to trim the rules down, but don't get rid of rules that fulfill a purpose.

I really believe that with the NCAA it's pure ignorance.

That ignorant organization is the 'hired' staff to oversee the major college programs.

What we have with the NCAA right now is exactly what our schools have allowed to happen.

Very similar to the Banking collapse of 2008. You let people run about without reasonable restrictions, and greed will guide their way.

Without good rules, and without good rules that can be enforced, you are sitting on a ticking time bomb that will eventually explode. The only question is how big that explosion will be?

What a stupid rule, but leave it to the NCAA.

If this goes through, do you think anyone will pay Tmart to leave us.

DA will way out pay all of you to keep him.

What fascinates me is that none of you seem to understand why the rule against transferring came to pass.

One has to go all the way back to the early days of CFB, when players used to literally sell themselves to a program for a year here and there, and then transfer to the next school that offered them more money. Oftentimes they would adopt pseudonyms to play under.

It was all hidden money, of course, but this sort of freelancing was pretty common back in the days before the NCAA and the NFL. There was a player name Johnny Blood who was notorious.

When the NCAA was formed, this was one of the first issues they addressed with legislation.

I somehow doubt that it will return to that sort of free-for-all business.