I agree its not great for the sport but disagree about most of the other stuff. I think one of the problems is trying to consider transfers as a monolith when there are many different categories. I don't think graduate students should be thought of as transfers at all. And if a coach leaves there should be allowances made, while still allowing the school to try to keep the kid, not sure how to make it work. There should also probably be different classes of transfer, like if a kid doesn't have what it takes at a high major why not go straight to a mid major without sitting out.
I really don't like the power dynamic that schools and coaches have way too much power over these kids, and transferring and sitting out. Remember Rutgers (of the big ten) situation when the administration basically thought the abuse was fine until the tapes went public and then they were embarrassed into doing something. Coaches aren't necessarily the best people to have in charge. And there is concern of poaching if players wouldn't have to sit, though there are already accusations now when they do.
I also think people are trying to treat a symptom by making transfers tougher, when maybe its really recruiting that is broken, and that's why kids aren't ending up with good fits in the first place.
Good rules would probably be really complicated. The NCAA has never had a problem with complicated before, its the good part they refuse to implement.
I really don't like the power dynamic that schools and coaches have way too much power over these kids, and transferring and sitting out. Remember Rutgers (of the big ten) situation when the administration basically thought the abuse was fine until the tapes went public and then they were embarrassed into doing something. Coaches aren't necessarily the best people to have in charge. And there is concern of poaching if players wouldn't have to sit, though there are already accusations now when they do.
I also think people are trying to treat a symptom by making transfers tougher, when maybe its really recruiting that is broken, and that's why kids aren't ending up with good fits in the first place.
Good rules would probably be really complicated. The NCAA has never had a problem with complicated before, its the good part they refuse to implement.