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Message: [QUOTE="jonson, post: 3455925, member: 6034"] I think that there is one aspect of the new transfer proposal that seems to have been overlooked: namely, that the school from which the player is transferring must "grant a transfer release" in order for the player to transfer without sitting out. This is the same rule that is currently in place for sports that theoretically allow a student to transfer without a waiting period. For example, bcause Arizona State did not grant a release to a freshman softball recruit who wanted to transfer to Oregon, she had to sit a year before playing for the Ducks as a redshirt freshman. As far as I can tell, the same requirement will be in place for WBB players if the new rule passes, and that means, in turn, that a team can prevent immediate playing time for any player leaving by not granting the release. Whether many coaches will choose to do that is an open question, but it is certainly a possibility. [/QUOTE]