Natalie Mentioned, Geno Comments In USA Today Article About Transfers

[JavaMan]

...Lexie Brown is just the latest in a series of high profile transfers that the sport has seen. Diamond DeShields left North Carolina for Tennessee and Alexis Jones went to Baylor from Duke last season.

In 2013-14, 9.2 percent of women's basketball players transferred according to the NCAA. That's up from 6.8 percent a decade ago.

"It's going to get worse as years go on, because there's tampering going on," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "Tampering by players, tampering by coaches...

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[iamcbs]

The outdated, outmoded, and outlandish 'Transfer Rule' from the NCAA Cartel should have been trashed a long time ago. Why is it okay for a coach to change jobs without penalty, but not players? Geno talks about 'tampering' why is not okay for a player to talk to another player whom she/he knows about whether or not they are happy with the choice they made? Some players do suffer "Buyer's remorse" once they get to a school. Coaches blow smoke up a recruits ass during the recruiting process and it's all sunshine and rainbows, then when they actually get to the school, it may be different. There should be no limit on transfers at all, as there are varied reasons for a player changing her/his mind.

 

[UcMiami]

Interesting - didn't know schools could do that, and I certainly understand schools that choose not to approve that usage of funds - it seems a little outside the 'intention' of setting up the funds.
It also occurs to me that there is a significant financial incentive to transfer for a serious student - get five years of education paid for during four years of academic eligibility.

 

[JavaMan]

It also occurs to me that there is a significant financial incentive to transfer for a serious student - get five years of education paid for during four years of academic eligibility.

It almost sounds like a no-brainer, doesn't it? So yea, talk about incentive to transfer...