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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 2496574, member: 7511"] OK, let me address the “gray area” in each potential justification for Shepard’s eligibility: 1. It’s “personal.” That’s a vague explanation that could be justified, but could also simply be a dodge. What we know is that when Nebraska got rid of their former coach 2 seasons ago, several players left, but Shepard elected to stay. Shepard was the best player on a bad team last season. The new coach appears to be a very good young coach with a great future. Shepard surprised everyone by deciding to transfer. 2. ND had a limited number of players. That has never been a justification for making a transfer immediately eligible. Countless teams have found themselves in similar situations and their response has typically been to scour the campus dorms scrounging up players. In my mind either justification presents a gray area. You don’t have to agree with me, and I’m pretty sure you won’t. So lets both of us let this one go. [/QUOTE]