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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 3338234, member: 1220"] The major problem in every aspect of the NCAA is the lack of transparency. No one really knows if they are following their own standards consistently. The more power any agency acquires and the longer they have it the more arrogant it becomes in respect to exercising that power. The NCAA's standards have been under question for some time, but the Shepard case was so egregious that it might have been the " the final straw". Had Shepard not made a public statement as to why she was transferring it too might have gone less noticed. However, when you state publicly that you are transferring for the benefit of your professional basketball future it pretty much negates all subsequent reasons. The NCAA really screwed up on that one. I think that their cutting back on waivers this season is purely a damage control reaction. But reactions tend to create more problems than they actually solve. That said you can not just have unlimited transfers for multiple reasons. Teams make scholarship offers based on long term positional needs. Recruits also accept those offers base on the same criteria. The unlimited transfer scenario upsets both of their ability to make any long term commitments in that respect. Schools do not know who will be on their roster each year as will recruits not know who will be their competition to the schools they are thinking about committing too as well. It will destroy any sense of team continuity. I could see a standing waiver without having to sit out for freshmen. That one year should give them a good enough feel for the program from which they can make a more informed long term decision. Nothing is ever going to make everyone happy. There is always some sort of tradeoff involved so a middle ground needs to be found. One thing that does not involve a negative tradeoff for any school is accountable standards. Before any changes are made accountability by those responsible for enforcing the rules needs to be in place. Any sort of governing body needs to have rules for governing themselves in place before they can effectively govern others. [/QUOTE]

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