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Message: [QUOTE="MSSportsGuy, post: 2692345, member: 6485"] I am curious what will be decided about the transfer rule. I see both sides of the coin with respect to the students shouldn't be penalized if the coaches can leave whenever. The graduate transfer rule has exploded the past several years. Schools may not like it but I think it's the price paid for getting the athletes on campus and in classes as soon as possible. I graduated high school with a football player who played at another SEC program (one much better than MSU) and then played for the Steelers. I remember he left for that campus for the 2nd summer term after we graduated in May. Now players get to a campus as soon as they can after graduation. It's good to get them accustomed to a schedule but a year round class load combined with summer school and any transferable credits before finishing high school means a lot of good students are getting degrees and want to move on. I do believe if you sign a LOI and if there is a coaching change before enrollment then an athlete should be released without penalty if desired. I don't see a huge problem with sitting out a year as long as it doesn't eat into the 4 years of eligibility window and it shouldn't matter if it's in conference or not. [/QUOTE]