I really hate the grad rule. You get 5 years to play but that sort of makes a mockery of the whole concept.
i equally hate the transfer rule. In what other world is a student restricted from transferring? Another proof point that athletes are chattel.
Worried about losing players? Recruit, assimilate and develop players better. And win.
Can you imagine your kid getting a scholly to study kinesiology at UConn only to find out after 1 year that the head of the department is leaving and the program will be moving in a direction your kid wants no part of. Not one of us, would say, hey you got a scholly, you can't transfer - or you can, but you need to study something else for a year, and then in 2 short years you'll be studying what you are passionate about. You should thought of that before you enrolled at UConn."