Latest from Capitol Hill on transfers
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So, in short, 5 consecutive years of athletic eligibility, and 1 free transfer (with a couple exceptions) without a sit-out year.
That sound about right?
Sounds good but if Congress passed a law like this, it would get seriously challenged in the courts.
True, but it would have the force of a law passed by congress. Not so easy for a court, any court, to just toss it out. I wouldn’t worry too much about it however. Unlikely to ever happen.
I haven't read the law yet but absent an anti-trust exemption, it is restraint of trade. If it includes an anti-trust exemption, that in and of itself can be challenged.
Congress created the antitrust laws. It can provide an exception to them.
Indeed, the Supreme Court made exactly that point when it ruled against the NCAA.
Yes, I agree re legal action; at worse, someone will seek an injunction so as to not cause undue harm, until the courts settle the issue.
And who knows when that would happen...
Who screws things up more, the government or the NCAA? I'm glad we got both working on the case. What a joke.
Yes they can be challenged but courts must have a compelling reason to overturn a law passed thru congress. And if it has an antitrust exemption, then even tougher to over turn.
A narrow anti-trust carve out as in this legislation would result in tons of legal cases.
"So, in short, 5 consecutive years of athletic eligibility, and 1 free transfer (with a couple exceptions) without a sit-out year."
Seems like a huge jump from the present. Talented, disgruntleld, money-minded players are big losers. What about injured red-shirts hurt in year three?
Current mess, though, offers a double-edged sword. How about players having to commit/sign for two years? Great to keep Himes and Clark; means we couldn't jettison Touri, Aligebe, Middleton. Do you think OSU would be happy about giving Coleman 1.8 m for two years.?
Seems like a huge jump from the present. Talented, disgruntleld, money-minded players are big losers. What about injured red-shirts hurt in year three?
Current mess, though, offers a double-edged sword. How about players having to commit/sign for two years? Great to keep Himes and Clark; means we couldn't jettison Touri, Aligebe, Middleton. Do you think OSU would be happy about giving Coleman 1.8 m for two years.?
And that is precisely why it might work; both sides have to take risk, otherwise any one-way deal would not pass muster.
Do your job well...scout....put in the homework, and you should be right more times than wrong; but you will never be right 100% of the time.
Nothing wrong with that...in fact....it is called....life.
Five years, one free transfer cleans up a lot of problems. The $$$ will never change.