DAG 34,036 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 https://247sports.com/Article/Southeastern-Conference-SEC-will-allow-immediate-eligibility-for-intraconference-transfers-NCAA-portal-166079032/ Looks like T.J. won't have to sit out. Let's go! please always include at least a portion of the article and not just a link. Southeastern Conference will allow immediate eligibility for intra-conference transfers The Southeastern Conference is doing away with its intraconference transfer rule that prohibits players who have moved from one league school to another from immediate eligibility. Following a Thursday vote on the matter by the SEC's presidents and chancellors, the league will allow immediate eligibility for intra-conference transfers. This means high-impact transfers like Henry To'o To'o (Tennessee to Alabama) and Arik Gilbert (LSU to Georgia) will play at their new respective programs this season if they meet all eligibility requirements scholastically. Georgia coach Kirby Smart is one high-profile coach who has expressed reservations about allowing intra-conference transfers with no penalties. Alabama's Nick Saban was asked about the NCAA's rule on one-time transfers within a conference earlier this spring prior to the SEC's vote. "We're gonna adapt to it and make it an advantage for us," Saban said via Zoom. "I think what's gonna happen, as you see how often in a lot of leagues, the good players go to a good team and the bad players leave good teams because they're not playing. So is that gonna make the rich get richer? I don't know. You can decide that. But we will only look for transfers that are gonna help our team be better. So that means we have to have a need for them. "They have to be better than a guy that we have in the program right now at their position. So we'll be selective with how we choose guys." SEC commissioner Greg Sankey told Paul Finebaum last month that SEC schools were "split" on the transfer rule. "All 14 of our universities can submit proposals to change our bylaws, change our intra-conference transfer rule," Sankey said. "We have some who are ready to take it away and others who say, 'Leave it just as is. In fact, don't grant any waivers.' Then, a whole bunch of our universities are in the middle. They're going to make the decision between now and the end of May, early June. "Our universities are going to wrestle with this issue and make decisions about what is our transfer policy for transfers inside the conference moving forward. I think what you have, literally, is what I just described. You've got two groups that are on opposite ends and apparently half of our conference somewhere in the middle, saying, 'We're going to have to change. It's time to update our intra-conference transfer policy.' But we need to have some common expectations for ourselves." 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuscAUse! 1,500 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, DAG said: https://247sports.com/Article/Southeastern-Conference-SEC-will-allow-immediate-eligibility-for-intraconference-transfers-NCAA-portal-166079032/ Looks like T.J. won't have to sit out. Let's go! A UAT friend of mine was hoping for a different decision. He says the tide is 4-6 players over the limit. This could get interesting if true. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin 3,305 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, DAG said: https://247sports.com/Article/Southeastern-Conference-SEC-will-allow-immediate-eligibility-for-intraconference-transfers-NCAA-portal-166079032/ Looks like T.J. won't have to sit out. Let's go! Neither will Kaufman Excepting him to take the return game to another level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japantiger 4,052 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Puts SEC on same footing as everyone else...had to happen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WarTim 3,457 Posted June 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, JuscAUse! said: A UAT friend of mine was hoping for a different decision. He says the tide is 4-6 players over the limit. This could get interesting if true. Just a note. Never capitalize uat. 😎 6 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuscAUse! 1,500 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 31 minutes ago, WarTim said: Just a note. Never capitalize uat. 😎 Guilty. It will never happen again, sir. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 8 hours ago, japantiger said: Puts SEC on same footing as everyone else...had to happen. Yes I think most coaches saw the writing and we'd have talent leave the conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,434 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Shocked 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,580 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 4 hours ago, augolf1716 said: Shocked Some will be disappointed 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,434 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, bigbird said: Some will be disappointed Well its only starting better get ready for the ride of your life with college sports. Transfer Transfer Transfer Transfer is going to be the name of the game. Its going to get ugly especially in the SEC but its the sign of the times. Feel bad for some high school guys but it will work itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abw0004 10,134 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: Well its only starting better get ready for the ride of your life with college sports. Transfer Transfer Transfer Transfer is going to be the name of the game. Its going to get ugly especially in the SEC but its the sign of the times. Feel bad for some high school guys but it will work itself out. I just don't want a situation like earlier this year when UGA was trying to convince Tank to transfer to them, when he was not in the portal to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,434 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 minute ago, abw0004 said: I just don't want a situation like earlier this year when UGA was trying to convince Tank to transfer to them, when he was not in the portal to begin with. Its going to happen better get ready 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abw0004 10,134 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: Its going to happen better get ready 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper 3,139 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 16 hours ago, JuscAUse! said: A UAT friend of mine was hoping for a different decision. He says the tide is 4-6 players over the limit. This could get interesting if true. Allow me to introduce you to the Jedi gray shirt master… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper 3,139 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 16 minutes ago, abw0004 said: I just don't want a situation like earlier this year when UGA was trying to convince Tank to transfer to them, when he was not in the portal to begin with. That has already become the new norm. For the clever, could be an opportunity to dragnet the dinks & bowlcuts. Wonder what the penalty will be for tampering if caught on text/email/phone/video/in-person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredst 9,064 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 26 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: 28 minutes ago, abw0004 said: I just don't want a situation like earlier this year when UGA was trying to convince Tank to transfer to them, when he was not in the portal to begin with. Its going to happen better get ready Yep. Recruiting shenanigans will just continue into guy’s college careers, not ending when the NLI gets signed. Yet another land mine for coaching staffs to look for and navigate around- I do not envy them their jobs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,434 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 25 minutes ago, fredst said: I do not envy them their jobs Paid big bucks....... good one will handle it. I believe Harsin can 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: Paid big bucks....... good one will handle it. I believe Harsin can Coming from Boise, he's probably feeling like a kid in a candy shop right now. Playing home games on green grass, for starters... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,580 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, augolf1716 said: Feel bad for some high school guys but it will work itself out. There will be a lot of HS kids that used to have fliers taken on them that won't get that opportunity now. That's not how it should be. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, abw0004 said: I just don't want a situation like earlier this year when UGA was trying to convince Tank to transfer to them, when he was not in the portal to begin with. It's going to happen and Auburn is going to do it to other schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,932 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Viper said: Wonder what the penalty will be for tampering if caught on text/email/phone/video/in-person? Is it tampering if a program makes contact with a parent or family member to gauge interest but never contacts the player directly? Because there are a few programs around the SEC/ACC that make the connections that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, keesler said: Is it tampering if a program makes contact with a parent or family member to gauge interest but never contacts the player directly? Because there are a few programs around the SEC/ACC that make the connections that way. I would assume it's tampering if the program officially contacts anyone at all about it. This is where networks with back channels to the back channels come in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,434 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 24 minutes ago, bigbird said: There will be a lot of HS kids that used to have fliers taken on them that won't get that opportunity now. That's not how it should be. Totally agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,434 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 19 minutes ago, keesler said: Is it tampering if a program makes contact with a parent or family member to gauge interest but never contacts the player directly? Because there are a few programs around the SEC/ACC that make the connections that way. Most go thru their high school coaches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper 3,139 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 3 hours ago, keesler said: Is it tampering if a program makes contact with a parent or family member to gauge interest but never contacts the player directly? Because there are a few programs around the SEC/ACC that make the connections that way. If I can’t change or break a rule, I’ll figure out a work-around. - Nicholas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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