Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
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Maurice Smith-Gate; SEC grants waiver to UGA w/ strict guidelines and penalties
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Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
if she can't enjoy him getting his diploma regardless of other circumstances, that's on her an no one else
if she can't enjoy him getting his diploma regardless of other circumstances, that's on her an no one else
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Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
he thinks he can whine and complain and pitch a fit until he gets his way.
well why doesn't he just leave Alabama and walk-on at UGA? he can pay his own way, since he will get this mega-awesome NFL contract next year after his oh so awesome UGA career, he will easily pay off the loan to pay for the student loan.
he thinks he can whine and complain and pitch a fit until he gets his way.
well why doesn't he just leave Alabama and walk-on at UGA? he can pay his own way, since he will get this mega-awesome NFL contract next year after his oh so awesome UGA career, he will easily pay off the loan to pay for the student loan.
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
So everyone is saying that if he wants to play at the school, he just have to walk on for a year just to play. It's only 1 year of a loan, so that's his option at this point.
So everyone is saying that if he wants to play at the school, he just have to walk on for a year just to play. It's only 1 year of a loan, so that's his option at this point.
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
he's just auditioning for uga.
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
does seem like he will fit right in doesn't it?
he's just auditioning for uga.
does seem like he will fit right in doesn't it?
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
i can't make a final judgment until i hear him say "we we're just five yards away from playing for a national championship"
i can't make a final judgment until i hear him say "we we're just five yards away from playing for a national championship"
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think to play football, Bama has to release him from his scholarship. He can still attend UGA (I think), just can't play (walk-on or otherwise) unless Bama releases him from his scholarship obligation.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think to play football, Bama has to release him from his scholarship. He can still attend UGA (I think), just can't play (walk-on or otherwise) unless Bama releases him from his scholarship obligation.
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
For one year. Scholarships are renewed each year. He could walk on to UGA and sit out one year. Then, he wouldn't be under scholarship at Alabama anymore..
For one year. Scholarships are renewed each year. He could walk on to UGA and sit out one year. Then, he wouldn't be under scholarship at Alabama anymore..
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
At this point, he's almost going to have to sit out anyway as he's missing a lot of practice time at wherever he ends up and I certainly don't think he'll be playing at Alabama this season. he's burned way to many bridges for that.
At this point, he's almost going to have to sit out anyway as he's missing a lot of practice time at wherever he ends up and I certainly don't think he'll be playing at Alabama this season. he's burned way to many bridges for that.
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
The rule was put into place to keep coaches from recruiting graduate transfers from one SEC school to another. Kirby has at least violated the spirit of this rule. It could get wild if they open up the recruiting of graduate transfers between SEC schools.
The rule was put into place to keep coaches from recruiting graduate transfers from one SEC school to another. Kirby has at least violated the spirit of this rule. It could get wild if they open up the recruiting of graduate transfers between SEC schools.
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
I am far from "in the know", but I would be very surprised to hear that he is on scholarship at Alabama now...
I am far from "in the know", but I would be very surprised to hear that he is on scholarship at Alabama now...
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
The sad thing to me is his mother is teaching him when something doesn't go your way, walk away from it because you "deserve it."When he gets out in the real world, he will find it doesn't work that way. You need to finish what you signed up for.
The sad thing to me is his mother is teaching him when something doesn't go your way, walk away from it because you "deserve it."When he gets out in the real world, he will find it doesn't work that way. You need to finish what you signed up for.
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
I think Kirby Smart needs to be reprimanded by the league for tampering. Coach Saban has to stick with what's right here. Allowing players to follow any coach who gets a job elsewhere would set a bad precedent.
I think Kirby Smart needs to be reprimanded by the league for tampering. Coach Saban has to stick with what's right here. Allowing players to follow any coach who gets a job elsewhere would set a bad precedent.
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In some ways this reminds me of the situation with Missouri. A rich kid goes on a hungry strike for pretty ridiculous reasons, and a minority of the football team decides to refuse to play as long as the rich kid isn't getting what he wants. From what I understand this ticked off the other football players, but what does the coach do? Does he take a stand that doesn't just help keep his university from descending into madness, but that avoids a horrible precedent in college football? Nope, he gives in, rich kid gets what he wants, poorly informed football players get what they want, the coach realizes what a mess he has and retires, and the enrollment at the university is tanking and the football team seems like a mess.
You can't let loudmouthed entitled football players decide what is best for the sport. You just can't do it. If they're in the wrong, you have to stand their ground and ignore their antics. Maurice Smith is clearly in the wrong here. The very head coach enticing him to come there has openly stated that he's against transfers following coaches (and took action to prevent that). You can't have student athletes playing musical chairs within the conference, it's a bad precedent and Nick Saban is the one that has to take crap from poorly informed people, but he's helping the rest of the conference out (even Kirby) and they probably know it.
In some ways this reminds me of the situation with Missouri. A rich kid goes on a hungry strike for pretty ridiculous reasons, and a minority of the football team decides to refuse to play as long as the rich kid isn't getting what he wants. From what I understand this ticked off the other football players, but what does the coach do? Does he take a stand that doesn't just help keep his university from descending into madness, but that avoids a horrible precedent in college football? Nope, he gives in, rich kid gets what he wants, poorly informed football players get what they want, the coach realizes what a mess he has and retires, and the enrollment at the university is tanking and the football team seems like a mess.
You can't let loudmouthed entitled football players decide what is best for the sport. You just can't do it. If they're in the wrong, you have to stand their ground and ignore their antics. Maurice Smith is clearly in the wrong here. The very head coach enticing him to come there has openly stated that he's against transfers following coaches (and took action to prevent that). You can't have student athletes playing musical chairs within the conference, it's a bad precedent and Nick Saban is the one that has to take crap from poorly informed people, but he's helping the rest of the conference out (even Kirby) and they probably know it.
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
It is becoming tiresome listening to all the Bama haters continuing to stir up this non story. Right now it appears to me that Paul Finebaum has done more than anyone to keep this story alive but IMHO Kirby Smart was tampering with Maurice Smith or this situation would not have ever developed.
It is becoming tiresome listening to all the Bama haters continuing to stir up this non story. Right now it appears to me that Paul Finebaum has done more than anyone to keep this story alive but IMHO Kirby Smart was tampering with Maurice Smith or this situation would not have ever developed.
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
He is no longer obligated to Alabama. His scholarship is renewable every year, and he didn't sign any paperwork to renew it. He is free to leave and go to school anywhere he likes.
To play football at another SEC school he has to complete 2 semesters of school before becoming eligible. The only way around that is to get a release from your current school to play immediately. The rule is for any transfer within conference, and has been that way for years. The graduate transfer rules do not supersede the SEC rule.
Now, he is a senior. That means he only has one year of eligibility remaining. AFAIK he still has a redshirt year that could technically be used to keep his eligibility and be able to play next year. If there are some weird rules regarding transfers, I have yet to find them.
So he has 4 choices.
1. Just forget it and stay.
2. Go to UGA and sit out a year, using his RS to retain eligibility and play in 2017.
3. Go to Miami as he should have anyway.
4. Quit college football and prepare for the draft next year.
The longer this goes, the worse it is for everyone involved.
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Okay, I'll try and answer this all at once.
He is no longer obligated to Alabama. His scholarship is renewable every year, and he didn't sign any paperwork to renew it. He is free to leave and go to school anywhere he likes.
To play football at another SEC school he has to complete 2 semesters of school before becoming eligible. The only way around that is to get a release from your current school to play immediately. The rule is for any transfer within conference, and has been that way for years. The graduate transfer rules do not supersede the SEC rule.
Now, he is a senior. That means he only has one year of eligibility remaining. AFAIK he still has a redshirt year that could technically be used to keep his eligibility and be able to play next year. If there are some weird rules regarding transfers, I have yet to find them.
So he has 4 choices.
1. Just forget it and stay.
2. Go to UGA and sit out a year, using his RS to retain eligibility and play in 2017.
3. Go to Miami as he should have anyway.
4. Quit college football and prepare for the draft next year.
The longer this goes, the worse it is for everyone involved.
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Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
Glad to hear that Saban eventually walked out of that meeting with the mother. At some point, when both parties have made it clear that they are at an impasse, someone has to be mature enough to just walk away.
I hope that this young man lands on his feet, but I have no sympathy for him at this point. It is just another example of how important family is in life. In this case, his family really hurt his future.
Glad to hear that Saban eventually walked out of that meeting with the mother. At some point, when both parties have made it clear that they are at an impasse, someone has to be mature enough to just walk away.
I hope that this young man lands on his feet, but I have no sympathy for him at this point. It is just another example of how important family is in life. In this case, his family really hurt his future.
Re: Maurice Smith Transferring; Alabama will not grant release to UGA
I find this rule confusing, but from what i read, in the graduate transfer rule it makes it clear that the condition for being allowed to transfer is having the scholarship canceled. In other words, saban has not canceled his scholarship. If coach did cancel it, that would constitute the release. So basically the scholarship is intact until MS actually transfers to a place Saban approves of, and the scholarship is canceled after the deal us done. I might be wrong but that's how I read the rule.
I find this rule confusing, but from what i read, in the graduate transfer rule it makes it clear that the condition for being allowed to transfer is having the scholarship canceled. In other words, saban has not canceled his scholarship. If coach did cancel it, that would constitute the release. So basically the scholarship is intact until MS actually transfers to a place Saban approves of, and the scholarship is canceled after the deal us done. I might be wrong but that's how I read the rule.
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