Brandon Kennedy Reportedly Transferring From UA (update: x-ferring to tennessee)

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That, or stop the accelerated graduation program..
Scott Sanderson (Wimp's son and is Faulkner basketball coach) said on the radio a few weeks ago he knows of some P5 colleges that have slowed their players down in order to prevent them from being grad transfers.
 

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Scott Sanderson (Wimp's son and is Faulkner basketball coach) said on the radio a few weeks ago he knows of some P5 colleges that have slowed their players down in order to prevent them from being grad transfers.
Well, that's also because the players are taking advantage of the rules. Grad transfers were supposed to only be able to transfer to another school that had a graduate program that their current school didn't. That was the spirit of the rule which hasn't held up. Did they also implement the rule that grad transfers who don't complete graduate school will cost the team they transferred to a scholarship? I remember that being talked about at some point..
 

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Well, that's also because the players are taking advantage of the rules. Grad transfers were supposed to only be able to transfer to another school that had a graduate program that their current school didn't. That was the spirit of the rule which hasn't held up. Did they also implement the rule that grad transfers who don't complete graduate school will cost the team they transferred to a scholarship? I remember that being talked about at some point..
As far as I know, they never implemented (or at least enforced) the rule. To be fair, the rule is pretty difficult to enforce. What if a guy bolts for the NFL after that one year? Plus, the bigger issue with the rule is most grad-transfers have one year remaining. How many grad programs only take a year?
 

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As far as I know, they never implemented (or at least enforced) the rule. To be fair, the rule is pretty difficult to enforce. What if a guy bolts for the NFL after that one year? Plus, the bigger issue with the rule is most grad-transfers have one year remaining. How many grad programs only take a year?
Exactly. So to me the rule should be you have to transfer with 2 years eligibility remaining and obtain your graduate degree or that program gives up a scholarship for non-compliance IF the player goes to the university and plays immediately. If he sits out a year then the rule wouldn't apply. Just my .02..
 

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Well, time for Bama to start mining everyone else for grad transfers
While I agree, it would be tampering to recruit a player until after the player has put in their paperwork. Most schools would get away with it, but you can bet that they would closely scrutinize it if Alabama started doing it.
 

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While I agree, it would be tampering to recruit a player until after the player has put in their paperwork. Most schools would get away with it, but you can bet that they would closely scrutinize it if Alabama started doing it.
I'm sure you are correct.............only schools in the Eastern SEC can do that
 

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Exactly. So to me the rule should be you have to transfer with 2 years eligibility remaining and obtain your graduate degree or that program gives up a scholarship for non-compliance IF the player goes to the university and plays immediately. If he sits out a year then the rule wouldn't apply. Just my .02..
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Heard it here first. Coach Saban will figure out a way to work this to his advantage. That will initiate a great deal of walking around in circles and wringing of hands, eventually resulting in yet another rules change.
 

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Have to admit that I didn't come up with that myself. At some point it was being discussed as an additional guideline to the graduate transfer rule and it just makes sense if they're going to let grad transfers play immediately..
 

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So, what is the story on Brandon? Is he leaving or not leaving? I still see his name on 2018 rosters. Just wondering because we don't hear anything down here in Looziana.
 

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He has to go through an appeal I think. He has time to transfer. I think he's just finishing out summer term and transfer in july or august.
 

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Leaving the Capstone to go to the boogs?!?

Talk about going "Slumming"... <eyes rolling>
 

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He's headed to Tennessee. Good luck to him.
That is where I expected him to land. They have no one capable of playing center at an SEC level.
 

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I much prefer this to AU.
 

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I predict that this transfer stuff will get real interesting over time.
 

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I predict that this transfer stuff will get real interesting over time.
I think Alabama will lose more to transfers than most teams will, but I also think Alabama will get more really good players than most will. A lot of kids will want to go out with a ring, not to mention more cred with NFL scouts.

edit: may already been said. I didn't yet read the entire thread
 

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