I would not be surprised if the NCAA allow the transfer without sitting out as they have never considered the SEC a favored conference whereas the Big 10 is teflon. Even when the Big 10 get punished for aggregious acts a la Joe Pa, Michigan 5, Ohio State loss of moral compass this season, etc., the punishments are reversed and go away. On top of that OSU gave CUM a job teaching ethics which is definitely an oxymoron if ever there is.
Do what our guy did when he wanted to go to Kirby. Get you Momma to cry on camera, get some media types to spread the "its not fair to do this poor kid" like this and I'll bet it will work.
But but somebody in the stands yelled a bad word in his general vicinity....
Smith was a graduate transfer, he wouldn’t have to sit anyway.
You guys know that I am a Buckeye, so I'll offer my perspective on the transfer.
You guys know that I am a Buckeye, so I'll offer my perspective on the transfer.
First, we are lucky to get Fields. He is the highest rated player coming out of high school to every put on a Buckeye uniform. I am not sure how that will work out, but Pryor was the highest rated guy before Fields, and he was great for our program.
Second, I don't believe that Fields should be granted the waver to play immediately, but I think that he will. Why? Because it was a fellow student athlete who screamed the racial slur, not a fan. That is an important distinction because it adds an institutional element to the equation. The NCAA is not going to take a hit for denying something like this. It plays two cards at once - the race card and the hostile work environment card.
Third, Harbaugh can't be happy about this, which makes me happy. :biggrin2:
You play the cards that you are dealt. That student who yelled at him dealt him a full house. Should he not play it?
I doubt Fields could beat out Tate Martell. I just don’t see the vibe surrounding FieldsYou guys know that I am a Buckeye, so I'll offer my perspective on the transfer.
First, we are lucky to get Fields. He is the highest rated player coming out of high school to every put on a Buckeye uniform. I am not sure how that will work out, but Pryor was the highest rated guy before Fields, and he was great for our program.
Second, I don't believe that Fields should be granted the waver to play immediately, but I think that he will. Why? Because it was a fellow student athlete who screamed the racial slur, not a fan. That is an important distinction because it adds an institutional element to the equation. The NCAA is not going to take a hit for denying something like this. It plays two cards at once - the race card and the hostile work environment card.
Third, Harbaugh can't be happy about this, which makes me happy. :biggrin2:
Watch his HS film. Watch the Elite 11 film. He is very, very talented. But I agree that Tate is our 2019 QB.
He may look good in HS, but he seems aww struck all year with the exception of the Tennessee game. I get Kirby probably didn’t use him properly but at some point we need to see the potential. I don’t think anyone feared his potential.
