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"Transfer numbers are an all-time high. I mean, it's an epidemic right now," Georgia coach Mark Fox said.

But Tubby is the only one who can't retain guys.

/also looks at Uconn
 

The problem with this issue is that players transfer for a variety of reasons, and it's difficult to judge a player's motives unless you know the underlying reasons. When a 17 or 18-year-old chooses a school, we expect them to be bound to that decision, even if they have second thoughts. Meanwhile, the coach who recruited them, and (likely) promised that he or she would be around for the next 4 years can buy out their contract and jump to another school for more money.

I know this would be unworkable in practical terms, but personally, I would like to see a rule that says, when a coach leaves a school, all the players on that team should have the right to transfer without penalty.
 


From the Barn said:
says the guy who bolted for ESPN at the first chance...
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Touche. What he fails to note is whether those transfers are good decisions or not. Some guys make good rational decisions on a transfer and others don't. As much as he calls college ball a "business", there actually very few who ever make a living at basketball. If there is something rotten in all of this, it's that too many kids are being told they can play for money some day and most of them won't. Without that attitude, there are probably fewer transfers.
 



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