Makius Scott - Transfer DT

I believe they are all eligible to play next year (2021) and since they have a year of college conditioning under their belts already, they are probably more game-ready than a typical freshman straight out of HS.
 
GoGATech said:
A proposal to make a permanent change to allow every college athlete a 1-time "free" transfer has already passed an initial vote and is being voted on by the NCAA in January for the change to be adopted and enforced immediately. All expectations from both sides (schools and NCAA) are that it will pass. If for some unknown reason it does not, I would imagine COVID is going to give everybody a free pass for this year.
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Will a grad transfer count against the 1-time free transfer? Or will grad transfers be allowed too with no sit-out year?
 
RussianOffense said:
Will a grad transfer count against the 1-time free transfer? Or will grad transfers be allowed too with no sit-out year?
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Grad transfers are already immediately eligible, granted they qualify and are accepted into a graduate program at the school they choose. If you are asking will they be able to use the 1 time transfer as an undergraduate, then transfer a second time as a grad transfer without a sit-out, I don't know the answer to that.
 
GoGATech said:
If you are asking will they be able to use the 1 time transfer as an undergraduate, then transfer a second time as a grad transfer without a sit-out, I don't know the answer to that.
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Yes, this is what I'm wondering. If too many transfers are allowed, it could undermine the educational mission of collegiate athletics (which I still believe in). It's harder to complete a degree or have a coherent program of study changing schools.
 
RussianOffense said:
Yes, this is what I'm wondering. If too many transfers are allowed, it could undermine the educational mission of collegiate athletics (which I still believe in). It's harder to complete a degree or have a coherent program of study changing schools.
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I would think they still will be able to grad transfer. IIRC, the way it is now, if someone transfers and is granted an immediate eligibility waiver, they would still be allowed to grad transfer to another school without penalty if they have eligibility left. I don't think it would undermine the educational part of it because they are only allowed the one transfer. Many already do and just have to sit a year. All that's really changing is the immediate playing eligibility part. Most of the current transfers still complete a degree at the school they transfer to also. I don't see where you would take anything away from grad transfers because being a grad transfer in itself would also mean that they too have already completed a degree.
 
BuzzedATL said:
It’s happening almost in secret too because the transfers with 3-4 years of eligibility are not directly showing up in our recruiting rankings. So just for this year you’ve got Watson, Harris, Pendley, and Scott all coming in. You include them in the 2021 class rankings and it’s probably a Top 25 class. Last year it was Clayton and Ryan Johnson.

There is a LOT of talent entering the program these days. And with the 2022 class on the precipice of blowing up..... these are exciting times. 2022 will be a historic class. Probably Tech’s best ever, from a rankings perspective.
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RussianOffense said:
Yes, this is what I'm wondering. If too many transfers are allowed, it could undermine the educational mission of collegiate athletics (which I still believe in). It's harder to complete a degree or have a coherent program of study changing schools.
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Sorry, but you made me spill my dinner as I laughed. In case you haven’t noticed the NCAA gave up on academics decades ago. We are now blessed to watch kids who can’t read or write playing on the CBS 3:30 time slot. GT isn’t there yet and we haven’t been ranked in a while either.
 
OptionJacket said:
Sorry, but you made me spill my dinner as I laughed. In case you haven’t noticed the NCAA gave up on academics decades ago. We are now blessed to watch kids who can’t read or write playing on the CBS 3:30 time slot. GT isn’t there yet and we haven’t been ranked in a while either.
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To reiterate, uGA graduated a communications major who was self admittedly illiterate until his junior year. And it was a “feel good” story.
 
gtphd said:
To reiterate, uGA graduated a communications major who was self admittedly illiterate until his junior year. And it was a “feel good” story.
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Not only did they not try to hide it, but they celebrated it. And NCAA clapped right along.
 
gtphd said:
To reiterate, uGA graduated a communications major who was self admittedly illiterate until his junior year. And it was a “feel good” story.
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Garbage man to postman still holds true
 
RussianOffense said:
Yes, this is what I'm wondering. If too many transfers are allowed, it could undermine the educational mission of collegiate athletics (which I still believe in). It's harder to complete a degree or have a coherent program of study changing schools.
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I don’t understand your post. A grad student by definition is someone who has his degree? How could that possibly undermine anything?
 
gtrower said:
Not only did they not try to hide it, but they celebrated it. And NCAA clapped right along.
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After they told the story and realized it’s not a great one, they changed it to “he had a 3rd grade reading level” as if that makes it better.
 
ncjacket said:
I don’t understand your post. A grad student by definition is someone who has his degree? How could that possibly undermine anything?
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I don’t think he is talking about grad transfers, but regular transfers like the ones we’ve been getting lately. I understand his point about credit hours may not be compatible especially at a stem school like GT, but the NCAA cares nothing about the athletes getting degrees. It’s all about money for the NCAA. I’ve come to accept this model and the new world of a player waiver wire will help Collins rotate players as they either become ineligible due to academics or realize they don’t want to play school anymore.
 
OptionJacket said:
I don’t think he is talking about grad transfers, but regular transfers like the ones we’ve been getting lately. I understand his point about credit hours may not be compatible especially at a stem school like GT, but the NCAA cares nothing about the athletes getting degrees. It’s all about money for the NCAA. I’ve come to accept this model and the new world of a player waiver wire will help Collins rotate players as they either become ineligible due to academics or realize they don’t want to play school anymore.
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Maybe so. But the question that was replied to was if a kid could get his one free transfer and then a grad transfer. Plus the latest reports show grad rates overall in P5 have gone up.
 
ncjacket said:
Maybe so. But the question that was replied to was if a kid could get his one free transfer and then a grad transfer. Plus the latest reports show grad rates overall in P5 have gone up.
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They’ve gone up because colleges have now become degree mills. Look at the retention rate for a real school like GT. It’s jumped big time over the last 40 years. Imagine what most colleges look like if GT has such a high retention rate. It’s all about the money instead of graduating the best. Our entire society has shifted from rewarding the best to rewarding everyone.

For football, the minute the NCAA set parameters for football programs to show “progress towards graduation” everyone knew what that meant. B’s for everyone. I see it in my town in the public schools. The entire school system ensures everyone gets a 3.0? Why? The Hope scholarship. Then the money flows straight from the state to the local college. 4 years later a degree is conferred and then 3 months later the whining begins when they can’t find jobs because they can’t read or write at a professional level. It’s just sad and funny to watch the cycle.
 
GTFLETCH said:
shoot maybe with all of these transfers we can get back to 6 or 7 wins and a bowl.
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Oh, it’s coming. Talent overcomes a lot of coaching mistakes. Watching Kennard and Ivey applying pressure reminds me of some of our defenses under O’Leary. Grown men who will have 4 years left.
 
OptionJacket said:
Oh, it’s coming. Talent overcomes a lot of coaching mistakes. Watching Kennard and Ivey applying pressure reminds me of some of our defenses under O’Leary. Grown men who will have 4 years left.
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Give them another offseason and a few more game reps, then add in Harris, Scott, Domineck and AC. Should be fun.
 
gtphd said:
To reiterate, uGA graduated a communications major who was self admittedly illiterate until his junior year. And it was a “feel good” story.
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Proud of UGA for teaching one athlete how to read in only three years. Role model for the rest of the team.
 
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