Would I be interested in seeing Georgia sign “the favorite to win Alabama’s starting nickel back spot entering fall camp”? Why, yes, I believe I would.
Smith was playing the nickel as recently as this year’s Alabama spring game, so to say this was sudden isn’t stretching things. Whatever the motivation, to bring in a quality player who’s fully trained in Smart’s defensive system would be a huge get for the Dawgs.
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I believe he may have been beaten out by a 5 star freshman, but will gladly take the young man!
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And Bama granted permission for any university? Sounds fishy…
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I don’t think Bama can do anything to stop a graduate transfer, so giving permission for other schools to talk to him is just being polite.
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My thought exactly.
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pfft, Saban runs that D, he’s just making Smart take him cuz he don’t even need him.
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I want to kiss Kirby Smart on the mouth.
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Spy, IYAM. Take anyone that can help but defensive backs are where our cup runneth over already. Any DL seniors looking for immediate playing time.
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Miami thinks they are getting him too.
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Everything I have seen has him headed to Miami but who knows? I am fine with players that can come in and help NOW. Kirby and Co. seem very aggressive on transfers.
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Richt’s contract had a clause that limited the mount of juco transfers he could take.
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But that clause didn’t stop him from taking graduate transfers like Lambert
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And your point is?
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A JUCO transfer is not a Grad Transfer. very different one was in trouble or had problems qualifying, the other received a degree.
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If it comes down to the last Hail Mary pass by Bama in the SECCG and this kid tips the ball up instead of knocking it down….
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So cynical!
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So this kid is about to ruin it for everyone. Rest assured something will get changed when Bama loses a potential starter.
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They’ve already given him a full release, so they don’t have a problem with him leaving.
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Not really sure that Bama could have blocked him. I guess that could count as giving someone a full release and not having a problem with it.
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This^^. Making like the Elephants are doing something nice when they have no power to stop it.
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The Bama can play right away (wherever he goes), but the Tulsa has to sit for a year. Is that right or is there something different about this case?
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As I understand it, a graduate transfer can play right away, but an underclassman transfer must sit out a year.
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Q: When installing a new (sorta) defense, wouldn’t it be helpful if we could actually play one of our Graduate Assistants that’s worked the system in 41 games over 3 years, who could basically coach the secondary, on the field, real-time?
A: Fuck’n-A
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Pretty interesting to see Kirby’s policy on accepting transfers he used to coach given his policy on releasing transfers to the old coach.
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Apples to oranges comparison…IMHO
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These are our apples and your oranges. Fuck your oranges. I think is the current policy.
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Pretty much.
I’m also not trying to turn this into a Richt vs. Kirby convo, but just find it interesting how the hard-line stance softens when one stands to gain.
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Do tell because it sounds like the exact same situation to me. Two players got passed by on the depth chart and are looking for playing time elsewhere with a familiar face.
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It is the exact same situation. Kirby sometimes talks out of both sides of his mouth. I hope he grows into the HC position quickly, he has a ways to go.
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It’s not the same. One was an underclassman (leaving Georgia), and other is a graduate transfer, possibly coming to Georgia. By NCAA rules, the graduate transfer has more flexibility in what he can do.
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One is a graduated free agent, the other was not. Don’t try and tell me it is the same situation. The Graduated student is covered by different rules. Carry on with the rant.
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Hey man – it’s ok to admit that Kirby’s being inconsistent, I promise I won’t hold it against you. I also don’t really care that he’s accepting a transfer of a kid that played for him, just pointing out the inconsistency in his stance (understandable given he’s benefiting from this one). It’s the same issue with Paul Johnson and his comments about not holding a spot if a kid is still taking official visits, but he still recruits kids that are committed to other schools. Take the stance that benefits you as the coach, I get it.
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AD. Please don’t compare Kirby Smart to Paul Johnson. That is like comparing a diamond to a piece of sh!t. And “no” the two things are not the same. Period.
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You are right Audit. There is no NCAA rule which states that a player cannot transfer to a school that their former coach now coaches at. That is what KS is doing because it benefits him. Yet he has no problem being on the receiving end of such a transfer. ( Yes I know that one is a graduate transfer and the other is not.) Would he accept a Bama player who wants to follow him to UGA but is still and undergrad? Of course he would, if Saban released him.
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How ironic?
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I believe transfers who have already graduated can go wherever they want. So Kirby would have no say in the matter, just like Bama has no say in this matter. So, it’s not really the same thing.
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“I wanted to set the precedent for the future that kids would not be able to go to Miami right away,” Smart told reporters. “It’s very important that we understand that, and that’s pretty much standard operating procedure when a coach leaves one place, that a kid can’t go there with the coach. That’s important to me that people understand that.”
Again – how is this situation any different? Both kids want to leave for more playing time and are chasing after a familiar face. Whether they have graduated or not is irrelevant to the stance that Kirby took about player transfers.
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No. The kid fulfilled his commitment, did his time and played his ass off, and graduated from school. Diploma in hand empowers any athlete to transfer remaining eligibility anywhere they choose to go and the only person that can stop it is the new coach. The diploma empowers the kid and is evidence that he completed his contract. Completely different than a kid that hasn’t graduated yet.
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Knock knock….. Hellooooooo Is anyone there ? We have already stated numerous times these two situations ARE NOT the same. A graduate transfer has unlimited mobility and the former school has no power to control where he goes. An undergrad transfer is at the mercy of the former schools coach..
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Glad to see some are paying attention.
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Of course Kirby has a say in the matter. He can say, “No, you may not come to UGA because there is a prevailing policy against players transferring to follow their former coach.” Don’t try to tell mecthat NCAA rules require us to take him.
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Oh yeah, still glad CMR is gone. 🙂 Have a good 4th weekend everyone…
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