Mars represents Georgia transfer quarterback Justin Fields, who is filing a waiver appeal so he can be eligible immediately at Ohio State. “I spent my career digging up [stuff], taking all the jigsaw pieces and telling a story,” Mars said. “I do the same thing at trial. I’ve done the same thing in the Fields case.” Mars had high praise for Buckeyes’ coach Ryan Day, Ohio State compliance and the entire experience. Regarding the Fields case, Mars told CBS Sports on Sunday, “I think we’re very close to the finish line.”
Digging up stuff, eh? Sounds like the best we can probably hope for is that they don’t make the justification for the waiver a public matter.
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I know the NCAA doesn’t want to get dragged into the mud by this shyster.
I wonder what Jaidan Fields thinks about all of this. I hope she has a great season for the softball Dawgs this spring.
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Luckily, we have the AJC to make sure all the lurid details are published.
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Yeah..imagine those guys are rubbing their hands together in anticipation.
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I hope we fight it tooth and nail because there is no legitimate reason for Fields to receive a waiver.
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As others have said, UGA has zero influence over this decision.
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We have influence over the information we provide and the picture we paint with it.
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It’s a no win situation. We’ve just gotta know when to fold’em.
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Why do that? There is absolutely nothing UGA can benefit from by getting involved during the appeal.
All we can do after the appeal is granted is make it clear the university acted responsibly and wish Fields the best.
Then we do a Colt Brennan on him in a postseason game if given the chance.
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If Georgia fights it, Fields doesn’t get the waiver. The NCAA almost requires a sign-off from the departed institution. Ole Miss had to sign off in Patterson.
And if Fields doesn’t get the waiver, then Kirby is going to be wasting a ridiculous amount of time explaining WHY Georgia is fighting it. And that’s before anything Mars has hits the headlines.
It’s not in Georgia’s interests on any level to extend this story or make life difficult for Fields.
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What would be the point of fighting it?
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OK, someone clarify whether or not UGA has any say in this?
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I don’t think so. He has transferred, the only question is whether he has to sit a year or not. The NCAA has a chance to shut down this type of thing if they don’t cave. That said, I look for them to cave and the floodgates will open on transferring and appealing to be eligible immediately.
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I was under the impression that OSU files the appeal and UGA then has the opportunity to file a rebuttal if they so chose. The NCAA then reviews both views before making a decision.
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Sometimes, the dining hall would serve fried chicken. So …
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Ouch! Images of Fuzzy dancing in my head…
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If student athletes were allowed to transfer without penalty, there would be no need for such a process. Let them transfer or pay them and put penalties in the contract. Also, why not do it like the coaches do… let the receiving school pay the penalty.
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If we are going to have free agency in CFB then when a Justin Fields type leaves and wants to play immediately the school he leaves should, at minimum, get another scholarship. The number for the year should increase by one and the cap should go up to 86–more if more leave and play immediately elsewhere.
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So reward the school that processes a player? Perhaps on a case by case basis. Someone like Fields that might work. But where a school simply processes a kid, then the school should bear the weight of the transfer and just be able to replace the kid with another scholarship player. Get rid of processing, then lets talk.
Unless the school just pays the players and put it in their negotiated contract. That would change everything. The school could negotiate the cost of processing with the player and vice versa. Of course, with negotiated contracts, I suspect the amount of transfers initiated by the students would go way down. IMO, free agency would hardly exists, over a 4 year period, if kids were being paid according to fair market value.
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(ahem…). Why would JF’s attorney need to “dig things up”? His client should already be able to list and prove the grievances he suffered, no? Surely they are not trying to prove something after the fact.
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Haha WallMart general counsel on this lmfao. I need another strong drink. And Dennis Dodd said Wal-Mart it’s Walmart lol. And that shit ain’t going happen. He’s going to have sit his in the dinning hall for a year like Bonerfart said
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Oh I did two ll’s on Walmart lol
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Reform the transfer rules to allow everyone academically eligible and without behavioral issues one free transfer. After that, your @$$ sits for a year no appeals allowed unless you transfer down.
This would have prevented this whole sordid affair.
I get why Fields quit and transferred. He probably knew he wasn’t going to knock Jake off the top of the hill and wants to play. All of this to prevent sitting next year is a bunch of garbage.
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Sorry, but that would be a terrible idea for CFB. One free transfer is a ton of disruption and lost productivity. Make the waiver be genuine and Pandora stays in the box until they graduate. Don’t bend over, this is not your average NCAA issue.
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Agree to disagree … if coaches can leave anytime, players should get the ability to transfer once
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coaches can only leave if they receiving team pays a bunch of dough. I know I know. It’s not fair. But it’s not free either.
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Understood … given a student on an academic scholarship can transfer anytime, why are student-athletes any different? All I’m in favor of would relax the rules to give a student-athlete one transfer that doesn’t affect their eligibility.
If the NCAA isn’t going to enforce its rules, why have the rule?
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He pussyed out he could have stayed like DJ did and won a SEC Championship. Good riddance you pussy wimp.
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Sadly, the debate here is not even whether his allegations are factually credible. Based solely on the Sasser incident, they are not. The operative debate is is how much a frivolous suggestion might injure the University or the NCAA. That’s a pretty short-term calculus for the existential threat to college football that free agency represents.
The NCAA needs to make a fact-based decision. As a college football fan, I would rather the NCAA deny the appeal and deal with the fallout, if any. Frankly, there shouldn’t be any because UGA responded to the Sasser incident appropriately.
The more the Fields family pushes a false narrative, the more it will hurt Justin in his career. This would be a tempest in a twitter teapot.
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I think you make a good point about the school and NCAA dealing with the appeal factually. But I don’t believe that allowing kids to correct bad choices is a mistake nor will it harm college football if done right.
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You sure about that? It works for a lot of people.
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The kid better damn sure win the starting job at Ohio or Al Sharpton will
be back on the mother. There’s got to be a racist or two in Columbus.
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Digging stuff up, making stuff up, it’s all the same.
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Racist are everywhere. Both white and black. This is BS and everyone knows it. Just playing the game for selfish reasons.
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We happily accepted Demetris Robertson’s immediate eligibility- I’m not sure I ever heard a great excuse for it – not saying there wasn’t one , I’d just like to make sure I’m not being hypocritical about Fields.
Anyone know the story on D-Rob ?
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Health issues at home with a family member is what I heard.
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Correct. Moving closer to home, etc…not having his buddy in the stands making a fool of himself. That’s the crux of the JF argument.
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As Senator likes to say , etc…. is doing a lot of work there.
I’m being argumentative, but moving closer to home has obvious problems as grounds for an appeal.
If D-Rob has legitimate reason to transfer it must have heavily to do with the health issue – but I could find trouble with that too.
I think it’s pretty clear to us all here – it doesn’t really the matter the reason you put on the form right now. NCAA does not have the appetite to restrict transfers on players willing to press the issue.
We will never know , but I would bet Fields/OSU will benefit from the same well that D-Rob and UGA did.
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No, but a kid from coastal Ga goes to Cal coming back to Ga is closer to his home/family. Missed nearly his entire sophomore year due injury. While U don’t know what DRob’s hardship argument was, but Fields’ situation is nothing like this.
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What does the NCAA really have to lose in fighting it ? They’re a nameless, (semi) faceless monolith that everybody already hates……but they’re simply the honor council representing hundreds of universities. Plus, they’re not the other actor in this situation (we are).
Is the whole world going to get outraged at itself ?
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