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Your citation of the lawsuit concerning the quarterback from Cincinnati describes the problem. If rules are set, let's say a 2- year comittment to a school, someone will sue after 1 year to overturn the rule. I suppose having a player sign an extremely ironclad 2-year contract may be the way to go. College sports is in a big cluster F*##*. That's why I am, sadly, losing interest in it. 
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It's similar to how athletes are handled in soccer world wide. A european transfer window controls the majority of the market, similar to the signing window.
I'd like to see 2-3 year contracts minimum, and if the athlete has a Sykes type performance, they can move on, but there is a buyout option that see's the school receive some funds.
There is a QB who Cincinnati is suing after transfering to Texas Tech to enforce their $1mil buyout on what was supposed to be $, so we might have precedent with the NCAA soon. Previous Message
A couple of adds:
* I had previously read that true freshman are not as highly recruited by P4 schools as many P4's are focusing/harvesting on the transfer portal. Hence, the opportunity to discover and sign three star players by mid majors is an opportunity.
* Dallas Washington was a four star with a 98 ESPN ranking. Dallas will need a heavy dose of court development and strength and conditioning to grow his game from where it is now.
* Lucious Harris: One edge Seth and Joe had in his recruitment: Bobby Braswell was his high school coach Previous Message
The world of MBB recruiting has changed with the professional era. Many kids today realize that playing time at P4 schools may be harder to come by. So leagues like the BW have become minor leagues for the P4. I recently saw a rating that had the BW ranked as the #11 league, which is the highest since the days of UNLV and NMSU in the league. So I guess we are a AAA league.
The decision to come here has certainly served Sykes well, he will cash a massive check next season and the opportunity to develop his game as the #1 option has played out well. One would hope that Acker can parlay that into recruiting more highly talented players out of HS. Previous Message
It happens, a kid flies under the radar in HS for whatever reason, gets a nice player rating and attracts mid level attention, then his college coaches realize he's a stud and play him a ton of minutes and he blows up. I think Lucius Harris kind of fits this profile as well though he was probably more widely recruited. Probably every home run frosh recruit in the BWC for 40 years was 4 star or less out of HS.
Acker deserves praise for focusing in and landing Gavin. I will enjoy watching him in person one final game, hope he gets 40! Previous Message
To explain how Gavin Sykes slipped under the radar and landed at LBSU. Quite a coup for Acker, one of his few bright spots. He did have a few other offers including Cal that he somehow turned down even though he is from Northern Cal. Whatever the answer, it has turned into one of the best recruiting jobs in the history of LBSU. Too early in Sykes career to compare, but it reminds me of Steph Curry going to Davidson.
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