Completely out of control.… Watching Fresneck vs Utep and see Jake Haener playing QB for Neck. This is the guy who transferred from UW, had a fantastic season at the Neck, then enter the portal and committed back to UW after his HC was named HC for the Huskies. So why is he playing QB right now for the bulldogs?
just googled it. Heaner withdrew his name from the portal after hearing Tedford for named the new HC at Neck. 🤦♂️ Any wonder why their generation has the reputation of being entitled.
@Brad Stevens "Heaner withdrew his name from the portal after hearing Tedford for named the new HC at Neck"
Haener was ready to transfer (he talked to Cal too) but didn't have immediate eligibility as he transferred once before (UW -> FSU) and he has not graduated so being a grad transfer wasn't in play either. Haener realized the NCAA waiver would most likely not be granted so his only other option was to transfer to a lower division program. FSU eventually hiring Tedford just made the decision to return to FSU easy.
Before the eligibility issue was known, there was a rumor on the FSU boards that DeBoer wouldn't guarantee him the starting spot and his dad got all pissy. I don't really know anything about that but it was out there.
Pay and portal are related but not synonymous. The portal needs some limits addressing within conference transfers, teams on an upcoming near term schedule, and limitations on timing, perhaps certain periods where its permissible. If teams need to develop players spending enormous sums shouldnt the player bear some risk too?
Transfer during the season and.or before the bowl game shouldnt be permissible. NIL payments and stipends are two different things.
Schools should have paid the players. Simple as that. The NCAA should have set the guidelines such as maximum salary paid any player, maximum amount a program can payout in total and maybe guidelines for first team versus second team versus third team players and so on...redshirts and injured players get a certain amount and walkons get the lowest amount....all schools have the same dollars to spend and same guidleines. No outside money allowed.
I am still pissed about Toia going to the Bruins without even having to sit out a year. It is a dumb policy all around.
Too late…genie is out of the bottle.
its a free for all now….and the NCAA is responsible. Tried to pawn it off on Congress, they said it’s your baby. And NCAA did nothing.
Now we have this shitshow.
Why do we keep them around? If they announce they are investigating a school for anything, the school should tell them pound sand.
LMFAO, just as I finished typing the message above, ESPN airs an apology on video from Haener to the UNeck alum for entering into the portal (lol, the 2nd entry). “I’m sorry, I was cold and scared and felt abandoned,,, blah blah.” F’n ridiculous