Does there need to be a rule on how many transfers a school can accept? New Mexico's win is empty....

How do transfers make a win "empty"? How is it any different than recruiting like Colorado? (It's not)

How often does a freshman recruit lead a team? Like a transfer does, especially one that was 2nd NCAA steeple?

In terms of 4-4 transfers, they had 3 in the top 7 and 2 in the top 5. Auckland doesn't really count since any US University was welcome to recruit and sign her.

Renfer and Thornburg were both 5th year transfers from an Ivy League school so they had no option but to transfer if they wanted to use their remaining eligibility. Made perfect sense to go to UNM given the success Samantha Silva had there.

Frerichs transferred after her coach left her current university for a job at UNM. Made sense not to mess with what's worked for her on an Olympic year. I believe somewhere I heard she considered going to Colorado. Doubt Wetmore would have turned her away.

New rules? wrote:

How often does a freshman recruit lead a team? Like a transfer does, especially one that was 2nd NCAA steeple?

It happens fairly often. But so what? A transfer shouldn't be allowed to lead a team if they were a NCAA steeple 2nd placer?

Minnesota did it with purely in state talent. That would be better than your example of Colorado.

But this isn't high school (even they have transfers) with district lines, it's college. The best recruits win.

How can these senior transfers be eligible via Progress Toward Degree requirements?

Typically transferring schools makes you lose credits.

Is UNM that academically weak?

The Donger wrote:

Minnesota did it with purely in state talent. That would be better than your example of Colorado.

But this isn't high school (even they have transfers) with district lines, it's college. The best recruits win.

Do you mean Michigan State?

PTD rules wrote:

How can these senior transfers be eligible via Progress Toward Degree requirements? Typically transferring schools makes you lose credits. Is UNM that academically weak?

Typically, transferring 5th year athletes are pursuing a graduate degree.

The Donger wrote:

Minnesota did it with purely in state talent. That would be better than your example of Colorado.

But this isn't high school (even they have transfers) with district lines, it's college. The best recruits win.

Did what, finish in the bottom half of the field?

In these days of colleges making fame and fortune from college athletics, I have no problem with football players or runners leaving a college and going to another.

It's usually only after a student/athlete arrives on campus do they come to know if it is a good fit. Let's not make student/athletes indentured servants in this land of the free.

Typically, transferring 5th year athletes are pursuing a graduate degree.[/quote]

Ok, so they get 1 year of grad school paid for (5th year eligibility); who pays for their 2nd year of grad school (eligibility is exhausted)?

There are a number of ways to do this:

1) parents or loans.

2) they go to a program that is not all that serious that they can finish in one year. By and large, one year masters are seen as worthless.

3) they start the summer semester following graduation (on scholarship) and take classes the summer semester after graduation (on scholarship). That's 4 semesters. They may be done or may have a class or two left and are able to finance it through parents, loans, other scholarships, etc.

I'm a little surprised UMKC let her transfer. Typically a scholarship athlete isn't allowed to transfer out of conference without sitting out a year and losing a year of eligibility unless the school signs a waiver. Unless she had finished her degree at UMKC.

You must be a Frisco Giants fan.

Ms Frerichs graduated from UMKC and could have attended any university she chose via NCAA policy and not sat out.