Alright, at least I am not crazy haha. Thanks for the clarifications!
INSIDER: What I know about Rasir Bolton waiver timeline
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Well, since they aren't practicing yet, I don't see how that makes any difference. They practiced for their Italy trip, but they can't practice again under a coach's supervision for a few weeks yet.
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Well, I have seen the NCAA come out and say the distance is 105 miles so I think they measure straight line. The mom's house must be on the south side of Statesville and I was just guesstimating distance from the edge of the 100 mile circle.
They always ask for more info in cases they say no to so it appears they thought really hard about it. Not really kidding that much.
Where are the two posters that confirmed (through "sources") that Bolton got the waiver and that it would be announced in a couple days? Hiding?
Kind of sounds like it was submitted then the NCAA came back asking for more info/documentation.
I believe the formal term is persona non grata.
That being said, I do not think anybody really fell for it. Everybody seemed to take it with the proper grain of skepticism without confirmation from either the really well-known insiders on here, members of the press, or from the program's own media people.
Hines checked it out and refuted it very quickly, too.
I'm not gonna condemn them if Bolton doesn't receive the waiver. Those posters don't have a history of purposely posting wrong info or making it seem like they "know more than the rest of us." I have on a couple of occasions known some insider info - once it was true, the other turned out not to be true. In the first case - Clayton Custer to ISU - I knew because my nephew (the source) was one of his best friends. In the second case, I heard that Eli Dunne would be the starting UNI QB against us in 2016 (from his Dad repeating a convo that Eli had with Farley early in that week): that info proved untrue (who knew that Farley, himself, would be an unreliable source?).
My point is, those two are more than likely just sharing some info from sources they think are solid. I know CFers sometimes "eat their own." I hope this isn't one of those times.
Regardless of the outcome of Bolton's request, NCAA needs to change the outdated, random, cumbersome process for transfers.
You don't have to make it unfettered free agency, just establish simplified, consistent, realistic rules and streamline the process.
You don't have to make it unfettered free agency, just establish simplified, consistent, realistic rules and streamline the process.
Would the B12 have to approve the transfer as well, similar to Martin or since he's coming in from a different conference they have no say in it?
It just depends on stuff...and things.
My understanding is the B1G only had to approve because he was transferring from one conference school to another.
That being said, the Big 12 may have completely different rules.
I struggle to find a scenario where the NCAA would approve of the waiver and then the conference would deny it.
If my understanding is correct, the conference has no ability to deny it. The Schools can place "restraints" and the NCAA could Deny it, but I've never heard or seen anything where a Conference has denied a transfer.
Different situation but I don’t think Cheick Diallo was ruled eligible until after the season started. KU fans were pretty salty about that.
Not talking about denying a transfer. Talking about denying a waiver of sitting out a season. The NCAA can say, "no you don't have to sit out" but based on league rules the conference can say, "Not so fast, my friend." Many conferences have or had restrictions on playing right away after a transfer, especially transfers within the league.
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I think the most frustrating part of this is that because the NCAA has done such a poor job of explaining how they make their decisions that nobody really understands the process or what constitutes valid reasons to grant or not grant a waiver.
From the outside looking in it looks like they just occasionally pull a random file from a huge stack of waiver applications and throw a dart at a wall full of post it notes, some of which say yes, some of which say no, and some of which say try again in two weeks. It feels like there's no rhyme or reason to anything they decide.
