No more sitting out for first time transfers...

I am not nearly as sanguine about this as you are HE. I don't see it as a bad thing per se' but I do see it as negatively impact more significantly aspects of college sports that I enjoy. I don't begrudge the NCAA for doing it, I think given our current culture it is a reasonable thing to do. I just don't like the loss of the loyalty aspect and school spirit as a more dominant part of the game. We are introducing full on free agency which is likely a good thing for the players from a standpoint of having options to get more playing time and get out of situations they may find were not optimal for them in some way or another. But in the analysis it must be remembered that in regards to playing time, that is a zero sum game. For every minute one player gains PT another player loses. I have enjoyed the Travis Releford stories and Frank Mason stories where players actually develop in a program for several years before blossoming. It is important also to understand that if a player is unhappy as a freshman for whatever reason and is not getting as much PT as they would like, in the old system, they had to choose to buckle down and work harder or suffer consequences if they chose to take the easy road and bolt. I do see that with the consequences of transferring gone, the incentive to buckle down and solve the problem by working harder is somewhat diminished. Life has consequences and when consequences are removed behavior is modified. I would bet that Self and Co. will do just fine in this brave new world. Another conjecture that may or may not prove true, is there will be actually less parity. From what I have read, many believe this will lead to greater parity bit there is at least one argument that this will lead to less parity. The elite schools with the big budgets, big TV exposure and likelihood of getting to the big dance will still be the more attractive destinations. Now players that flew under the radar coming out of HS but have breakout seasons will possible more likely transfer to the elite schools after their stock goes up. Thus making the rich richer, so to speak.