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Based on the available documentation, this is not correct. We discussed this in some earlier posts in this thread. Here's the link I posted, again: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Transfer/OneTime_Transfer.pdf I'd be very interested to see any links or documents that counter this.

J Batt is trying to set an example. If we all wore the same clothes all the time, we'd have more money to contribute to GTAA. Just sayin'. ;)

Sir, your post has definitely pushed this thread into hijack territory. 😀 Mods, you may delete my post.

I can understand Taisun's decision, given that he had little opportunity to showcase his QB abilities while at Tech. He was basically used as a running back in most of the (very few) opportunities he had while here. He was the #3 rated QB (247) coming out of high school. I'm sure he's been...

Unfortunately, it’s not just an ethical decision for schools like tech and our peers. It's going to be impossible for many schools to make the cost side of the equation balance and still compete for championships. I hope that sometime in the future, perhaps within a generation, there will be a...

Understandable, given that he was likely told to "speed it up". Hard to differentiate between issues that were the result of poor blocking and those that were strictly the fault of the punter.

Thread drift: Key's staff begat coaches' salaries begat TV revenue begat TV vs. live. Regardless, good discussion points.

Both things can be true. I think that Tech is rightfully regarded as offering an "elite" education, at least in their stem degrees. The issue I have from a fan perspective is that our flaunting this eliteness doesn't help capture more sidewalk fans. We can be regarded as an elite school and...

Haha no. At least not in my admittedly ancient experience during the "weed-out" era. Some exams allowed a one-page cheat sheet. But then the exam would inexplicably have questions that weren't covered in class but instead related to textbook chapters that we had not gotten to yet.

I see your point and concur that the first step would tend to cover the same distance regardless of how many steps a punter takes. However, when accelerating you would tend to cover more distance with each subsequent step. For example, first step 2.5 feet, next 3.5 feet, next 5 feet, and so...

Agree that you can't put it all on the punter. But you said "That is not on the punter.", implying that he was blameless in the result. I simply was pointing out that his insufficient hang time was likely a contributing factor. I may have misunderstood your statement.

How is the "first step" the "extra step"? If I take 3 steps while accelerating, my "last step" is going to be longer than my "first step".

No doubt TV contracts are responsible for the initial acceleration in Power 5 salaries over the last 20 years or so. But, even considering TV revenue as a factor, I still don't see how the rate of inflation for coach/staff compensation can be sustained. When TFG was hired, he was in the low...

Certainly, the runbacks are not totally on the punter as there were multiple flaws in the coverage. However, there is the issue of "outkicking the coverage". On the runback for the TD, their returner caught the ball when no Tech cover guys were within 5 yards. Nice to get a good running start.

The rate of inflation for coaching and staff salaries has to be unsustainable at many schools. Even factoring in the increases in media revenue some conferences are experiencing, I'm not sure how any but the richest 20% or so of college teams can afford to keep doubling salaries every 4-5 years...

Yeah, I agree that it ain't like it used to be due to the current emphasis on grad rates.

Reference my earlier comment above. There seems to be something going on that seems contrary to the rules, so perhaps I'm misunderstanding the rules. I am hoping someone can link to a rule that supports a second transfer without a sit-out year being allowed. My research shows otherwise.

We've been accustomed to having good, if not exceptional, punters and kickers in the recent past. That tells me that there is not a systemic barrier to having good kick and punt specialists at GT. We can point to valid reasons why we've struggled to recruit good players at some positions, but...

This may be one of those "agree to disagree" points, but I'm having trouble understanding why anyone who accepts that we need to increase our attendance and donations would not want to grow our fanbase. Large fanbases are a competitive advantage.

I was never a punt specialist or coached on it, but back in my “playing” days, I was a natural two-step punter. I don’t quite understand the advantage of the three-step process. Is it more momentum? Because it almost seems unnatural and obviously is riskier given the extra time it takes as well...