He's a tool. He's not wrong. But he's a tool. And if you're using the system that you think is causing it to be a disaster then you are contributing to the problem and should shut your pie hole. If he really was sincere in wanting to make things better, which I am sure he's not, then start by looking in the mirror rather than pointing the finger elsewhere. The one thing he did that I somewhat respect is, as you said, admit that he benefits from it. So at least he's not being dishonest.
He is in a job that requires him to compete with Bama, UGA, TENN, LSU, FLA, TAM, etc plus TX, OK, and he doesn't have the resources they have. He is doing what he has to do to try and compete and he is taking advantage of the current situation in college football. I don't care for him but can understand why he is poaching. At least he is admitting how flawed the system has become. What is happening now is ruining college football for all but a few teams.
What? You want a coach in a market where he is easily replaceable to not use the system like every other coach does? So you don’t think Key should take transfers? Every school takes transfer so I don’t understand why only certain coaches are looked at negatively just because they get a perceived higher level of player. You think Key wouldn’t allow the entire defensive line from UGA to transfer to GT if he could convince them? Come on. We’d all be doing back flips if Key brought in a defensive line of 4 and 5 stars. All the whining about other schools from our fanbase is just odd.
I didn't say he should stop what he is doing. I think he should keep his mouth shut. If he's not prepared to DO anything about the problem and is contributing to the proliferation of said problem then I really don't want to hear complaints from him about it. I actually don't think he's doing anything "wrong" by using the system to the maximum benefit. And, as I said, I do respect that he's being honest about the fact that he knows he's contributing to the problem.
I don't think you got the point I was making. I wasn't actually complaining about him using the system. Much as I dislike that he specifically is poaching GT I'm not faulting him for it. The rules are what they are right now and coaches are doing what they need to do in order to compete. I just don't care to hear from someone who is using the system to the max about how the system, and therefore said person, is ruining the game. And the one thing I gave him credit for is that he admitted that.
I think the difference is that there is a perception that Ole Miss is tampering. There are a lot of schools tampering (maybe all of them), but Ole Miss is getting a reputation for being especially egregious in this aspect.
You aren’t allowed to contact a player on another team before they go in the portal. You aren’t allowed to recruit a player on another team before they go into the portal. That’s tampering. It’s defined in NCAA rules.
The more coaches that publically point out the issues the better. The only possible fix is tinkering with the transfer rules. NIL is basically untouchable now.
Pretty easy if you get a transfer from a school like GT that has some good players to then contact a former teammate. They know who can play on their previous team. It can be player to player until they enter the portal. May even be innocent contact at first as former friends texting each other.
Think we are basically saying the same thing.
If you “GET a transfer from a school … to CONTACT a former teammate”, you’re tampering. If you let someone know before they go into the portal that you’ve got a spot for them, you’re tampering. If you tell one of your players “Hey, if your buddy were in the portal, we’d have a spot for him here”, you’re tampering.
What about Mack at UNC. Derrick Allen and McCollum. Did he tamper? He would have game film to see their ability and had needs in the secondary and receiver. As far as I'm concerned he's the ACC version of Kiffin.
Having game film means you know who is good. Tampering means recruiting them.
Do we know that Kiffin is doing that with the players he has obtained from us?