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Gets play time, had zero coaching changes I'm aware of. Has really no reason to abandon his school.
If I remember correctly, a four year scholarship is not guaranteed in the SEC.
That's how we raise em these days. Dumb and with no loyalty lol
He had to live in Ames. That’s reason enough.
This kind of reminds me of the CJF transfer just maybe not to that level. CJF left late in April as well which left Iowa high and dry at that point to try to replace him in the portal. For ISU, Tre Jackson already transferred. Had he known, he would have stayed at ISU and been the starting point guard. ISU is now left scrambling.
Yep., underperform? Cut them. Injured and can’t play? Cut them. It’s coming.
He committed to Prohm but yet around this time a year ago he could've backed out when they hired their new coach. Because I know the other committed guy at the time ended up somewhere else. But this is a huge loss on top of Brockington going pro. You figured he would've been the guy on the team next year. Just hope he doesn't end up at a Big 10 school.
nothing has changed in his school situation other than he wants to go somewhere "better" (ie; who will contend for a title next year).
You have no idea why he is transferring. He might hate life in Ames. He might be homesick. Whatever the reason(s) are, he has the same right as CJ, Joe, Josh, and Jack had to leave ISU.
This has been happening to mid major and low major schools for years and years. We're literally recruiting the WAC player of the year who averaged almost 35 minutes per game--haven't heard any outrage as to him being allowed to transfer up. The NCAA can't and shouldn't govern the power conferences any different than the other 250+ schools. If Hunter goes from Iowa St to a blue blood is that not the same as someone going from say a good mid-major like Loyola to a power conference? Just some food for thought.
And God knows that ISU has benefitted from transfers in the past. Karma is a bitch, isn't it?
He ABSOLUTELY has a right to leave, but he should have to sit out a year after doing it.
Why, if Jack, Joe and CJ didn't? Because he played more minutes? That has nothing to do with it.
Not going to say Dumb but
Correct. Coaches basically are coaching glorified AAU teams now. You are basically putting teams together 1 year at a time, and be prepared for players to jump ship if they are aware of a "better opportunity." Like it or not, the rules are the rules now. Bound to happen to Iowa in the very near future. Say a Tony Perkins has a great junior year. Not really NBA material but IU has their NIL program in place (there are launching it soon) and says "hey, come home and finish out your career here. We guarantee you $250k for the year." I mean, it's hard to turn that down.
Thanks for making laugh! It is tough, you can't really blame the kid. Came from a background where there wasn't a lot of money, so now through NIL he has a chance to make pretty significant money. Don't think he was ready for the NBA but is a really good player and probably will be NBA ready in 1 or 2 years. So he can sign a good NIL deal, not have to sit out, then go to the NBA. It hurts as a fan, but you can't really blame him. Obviously the combo of NIL with almost no real control or oversight and the 1-time transfer and play immediately is going to change college basketball. I am all in favor of the players getting some money but with no real control or caps its going to be hard for schools like ISU and Iowa probably to a lesser extent (I would guess your boosters aren't quite as cheap ass as ours), Then look at places like Arkansas, they are likely an instant power with NIL money or maybe all those 5 stars signed because the water in Fayetteville is even better than in Ames!
There is a major difference. Fran was supposedly a family friend having coached CJ's uncle. He also put himself out there when CJ didn't have any decent offers and gave him every chance to be successful when he was healthy. Then not only CJ, but old Uncle Joe stuck it to Fran, and Lied directly just days before he left. Personally I consider his to be a betrayal of the worst kind.....
They All should have had to sit. I may be mistaken, but wasn't that the rule pre covid?
With all due respect to the current situation, ISU and Hoiberg were the godfathers of this and celebrated all those victories.
