Meechie goodbye video
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I really find these messages discussing. He was a favorite player. He is not NBA material. We opened our arms when he wanted another school. He has only one more year. No mention of going to a school for a good education. He has a camp in Columbia in April! Hope it is not successful. It is time he moves on.
This is one of many reasons I would never give money to a Student Athlete. Its like buying a car and making payments on it each month and for whatever reason the bank comes and takes it away.
Testing the NBA draft process does not mean that he believes he will make an NBA roster right now. Maybe a team sees enough in him to offer him a Two-Way spot. Yes, you may spend time on an obscure G-League team, but those spots are worth over a half million dollars to a player now. Also, he can get feedback that tells him he needs to go back to school. With regard to transferring, I know Meechie's dad was a player and is really invested in Meechie's progress as a player. He got down to Columbia as much as he could, but he probably wants Meechie closer to home. Also, you may have a team or two that have an NIL deal that is just better than what we can do. Players leaving because of this is just a reality of the sport right now. Finally, the coach that was at Ohio State when he transferred to us has been fired. This probably presents an opportunity for him to transfer back to where he started.
You ever change jobs for more money?. You liked the company you worked for and the people but left for a better opportunity for yourself.
Agreed.
And didn't we get him through the portal to begin with?
Edit: yeah. Looked it up.
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Hard to argue for "forever" when he transferred into our school.
So how many times can a player transfer and not sit - outside of one of the times being as a graduate transfer?
Just going off memory, but wasn't there a recent suit that eliminated the one time only transfer? I thought it was a free for all now?
I thought not, but so much has happened, I certainly could have missed something as I dozed.
Sadly, there is now no limit to the number of transfers allowed.
And then you decide…hey I want to return to my original job. And your company opens their arms and even offers you more money to return for one year?
I don’t believe he hasn’t talked to anyone. Why not be honest and say I love my school, but I have been offered more money and need to pursue this.
One would think that as the amount of frustrated coaches increases due to this policy, more pressure will be registered upon the NCAA for changes.
Can't and shouldn't go on like this, but at this stage, contracts might be the only remedy.One would think that as the amount of frustrated coaches increases due to this policy, more pressure will be registered upon the NCAA for changes.
That doesn't mean somebody hasn't talked to him; that somebody might be somebody at another school or somebody at the family's house.
Well, in the business world, you wouldn't come back for "one year" officially.
But yes. People do this all the time. Staying in a position gets certain raises. Taking a new position gets higher raises. So people often not only jump for a pay raise, but jump back for another raise/promotion.
It's common place in my field. (Engineering)
Every goodbye video ever: I’ve had such a great time here and love the school, my teammates and coaches so much that I’ve decided to transfer.
Yep, some on the football side have shown you can make multiple stops, collect the money and never play a down of football.
Right. Just be honest and say he's been offered more money. Others in the thread have said it's no different than changing jobs for more money or better opportunity, or whatever, so just say so. If you feel good about making the move and know that it's the right thing to do, why couch it in flowery and ambiguous terms? Just own it and go.
.....because most 18-22 year olds are in the process of learning how to tell people no and deal with the process of letting people down.
Good point. A lot of older people are learning how to say no and deal with disappointing others, too.
Just got around to reading his full statement. Someone must have told him to use "at the end of the day" as many times as humanly possible.
That's the new line everybody is using, not just athletes, replacing ''I don't care what you think''.