Eric Reed Withdraws from Transfer Portal

[McLoofus 35,182]

42 minutes ago, oracle79 said:

Are we for sure he is still on the team?

No, but withdrawing his name from the portal would be an odd choice if not. 

[kennypowers 1,431]

Sounds like he might have a had a come-to-jesus w/ a family member about work ethic, the process, and dreams etc.

[JuscAUse! 1,677]

3 hours ago, McLoofus said:

No, but withdrawing his name from the portal would be an odd choice if not. 

That makes sense.

[Strychnine 1,808]

10 hours ago, McLoofus said:

Are y'all sure the players are actually ending their careers, or are they just not actually transferring?

I mean, this *is* a thread devoted to a kid who tested the waters and then withdrew from the portal and who is still on his team. Just wanted to make sure we're all clear on that. 

 

As a 42-year-old that never played a down of college football, and works in IT, my guess is that the portal gets increasingly used to test the waters.  I think we will end up seeing an influx of recruited G5 players, that don't want to ride the bench, looking to transfer elsewhere.

[Hay Field 101 660]

20 hours ago, W.E.D said:

This guy is big mad.

Yelling about socialism and complaining about certain people 😉 making money off the free market.

Stay consistent 

Na he's just an idiot. 

[JDUBB4AU 5,287]

Get after it and do your thing . Glad he is staying 

[oracle79 3,569]

22 hours ago, McLoofus said:

No, but withdrawing his name from the portal would be an odd choice if not. 

True, I'll be very interested to see how this one plays out.

[wcware 1,365]

Maybe he was offered a chance to play QB? I’m kidding guys…..kinda

[auburnphan 6,050]

On 1/14/2022 at 10:04 AM, cbo said:

Still trying to figure out what Ben Carson has to do with a football player transferring to a different college. 

Just wondering if you figured it out yet?   I am still stumped.

[cbo 8,728]

7 minutes ago, auburnphan said:

Just wondering if you figured it out yet?   I am still stumped.

For the sake of my sanity, I quit trying. 

[AU North 164]

On 1/14/2022 at 1:11 PM, cbo said:

And how many of the transfers were "nudged" by their coaches to leave? We will never know, but it happens all the time. The coaches may have decided their playing careers were already over, so this at least gives them another chance. 

Oh, and non-athletes frequently change schools. No one has a problem with that. 

"The NCAA has studied the issue of student-athlete transfers. A 2020 poll conducted by Gallup for the NCAA found that "a smaller proportion of NCAA student-athletes (22%) than non-athletes (38%) transferred to the institution from which they graduated."

 

I agree cbo. Another form of processing? In AU's case, our scholarships are for 4 years (not every year renewable scholarships) which makes our processing a little more problematic than for some other schools. Please let me know if this is incorrect and I will stand corrected. wde

[Hank2020 3,357]

3 minutes ago, AU North said:

I agree cbo. Another form of processing? In AU's case, our scholarships are for 4 years (not every year renewable scholarships) which makes our processing a little more problematic than for some other schools. Please let me know if this is incorrect and I will stand corrected. wde

I thought at one time that we had both kinds but has been awhile since then, so may have changed since then.

[McLoofus 35,182]

3 minutes ago, AU North said:

I agree cbo. Another form of processing? In AU's case, our scholarships are for 4 years (not every year renewable scholarships) which makes our processing a little more problematic than for some other schools. Please let me know if this is incorrect and I will stand corrected. wde

If the kid leaves, then the forfeits the scholarship.

Is it harder to convince a kid to leave when he knows he's got a full ride at Auburn? I dunno. But I wouldn't imagine many kids would want to hang around a locker room in which they know they're not wanted. Especially when just about any player on scholarship at Auburn could land at a G5 program at worst with a great shot at winning a starting job. 

[AU North 164]

9 minutes ago, McLoofus said:

If the kid leaves, then the forfeits the scholarship.

Is it harder to convince a kid to leave when he knows he's got a full ride at Auburn? I dunno. But I wouldn't imagine many kids would want to hang around a locker room in which they know they're not wanted. Especially when just about any player on scholarship at Auburn could land at a G5 program at worst with a great shot at winning a starting job. 

Don't disagree at all Loof. I was just wondering if the guarantee 4 year scholarship at AU changes the thought process of a student athlete who sees the value of their education vs their self-evaluated limited athletic limitations. Also, does it hinder the coaching staff in offering a scholarship to a perceived fringe HS player just because you have one (some) available. wde 

[McLoofus 35,182]

3 minutes ago, AU North said:

Also, does it hinder the coaching staff in offering a scholarship to a perceived fringe HS player just because you have one (some) available.

Hadn't thought about it that way. Good question.

Maybe it's like @Hank2020 said and they have both.

[AU North 164]

1 minute ago, McLoofus said:

Hadn't thought about it that way. Good question.

Maybe it's like @Hank2020 said and they have both.

Thanks for the feedback from both you and Hank. Would be interested if anyone else has thoughts/insight on this. wde

[W.E.D 11,071]

1 hour ago, AU North said:

I agree cbo. Another form of processing? In AU's case, our scholarships are for 4 years (not every year renewable scholarships) which makes our processing a little more problematic than for some other schools. Please let me know if this is incorrect and I will stand corrected. wde

I don't think this is true.  We told Kobe to leave & his scholarship wouldn't be renewed.

[cbo 8,728]

2 hours ago, AU North said:

Don't disagree at all Loof. I was just wondering if the guarantee 4 year scholarship at AU changes the thought process of a student athlete who sees the value of their education vs their self-evaluated limited athletic limitations. Also, does it hinder the coaching staff in offering a scholarship to a perceived fringe HS player just because you have one (some) available. wde 

Those are good questions. I'm not sure how the scholarships work these days.