SIAP: 7 Ole Miss players interested in Michigan

He would more than likely choose one of the big schools in Texas?  

1. Harbaugh would have had to know that the NCAA was going to impose an additional bowl ban

2. Harbaugh initially said that he wasn't interested to Patterson (according to Sam Webb)) and only changed his mind when Speight announced his transfer - I assume he already knew about Malzone

The guys on the Ole Miss podcast are saying that the team is torn in two right now - they are noting who is "loyal" and who is not.  A guy like Little needs to stay loyal unless he actually pulls the trigger.

So that is exactly in line with your speculation.

At least nobdy who is rational.  But it is a pipe dream...

He can't transfer to another SEC school. This has been discussed. 

He seems credible enough to consider it a report around these parts. He mentioned in another thread that there were as many as 7 interested players, but that Michigan fans shouldn't expect enough room for more than 3. Also, we should feel very fortunate to actually pick 3 up.

No way that the NCAA grants a waiver for 6-7 Ole Miss players to transfer to Michigan. 2-3 is unlikely but possible. 6-7? No way.

In relation to your comments about creating future situations when teams get penalized, Wouldn't that help ensure what they are trying to accomplish though? If future situations would play out similarly, maybe that would affect team's ability to follow the rules. I'm personally all for it. If you get caught cheating, let their uninvolved players transfer. 

Houston Nutt sued them for defamation over it. They recently settled and issued him an apology. His lawyer is the same one representing the safety.

It doesn't seem like a difficult case for Anderson to make and Mississippi doesn't want to litigate it. They've already caved on transfers and want this story to end, even if it means losing more players now.

If Anderson is successful, it doesn't seem feasible that other players would have to jump through a lot of hoops to prove they were lied to as well. The whole thing boggles the mind. Some players will have proof and can go, others won't and have to sit out? No, if they find Anderson was lied to, they'll accept that others were too. The players will get the benefit of the doubt, not Ole Miss.

The NCAA really doesn't want anyone poking around at its transfer rules, because there's little chance they survive a serious lawsuit unscathed.  I find it hard to believe that a blanket non-compete agreement -- which is what this really is -- would survive in the current legal environment.

For one thing, non-compete agreements are void for employees in California, so if athletes are ever found to be employees, the first California athlete to sue will create free agency for all D-I athletes in the state -- and then nationwide, since schools will have no choice but to drop their restrictions lest they lose their recruits to California.  (The agreements are probably void for student-athletes even if they're not employees, but, AFAIK, it hasn't been tested yet).

For another thing, there's no real justification for transfer limitations under the law.  The real reasons are competitive balance and attempting to deny leverage to the athletes.  The first is something that the law won't really recognize (but could be collectively bargained; the NFL draft would be illegal under labor law but is allowed because the union agrees to it).  The second is something that's ridiculously one-sided.

If the NCAA leadership is listening to its lawyers, they will issue a statement about how this represents a special circumstance due to the specific nature of the situation and grant an immediate waiver for all athletes interested in transferring.

This is Ole Miss, after all.  They may be in the SEC, but they're not old money ESS-EEE-SEE.

Well let's just shut this down then, since the oracle hath spoken. 

If Greg Little and Tyler Murray were so tight, why didn't Little sign with Texas A&M along with Murray in 2016?