Tennessee will only release Arnett to MAC schools

The Kid sounds like a good guy, and is transfering for the right reasons not wrong ones. I would rather see him at MSU if we don't have room for him instaed of CMU or some other school where he won't get as much exposure

He wants to transfer to MSU or UM. 

I had a decent opinion of Dooley before this - not so much now.  Why would they care?  he's going to leave, and its not going to affect UT if he plays for Western or UM.  Jerks.

Deanthony Arnett needs to transfer back home to be with his ailing father, who has had two heart attacks and is currently undergoing regular dialysis treatment.  

Tennessee says "that's cool and all, but you can never play for a BCS championship, prestigious bowl game, or enjoy maximum television exposure because you're leaving us."

As far as I'm concerned, that is downright immoral and absurd, regardless of your team affiliations. 

Wow, that's bullshit. TN doesn't play either of these schools, which would be the only hang-up that would be valid.

Why the hell should Tennessee care if the kid transfers to UM or MSU?! The odds of Tennessee facing this kid at either of those schools is pretty small.  That's the only logical reason for restricting where you release a kid, which is why I would understand not allowing a transfer within conference.  This just seems petty and stupid.  But it is Tennesse so ... yeah.

You would think they would want to avoid media fallout from transfers, like what happened after the Aaron Douglas affair.

I didn't know schools could do that. Dictating where a player can or can't play shouldn't be allowed... God forbid the kid might actually want a top notch education.

Bryce Brown had to go thru the same thing.  He has to appeal the decision to Tennessee. 

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Bryce-Brown…

Can't believe a school is technically only committed to the kid for one year  (scholarships are renewed annually) but the kid has to be committed to a school for 4 years (can't transfer with out consent).  The rules are stupid and need to change. 

Apparently Dooley wouldn't release one local kid unless he left the state (or something like that) and wouldn't release former 5* Bryce Brown at all.

Tennessee can eat a bag of dicks.  What a bunch of souless asshats.

That the vols are tools is a given. But the transfer request does seem to coincide with the firing of his position coach.

This is just sad, nothing good comes out the SEC I live in Nashville, TN but I hate the Vols with passion. Wish the kid and his family the best no matter where he ends up.

A school should only have the option of denying a release to:

1) teams within their conference

2) teams on their schedule within the time of the player's graduation

Anywhere else should be illegal to deny transfer too. 

I wonder if Woodson didn't win the Heisman that year what their school policy would be towards one wanting to possibly transfer to Michigan...

/conspiracy

UT is getting hammered on the different comment sites.  Even a UT blog has many folks saying they should give him a full release to any MI school.

This poor kids dad could have another, potentially fatal heart attack and Tennessee wants to play hard ball? Wow. Tennessee whined not too long ago about a certain coach bailing on them and they want to talk about ethics? Clearly they have none either. Whether he plays in green and white or maize and blue, he should be allowed to go without restriction. Shame on you Tennessee.

Some day, someone (maybe like this case) will take the NCAA and the school involved to court - something the legal experts could offer thoughts on. There are many inequities in the relationship:

1. Schools can dictate where the student ends up. Students have little alternatives.

2. Schools can allow the circumstances to change (coaches leave, sports are de-certified as varsity sports) without recourse by the students.

3. Other students are not prevented from transferring or receiving stipends, so this limitation violates the student-athlete concept. Imagine you are a theoretical physics major who comes to Major U to study under Prof. X who is an expert on string theory. During sophomore year, Prof. X leaves to be chair at another school. There is no one here who is committed to string theory and worse the senior prof. taking over your mentorship is anti-string theory experimentalist. There are no limits preventing you from leaving Major U and going to any other school including accepting stipends and scholarships. So why are athlete students limited?

4. There are some prior arguments where players are denied an opportunity to play and who have fought it - maybe an insight here. Schools have always reserved the right of who plays for them. But does that right extend beyond their boundaries? My house, my rules, but can they say my house, my rules for all of your eligibility? There was a pretty good player who sued Northwestern after the team physician declared him ineligible to play. This player was found to have ventricular fibrillation after experiencing cardiac arrest which led to placement of a implanted defibrillator. Northwestern didn't feel he should play any more.  (Knapp versus Northwestern University, No. 96-3450, US Court of Appeals, 7th circuit)  It is a complex case involving disability law but one of the key arguments which won the case in favor of Northwestern was that while the limitation did prevent the player from playing D1 ball, it didn't prevent him from fulfilling the other aspect of student-athlete, being a student. It is noted that "Northwestern isn't the only place that the player could obtain an education or even play and it is not a general denial of his ability to learn at the college level." So why should any school like UT be able deny anyone who wants to transfer anywhere? Where are the strict constitutional bill of rights crowd?

5. Let's finally admit that for many D1 CFB and MBB players - developing their athletic abilities IS the reason or one of the major reasons they are in school.

...is HISTORICALLY a "eat a bag of dicks" place. go back to fulmer backstabbing johnny majors out of a job, or the very existence of the "fulmer cup," or peyton manning's profound douchiness (and the vols' concurrent and persistent whininess), or lane kiffin's lane kiffinu-ness...it's a classic SEC "FIGJAM" school, nowhere NEAR as great as it thinks it is.
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<br>i don't care where arnett wants to go, personally, but dooley can screw himself. enjoy 6-6 forever, douchebag.

Same thing happened last year with Cincinnati and Tennessee...after Lane Kiffin left, Tenn would not let Kenbrell Thompkins  (4* WR) out of his LOI if he was going to go to a BCS school....MAC schools Only.