TRO granted against NCAA enforcing transfer rules

The NCAA sucks but a two week period of anarchy with no transfer rules is probably not for the best. 

I'll caveat that this is the first I've heard of this, and I'm not sure whether "transfer waiver rules" means all the transfer rules or just a narrow subset.

It seems like there would be nothing to prevent a guy playing for one school transferring to any other school in the country to start playing games tomorrow. 

Meaning, we should start recruiting the portal for kids to come play in the CFP right now?

Talk about the opportunity for advance in person scouting. 

I'd think there are other eligibility rules that would preclude players from playing immediately but who knows with the NCAA rulebook.

I feel like this could have the opposite effect. One rule the NCAA enforces is the one free transfer rule. Under this TRO, theoretically the schools could refuse to allow their athlete to transfer to specific schools like before right?

Not good.

Do letters of intent still exist? If so, isn't it between the student-athlete and the school? During this two week period, I would think most schools would not release a player from their LOI until they see how this all shakes out. 

....so Marvin Harrison Jr is available for the Rose Bowl?

This is a foreseeable result of all the NCAA actions/inactions over the years.  They have consistently lagged to preserve their financial position, rather than lead.  Messy, and could get messier.

More people should sue the NCAA about all things related to "amateurism." At this point, if you have the resources to get the case into federal court, you're very likely to get at least some of what you want

FFS, that's the TRO gets enforced? One that could blow up the entire sport and could potentially allow in-season transfers and UM wasn't even willing to go to court? 

Too much money involved in what's supposed to be amateur athletics by college students.

Take the money and the professional athletes elsewhere and leave college athletics to regular students.

These universities, most of them publicly funded, have entirely lost track of their primary purpose.

This is incredible. I love it. Coaches can move at a moments notice when a new opportunity arises. Regular students can transfer for whatever reason they want as many times as they want (as long as the finances work out). 
 

This is a nail in the ncaa’s coffin. Kavanaugh made it very clear in his Alston concurring opinion that it’s now open season on the ncaa. They’ve been so resistant to reason that it’s finally catching up to them. The overregulation and push against player compensation has put this in this position where they’re in the midst of losing its purpose. All of this could’ve been avoided had they been reasonable as times changed
 

the chickens are coming home to roost.

It's clear now that the courts are not going to accept the concept that football players are students and a level of control that exists because of the university-NCAA agreement does not apply to football players.

If universities cannot collude to give the NCAA this power, then universities need some sort of legal contract with their football players.

This is just another step in transition from amateur to professional sport. The only question is whether the billions from television rights for the power-four football games and the NCAA basketball tournament will cost the 99+% of athletes in every other sport their opportunities to play intercollegiate athletics.

This can't mean that players can transfer mid-season and play, right? I read this to mean that cases like the UNC receiver who sat out because of NCAA douchebaggery wouldn't have to sit out. I know that's less fun, but that feels more like likely.

I'm waiting for the OSU player to file a lawsuit saying the NCAA can't make him play school.

This always seemed like the most likely conclusion.  Restrictions on movement by the NCAA seemed tenuous and assuming this TRO points toward a likely long term ruling this will allow student athletes to transfer without restrictions beyond what the schools employ for enrollment.  I'm not sure if it'll be a net positive or negative for the sport but the earlier restrictions never made sense to me so getting rid of them is good.

It seems like its time for the NCAA to attempt to re-invent itself.   

They should redefine the entire relationship with collegiate athletes - and rewrite their By-Laws, rules, etc. - to bring them into the 21st century. 

Emmert screwed it up beyond belief, and the atmosphere (collegiate sports) many of us enjoy - has been changed forever.

You know, you would think that an organization that so often finds itself on the wrong end of high-profile court rulings would wise up at some point and do some soul-searching about its mission and purpose. I mean, these guys have been racking up L's since the Oklahoma Regents case in 1984.

Shouldn't the caption of the case read:  THE WORLD FAMOUS State of Ohio, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association? 

We all love college football b/c it's so god damn wonderful.

But this has got to stop. We need some structure or the beauty will continue to be sucked away

Maybe Michigan should have hired these lawyers to get us a TRO in the Harbaugh suspension.

CFB has become a bit trash...  When a player is developed, they leave.  They don't stay for four years if good.

Hmmm... so you CAN get a TRO..

A bit more context:

https://www.dominionpost.com/category/sports/wvu-sports/#:~:text=Federal%20judge%20grants%20temporary%20restraining%20order%20against%20the%20NCAA%20and%20its%20transfer%20rules%2C%20allowing%20WVU%E2%80%99s%20RaeQuan%20Battle%20to%20play

Oops.  Double post.