Pat Forde: Beilein refusing Spike transfer release to B1G school is "height of hypocrisy"
Pretty much the bad PR you might expect, and I agree. Coaches shouldn't have veto power over transfer destination.
LINK to article titled "Height of Hypocrisy: Michigan Limiting Spike Albrecht's Transfer Options"
Money quotes from Beilein:
"There are 334 other schools he can go to,” Beilein told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday, almost getting the math right on 351 minus the other 13 Big Ten members. “He has a lot of choices."
And...
"Having a kid sit out a year is not like going to jail,” he said. “It’s a slippery slope. I want what’s best for Spike but also what’s best for our program. You train a guy and develop him for four years and suddenly he’s the starting point guard at Michigan State?"
As for Spike's dad Chuck, he seems to be taking it better than I would:
"To be honest, this is kind of what we expected,” he said. “It’s not totally a surprise. I don’t think it’s real fair, but it seems like the norm.
"There’s certain schools in the Big Ten he’d never consider and others he might, I don’t know. If they’re worried about Spike – I think they’ve got bigger problems. But we do respect Michigan and the program, so Spike doesn’t want to cause problems.”
Forde closes with this, which I totally agree with:
Yet here in the real world, a player who will have a degree – and who has already been told he’s not going to have a scholarship in 2016-17 – is still having his future controlled and curtailed by the college. It’s wrong. And at Michigan, where the 2015 starting quarterback was a Hawkeye in 2014, it’s also hypocritical.
I hear you, I just think we could use a leader like Spike on this team. I don't see anyone currently who has that quality. I don't see Walton or Irvin as legit leaders yet. I hope they become leaders though. Hell, throw on a male cheerleader outfit on Dakich and give him a scholly for cheerleading, because he is an absolute monster cheerleader!!
Wow. Just wow. I am blown away...
I didn't know Pat Forde could write an article without pictures of BABES (sorry, "Dashettes" or whatever he calls them).
he very likely ran to the media with the story so they can crap on Michigan.
I have no problem with what Beilein does here. Life isn't a fairy tale.. Non-compete clauses are a thing. I think it's only fair for a graduate transfer not to go to a team that will face your former team. It's a matter of honor as far as I see it and it should be a policy the player himself ensures that it never has to be enforced.
The Rudock situation is kind of a bad comparison too. Iowa is in the same conference with Michigan only in the loosest sense given that it was highly unlikely Rudock would ever face Iowa wearing a Michigan jersey.
...if there were no restrictions on his transfer? If the fit is good enough for both Spike and the school, I could see him challenge the restriction.