1) offer multi year scholarships with penalties if voided
2) back load NIL money until the season is over or all of the post season tournaments have finished
3) NIL givebacks if a player leaves
4) NIL transfer fees

and I have no idea if any of these would survive a legal challenge

Well, Merrick went there (and rightfully so) so here's my two cents:

I can't comprehend how someone (or perhaps more than one person) can hold up a sign that reads "Final Solution" during a protest and have this protest be deemed "peaceful."  Putting any violence, disruption of classes or barriers to enter school buildings, or having non-GW students participate aside, the mere presence of the sign should 100% be disqualifying.  If you're advocating what that sign says, you are not acting peacefully, period.

Sometimes in life, efforts to keep the peace need to be abandoned, and swift, decisive action should be taken.  The student organizers and those who will not comply with university policies and procedures should be expelled (after being warned that this would happen if the protests do not end).  The professors, who are presumably old enough and smart enough not to partake in an event that is calling for the complete abolishment of Israel and the genocide of Jews everywhere, should be fired for their participation.  Nobody had goals like these in mind when the phrase "free speech" was first uttered.

Dr. Granberg has said in the past that she wishes she could take such action (at least as far as expelling students is concerned) but that such a measure would violate university policy.  If that's still the case, then this school policy must be revisited.  Not because I am offended but because wishing an entire group of people to be dead based on their religious beliefs should transcend any and all free speech protections.  This isn't hard.
     

George Washington III needs to face his destiny!
While the school is still named after him.

Ordinarily I would cite a coaching change (really retirement, given Cliff Ellis is 78) as a reason to excuse Bray for leaving Coastal but he straight up left the team after a handful of games. It will be interesting to see whether any team takes a chance on him at this point or he goes the JUCO route. I could see a school like Nicholls State or maybe Florida A&M giving him a chance. Howard could be a fit if he gets it together.

Chase Paar also went portaling yesterday. I guess he was granted a redshirt for the 2022-23 season as this past year was his fifth year playing.

Honestly, it's exhausting/not as fun to track player movement as it used to be. There are cases like John Tonje the other day where he "committed" to New Mexico only to flip his decision to Wisconsin three days later (UNM will be fine as they landed a player from Arizona on the same day, but I would have been upset as a fan). Tonje played his role as a connector piece who can shoot/cut on offense well at Colorado State before moving to Mizzou last year where he got hurt, but I can't help but feel like Wisconsin probably paid him more than what was necessary to get a player of his caliber. Switching commitments is not a new phenomenon, but with money on the line it's a guarantee to happen more often moving forward making it tougher to be invested beyond the other factors that have been mentioned here in various threads.

Anyways, does the transfer portal closing tomorrow really mean anything outside of the ones that haven't officially entered this offseason? The players who have already entered and committed can always flip their decision should more money be offered without them re-entering the portal. Until the season begins, they might as well still be considered in the portal. I don't really know that signing changes anything because I'm sure a player will sue if they leave a team late in the offseason and demand to be made eligible at the new school they choose.
 

“Chase Paar also went portaling yesterday. I guess he was granted a redshirt for the 2022-23 season as this past year was his fifth year playing.”

Cole Part entered the portal, Chase’s lil bro who was also on Towson.

Last edited by Mike K (4/30/2024 12:09 pm)

Another transfer for CC appears to be on the way.

GWRising wrote:

Another transfer for CC appears to be on the way.

👍👍👍

Maybe Gerald Drumgoole from Delaware 

GW18 wrote:

Pro tip: do not bother searching “George Washington” on twitter right now with hopes you’ll find the commit tweet. Not gonna find anything basketball related unfortunately.

LOL

Jeff Goodman
@GoodmanHoops
George Washington has landed Delaware transfer Gerald Drumgoole Jr., source told 
@TheFieldOf68
. 

Averaged 13.9 points last season and shot 37 percent from 3.

Last edited by Florida Colonial (5/03/2024 12:07 pm)