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this has always been my argument against removing the transfer sit rule. it'd greatly benefit bama and other top teams, imo, much more so than the smaller schools.

I hadn't thought about that, but you guys are right.  Doing away with the requirement to sit out for a year would greatly benefit schools like mine and RTF's because overlooked "diamonds in the rough" who proved their abilities in three (or four if this change is made) years at a G5 or even a lower-tier P5 school could transfer to contend for a NC their senior year at Bama/tOSU.  I think it would end up being a MAJOR addition to the typical recruiting.  Bama/tOSU would look for 5* HS recruits some good in-state kids and then fill positions of need from other teams' rosters.  

Chuck Long played in five bowl games. He is either the only (the only at Iowa), or one of the few in college football to have done so. And that's because in 1981-82 season Iowa was in the Rose Bowl, and he took a few snaps as a true freshman at the end of the Rose Bowl. He did not lose eligibility for the following season because I think the rule was different.


Okay -- here is the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Long

"Long redshirted for the Iowa Hawkeyes in 1981. However, the redshirting rule was new, so Long was able to take a couple of snaps during his redshirt season. The rule has since been changed; now, a player cannot participate in a single play during his redshirt season. While Long played very sparingly in 1981, he did run a couple of plays at the very end of the 1982 Rose Bowl; because of this, he later became the only College Football Player to ever play in five bowl games."