CFB blogger tells fans to root against Miami Hurricanes QB Martell
The saga that has become the NCAA Transfer Portal and Miami Hurricanes quarterback Tate Martell has been the talk of the College football offseason.
The biggest fever pitch this offseason has centered around the broad topic of transfers in College football and basketball and more specifically Miami Hurricanes QB Tate Martell and Ohio State QB Justin Fields.
The misinformation and opinions that have been discussed have created a more disturbing trend that the majority of writers understand. The latest foolishness came from a writer named Mike Luciano on the sports portal 12up.Com.
Luciano bills himself as “Passionate about the Yankees, nets, jets, NYCFC, Chelsea. I hate your favorite team.” He clearly should stick to the sports he lists as his expertise. The title of Luciano’s article is “College Football Fans Should Root Against Tate Martell in NCAA Waiver Case.”
Luciano cites tweets by Shannon Terry who founded recruiting websites Rivals and 247Sports and another simply billed as @CollegeFootball on Twitter. Luciano does not quote any experts or use any material to support his points.
Complaints have widely centered around that by allowing players to transfer is akin to free agency. The system is archaic. This is not going to be about the NCAA being for or against the Miami Hurricanes or that college football fans outside of South Florida should root against Martell gaining eligibility.
We now have a form of free agency in college sports: "Fifty-one of 64 NCAA players who appealed for immediate eligibility since that modification saw their waivers approved, per the most recent NCAA data." https://t.co/h2AtyT3Lmj
— Shannon Terry (@ShannonTerry) February 11, 2019
The system, in general, is far bigger than the NCAA making a decision to grant or decline Martell’s eligibility based on any past against the Miami Hurricanes as has been suggested by other media outlets. This decision is much larger than that. The system is antiquated and needs to be changed.
In past generations, players did not have access to their peers that they do now. Football players are able to connect at camps like The Opening and stay in touch via social media. Other players can meet and connect through social media without ever having previously met at a camp or in other places.