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Started by mizzouman, March 21, 2024, 05:22:13 pm

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mizzouman

This story gets better and better.  Seems like the collective isn't paying up.

https://x.com/iowaswarm/status/1770923414800273744?s=61&t=b4_izmpFu15p_IAtBWY3Sg

jbcarol

Like Proctor wouldn't have a Plan "B".
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mizzouman

Quote from: jbcarol on March 21, 2024, 05:49:07 pmLike Proctor wouldn't have a Plan "B".
Plan "B" as in Back to Bama.

Hawganomics

Referring to Iowa: "This is home. I love home," Proctor said. "This is where I wanted to be."

Guess not.
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TheGrove68

So he had a deal... then they got cheap and broke the deal and he decided to head home. Makes sense...
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ua_hogs

My understanding is that the collective is reassuring fans their money didn't go towards Proctor, rather a standalone deal was made for him and was being paid. Keeping upset fans still good with funding the collective.

Apparently he went on spring break trip with Bama teammates. Either way, wild story and hopefully builds momentum for more structure around NIL and player movement, ie employment contracts.

jbcarol

Rece Davis: Kadyn Proctor's potential Alabama return visibly strange

by:
Sam Gillenwater



QuoteKadyn Proctor has confused many with back and forth decisions between Alabama and Iowa. That includes Rece Davis who thinks his case is an example of where player movement in collegiate sports nowadays may have gone just a tad too far.

Davis spoke about Proctor's latest decision to return to Tuscaloosa during the 'College GameDay Podcast':

He said it's odd to him for Proctor to be going back and forth between the Crimson Tide and Hawkeyes. That then leads him to believe it's an instance that shows how some of these players are making their respective recruiting decisions to hastily.

"It's incredible, really," said Davis. "I don't begrudge Kadyn Proctor leaving Alabama to go to Iowa nor coming back. But, I mean, you know what it does, the one thing I thought when I saw this? It does give, at least anecdotal fodder to those who are saying that a lot of these decisions are not well-thought out and that they're being made rashly."
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jbcarol

Kadyn Proctor transfer saga is the kind of scenario that has coaching staffs so frustrated

Even terrified

by:
Jesse Simonton



QuoteA day before Iowa was set to open spring practice Wednesday, Kadyn Proctor broke the Hawkeyes' hearts again.

In a bombshell move, the former 5-star left tackle from Des Moines, who joined the Hawkeyes' program in January after his true freshman season at Alabama, will reportedly re-enter the transfer portal when the second window opens on April 16 and return to Tuscaloosa. 

Kadyn Proctor has confirmed his return to Alabama:

"I'm back."

Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz confirmed the news in a statement to ESPN, saying, "It is unfortunate that Kadyn has informed us of his intentions to leave our program today. We wish him well in the future."

This is the second time Proctor has pulled the rug on Iowa, as the 6-7, 350-pound tackle was a longtime Hawkeyes commit in the 2023 recruiting class only to flip to Alabama just before National Signing Day in December of 2022.

Proctor then started all 14 games at left tackle as a freshman, struggling badly early before playing his best games late...

The stunning news is certainly a blow to Iowa's offensive line, which Proctor was set to anchor as the team's left tackle. If he does indeed return to Alabama, it's a boon for Kalen DeBoer's program —

Kadyn Proctor was not the first multi-time transfer this cycle, but he's easily the most marquee player to jump multiple teams — and he won't be the last.

Players who transferred in January can up and leave again in April if they decide they don't like their situation after spring practice or get offered a better deal elsewhere. The complete freedom of movement has caused total chaos for roster management.

Proctor left Iowa without ever stepping on the practice field. That sort of stunning move wasn't possible even four months ago.

In the past, Proctor would've transferred to Iowa and been eligible to play immediately in 2024, but he would have to sit out the season should he choose to return to Alabama or play elsewhere.

However, late last December, a federal judge in West Virginia issued a temporary restraining order against the NCAA that made all multi-time transfers eligible immediately. The NCAA then backed down, issuing a clarification to their transfer rules. Because the players are not deemed employees, the NCAA was forced to basically admit it could no longer require them to sit out a year following their initial transfer.

The NCAA did this to themselves because they had a waiver system more arbitrary than the alphabet.

But it comes with a cost —
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tophawg19

He should have to sit a year
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