I'm sure this has been shared in the various reports on the SEC meetings in Destin, but somehow discussions of transfer rules and satellite camps have dominated the off-season chatter lately rather than the far more important issue of unequal COA estimates and how that could significantly impact recruiting.
But, you'll be glad to know that UGA officials haven't been passive on this issue. They have been fighting for justice. It doesn't look like a standard COA number will be approved anytime soon, but we did manage to get the SEC to agree to provide transparency on this, despite the Power Five commissioners voting against transparency in January. Each school will have to spell out their specific calculations and methodology so we can at least see if we're comparing apples to apples. Seems to me, we're trying to force other schools to open their books so we can at least attempt to match.
Plus, we even proposed a rule to prevent schools from gaming the system by forcing them to provide specific, written rationale anytime they go beyond the standard COA for a given athlete.
UGA proposed two transparency measures that were both approved by the SEC. UK was a co-sponsor on one of them. UGA was also the school to propose the limits on transferring after being cited for serious misconduct. So, at least we're fighting for a level playing field.
Here are the complete details (forgive me for pulling this from an AU site):
http://www.oanow.com/sports/college/auburn/article_d8444cb6-08b4-11e5-8120-2bb4243cc11b.html
But, you'll be glad to know that UGA officials haven't been passive on this issue. They have been fighting for justice. It doesn't look like a standard COA number will be approved anytime soon, but we did manage to get the SEC to agree to provide transparency on this, despite the Power Five commissioners voting against transparency in January. Each school will have to spell out their specific calculations and methodology so we can at least see if we're comparing apples to apples. Seems to me, we're trying to force other schools to open their books so we can at least attempt to match.
Plus, we even proposed a rule to prevent schools from gaming the system by forcing them to provide specific, written rationale anytime they go beyond the standard COA for a given athlete.
UGA proposed two transparency measures that were both approved by the SEC. UK was a co-sponsor on one of them. UGA was also the school to propose the limits on transferring after being cited for serious misconduct. So, at least we're fighting for a level playing field.
Here are the complete details (forgive me for pulling this from an AU site):
http://www.oanow.com/sports/college/auburn/article_d8444cb6-08b4-11e5-8120-2bb4243cc11b.html
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