FBS transfers to FCS

[89Hen]

"down" transfers are fine, if you use the option carefully. Use it to fill a specific need at a specific position, fine.

Don't use it as a strategy to build a program that competes yearly for conference and national titles. Programs are built by recruiting kids you'll have on campus in your program for 4 or 5 years.

We recently had this very discussion on our home board. I think we'll open camp this fall with 12-15 FBS/BCS transfers. I looked at the rosters of the four 2010 national semi finalist and they had a total of something like 9 transfers. About 2 per school, seems about right and OK to me.

It just never has looked to me like programs that compete nationally at a very high level year in and year out consistently have a bunch of transfers on the roster. 1 or 2 here and there to fill a specific hole or need.

How many Championships have the programs you speak of won? And for that matter, Illinois State? Just Sayin

I believe there were only two transfer starters on the Blue Hens 2003 NC team.

[OSBF]

"down" transfers are fine, if you use the option carefully. Use it to fill a specific need at a specific position, fine.

Don't use it as a strategy to build a program that competes yearly for conference and national titles. Programs are built by recruiting kids you'll have on campus in your program for 4 or 5 years.

We recently had this very discussion on our home board. I think we'll open camp this fall with 12-15 FBS/BCS transfers. I looked at the rosters of the four 2010 national semi finalist and they had a total of something like 9 transfers. About 2 per school, seems about right and OK to me.

It just never has looked to me like programs that compete nationally at a very high level year in and year out consistently have a bunch of transfers on the roster. 1 or 2 here and there to fill a specific hole or need.

How many Championships have the programs you speak of won? And for that matter, Illinois State? Just Sayin

Find me a national semi-finalist with more than 10 FBS/BCS "down" transfers on their roster.
There are web sites with historical rosters readily available.

Transfers are an outstanding way to fill a need or plug a hole, but a poor way to build a foundation for sustained excellence.

[lakesbison]

NDSU = 0 *sigh*

[OSBF]

NDSU = 0 *sigh*

good for NDSU, recruiting and retaining high school kids that will be part of your program for 4, hopefully 5 years is how you build a program for solid sustainab;e success.

I think we're up to 15 "down" transfers on the roster.

That's a bunch.

[lakesbison]

OSBF you're probably right, I just want to be FBS, so getting FBS transfers is about as close as I'll get this year.

[ArmyOfDarkness]

OSBF you're probably right, I just want to be FBS, so getting FBS transfers is about as close as I'll get this year.

I thought NDSU was going pro??? Why such a meager aspiration of FBS

[guinzone]

YSU = 1
Davont'a Davis from The University of Miami Hurricanes

[isualum]

Indiana State has picked up 3 transfers from I-A schools so far this off season.

1. Josh Keyt is transferring from IU
http://www.bannergraphic.com/story/1742620.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

2. Donald Spencer is transferring in from Michigan State
http://tribstar.com/collegesports/x9273 ... and-future" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

3. Chris Izbicki is transferring in from the University of Washington
http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/sports/college/Chris-Izbicki" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[lakesbison]

lookin' good!

[houndawg]

NDSU = 0 *sigh*

That's why you'll never be FBS, lakes. Nobody who is any good wants to play in the middle of nowhere..

[tampajag]

Southern has added two players from Uva. WR Jared Green (son of Redskins great Darrell Green) and LB Jared Detrick.
They also added to players from NAIA (and would have been BCS powerhouse) Lambuth.

http://theadvocate.com/sports/southern/ ... -loss.html

['NeckFootball]

Western has picked up a couple good transfers.


Emeka Nwankwo-DL Transfer from Notre Dame. Played a decent amount for them over the years.

Martinez Davis CB From Air Force

Myles Daughtry WR from New Mexico (or NM State, not sure)

i believe they also got a special teams guy, a long snapper, from Central Michigan

I also hear we may have one more transfer coming in on defense and a possible offensive lineman

to go along with Theon Dixon from Ball State who was here in the spring that is some talented guys on defense. Now, we just have hope they get coached up.