Mark Richt Tweets Like a Panicked Old Man About Potential New NCAA Transfer Rule

Mark Richt is retired from coaching college football and has moved into the television world. That means he gets to offer up his opinion on a variety of topics.

His latest hot take came on the heels of the news that the NCAA may finally get with the times and not punish players who transfer schools. Richt had a sarcastic reaction to the proposal.

I know, I have an idea. You recruit and develop players and when I think they’re good enough I will poach them from your roster! Welcome to what the new normal will look like in college football!
— Mark Richt (@MarkRicht) February 18, 2020

This screams "old man yells at cloud." Richt is taking the approach that players will just start transferring like crazy and the sport will be ruined. He is ignoring the fact that there are legitimate reasons for a lot of transfers and players are sometimes forced to sit out a year under the current rules.

The NCAA's transfer working group has officially proposed a way to allow ALL athletes the ability to transfer without sitting out: https://t.co/7gyBeLVG3c pic.twitter.com/pt4RUpHq2o
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) February 18, 2020

A player could be homesick, in a bad program, or may have a terrible coach. There are plenty of reasons to transfer and automatically assuming top programs will poach all the top talent in the country is a baseless overreaction by Richt.