D1 transfers Dec 2018

[BigWave96744]

It's that time of the year that players opt to transfer and get a new start.

Last year we had a bunch leave. Any news on who are not returning?

I'll post some who could fill our puka's or guys wit ties to Hawaii

[BigWave96744]

Kurt Taylor RB - Michigan
Father played Bball for UH and Hawaii previously offered
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=48988

[BigWave96744]

Bubba Bolden - USC Safety
Played at Bishop Gorman with Ikem Okeke & Kalen Hicks. Hawaii previously offered and offered again

https://twitter.com/urCali_Breeze/status/1064060534587150336

[BigWave96744]

Biaggio Ali-Walsh - CAL RB
Played at Bishop Gorman with Ikem Okeke & Kalen Hicks. Chose Cal over offers from Arizona, Hawaii and Louisville. Fun Fact, grandson of "The Greatest"

https://twitter.com/BiaggioAli1234/status/1070130070142898176

[poidog]

Biaggio Ali-Walsh - CAL RB
Played at Bishop Gorman with Ikem Okeke & Kalen Hicks. Chose Cal over offers from Arizona, Hawaii and Louisville. Fun Fact, grandson of "The Greatest"

https://twitter.com/BiaggioAli1234/status/1070130070142898176

We are already getting a wr from Cal so why not? Someone call Chris Brown...

[stranger808]

No news about any player transferring out...yet. No news is good news.

[Neighbor]

https://twitter.com/ronparsons60/status/1079149843896041472 RB from BYU

[BigWave96744]

https://twitter.com/urCali_Breeze/status/1079884359140704256

[BigWave96744]

https://twitter.com/urCali_Breeze/status/1079882894863003648

[My3Cats]

What. Still get chance with Bubba?

[Irse]

Zach Abercrubia is going to be a grad transfer. was CUSA DPOTY. Hopefully he had a good time when Rice was here.

https://twitter.com/AbercrumbiaZach/status/1082690903813341188

[Palolo_2LA]

One and done players are difficult to bring in at most positions bc they have to learn the system. Lineman are the easiest to plug and play. I doubt Rolo is looking at many 1 and dones, bc he needs to be depth and culture, which are not helped by ppl @ UH for a year. However, a true stud may require bending the rules.

[cabanalane]

Everyone get "chance," but maybe just to fill a spot or on the scout team - I guess that's playing time too.

There is a place for grad transfers as they are most likely older, more mature, and I'll say "smart" too. So there is less for the coaches to worry about, and can just concentrate on football. Kind of hard sometimes to coach a guy that you not sure if he will pass his Algebra II test this Friday, and what he will be doing on Saturday nights at Waikiki..

[TheDuke]

Every time you use a scholarship on a one and done you didn't get a 4 year player. You need to make sure you got someone that can contribute. You don't build programs with a one and done. It may be a short term fix......may be.

[Irse]

Any one and done should be an impact player.

It really doesn't matter whether a scholarship brings in a four year player since there has to be attrition. They are allowed 80 scholarships max at any time. 25 initials are allowed every year. 5x25 is 125 if they are all four year players (plus redshirt year). So if everyone stays, they will be 45 over the limit. So on the average, if a school wants to use the 25 max to bring in new players each year, 9 guys will have to leave prematurely each year.
Edit: Sorry, its a max of 85 scholarships is the math changes to 40 over the limit if everyone stays five years and must lose 8 per year.

I count 18 seniors on scholarship next year. So we can sign only 18 next year or another 7 have to leave the program (transfer, med retirement, quit) if we want to get 25 initials.