How did this happen?

Miami was granted a waiver to make him eligible this season as there is indeed a rule that since his Dad was his coach and was fired another college can request a waiver for his immediate eligibility.

Seems like a strange rule and I assume a very rare situation.

If true that is a total WTF rule.
What are the odds of such a rule being used, and why would the NCAA make a special rule for a college coaches son

I'm not aware of a rule which exempts the son of a fired coach. However, a college can request a waiver for nearly any rule, and some are granted. Far from "letting this happen", the NCAA considered the waiver request and explicitly decided to permit it.

The waiver committee probably does routinely issue waivers to the son of a fired coach. Typically, it would be best for all parties if the son is encouraged to leave. The son is in an conflicted position: if he and the team do well, it tends to show up his dad. Conversely, the new coach needs to gain the respect and trust of his players, some of whom may still have some loyalty to the old coach. If the son stays, and especially if the old coach is showing up to games (a dad should have the right to watch his son play, right?), the rest of the team may be affected. In most cases, the new coach will have an easier time of it if the son transfers to another school.

Get what you are saying, but then why not allow any persons son who might have a conflict with the team to apply for a waiver and get it?

Am I the only one who thinks this waiver for Krueter seems like an a unfair advantage given to some that is not given to others?
I have nothing against them, but if you make exceptions for certain people then you must do it for everyone to be fair.

bballforever:

Your first mistake is thinking that the NCAA has anything to do with fair?

Colleges may request waivers; players can't. But a college is allowed to request a waiver for any person's son. Of course, generally colleges don't request a waiver in transfer situations, because they know that the waiver request will be denied.

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if you make exceptions for certain people then you must do it for everyone to be fair

The basic idea behind the waiver process is that strict adherence to a set of rules may well be unfair to some players, depending on the situation. In other words, the NCAA (and most of society) disagrees with the above quote.

If it will make you feel better think of this waiver as an advantage for the new coach.

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Originally posted by 3FingeredGlove:
If it will make you feel better think of this waiver as an advantage for the new coach.

Looks more like an advantage for the Miami coach.

IMO if their ever was a reason to grant a waiver to release a player from his current school this would be it.

It is an unusual situation that puts the player, and the new coach, in an awkward situation. It is probably very rare and more than a conflict with the team. I understand the frustration in dealing with the NCAA but this is a somewhat unique set of circumstances.

They did the right thing. Now if we could only get Legion programs to release players when the family wants their son to play with his school friends! Some Legion programs in PA are more concerned with winning games than developing players. They would rather prevent a kid from playing than let him play for another team in the League...go figure!