There are situations where the transfer rules/exceptions are maddening and worth scrutinizing, but I think you guys are off base here for this discsussion. Letting a player who obtains their degree transfer without waiting a year makes perfect sense. Carter got his degree in his 3 years here (1 redshirt), Kirk was only here 2 years and obviously did not obtain his degree and has to sit a year.
Funny, none of these folks complained when Frank was taking in Graduate transfer Kickers and TE’s that could play. In fact those folks were welcomed and applauded.
Given that I barely, if ever, follow Frank's recruiting, I wouldn't fall into that category. It's for another thread, but my only comments in the Fball recruiting threads usually have to do with (chuckling) how that year's class is "the best one we've ever had". Back on topic:
To me it's simple: You choose to leave on your own, you sit a year. If you're put in the middle of a coaching change (not of your choosing obviously), you don't sit a year. If you're a grad transfer, such as Jaaron Simmons, you still sit a year. You get to work on your grad degree and use basketball to have two degrees - bonus for you!
Granted, it's just my opinion, but to me, there's nothing wrong with simply making the rule apply the same to everyone. Because the way the NCAA does it now is a complete joke. While I applaud Carter for being able to graduate early, I think the fact that TK has to sit, while Carter doesn't, is dumb. But it embodies everything the NCAA does - everything they do with these rules is wildly inconsistent.
And for me, I'm never going to relent on the opinion that grad transfers should have a sit out year. If they're transferring for academics - i.e. the spirit of the rule to begin with, they'll get a year to work on that grad degree. You're all welcome to disagree and that's fine.
The only area where I see appeals making sense are areas related to player injuries and said players asking for an additional year of eligibility. Ricardo Johnson, for example, would have been a great example of a player that I thought deserved that type of exception in an appeal.