Originally Posted by San Diego Flyer
By "all other sports" I assume you mean "all other than the 5 you listed". The rules inforcement is lax for sports that can't support themselves. No one pays any attention to Cross Country because they could all transfer in the middle of the night and no one would miss them in the morning. Can you name the top Cross Country team in the poll this season?
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Originally Posted by xubrew
Men's XCC I'm not sure of, but I'm pretty sure Colorado is #1 on the women's side. To answer your point I could probably easily name at least six or seven who are in the top ten, but couldn't tell you exactly what their ranking is. Then again, I can't do that for football or basketball at any given point either. I like the polls, but I only casually follow them.
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To be fair, you were asking the wrong person
To your point, the national interest in all the other sports is low. But, I think you'd be surprised at how strictly enforced the rules are. Coaches are just as competitive in women's soccer as they are in men's basketball, and if they feel they can get a player from another school that won't have to sit a year, they'll try. And if it doesn't work out, they'll have to not transfer or sit out and pay for it if they do. What's also in play is the type of academic scholarships they're able to get at another school. Sometimes that can help cover the cost.
