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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tennessee Tech is picked to finish second in its division of the Ohio Valley Conference, and coach Steve Payne is hopeful that a fifth-year transfer from Tulane will help put the Golden Eagles over the top.He still hates the fifth-year transfer rule.As a coach, it puts you in a tough situation, he said. We want to promote academic progress or promote guys to be successful in school and when you do that, sometimes people are recruiting them behind your back.There are roughly 800 players in Division I basketball who will have transferred when the season begins next week. Many of them took advantage of NCAA rules that allow them to play immediately at another school if they have graduated from their previous institution, rather than redshirting under normal transfer rules.The rule is designed to reward athletes who have earned their degree and desire to pursue a graduate degree elsewhere. But it has instead become a loophole that allows athletes to go somewhere else for a number of different reasons, from playing time to the chance to play for a more prestigious school.That has become a source of consternation for coaches at all levels, but particularly those at low- and mid-majors, who rely on developing players over time -- only to see them leave as seniors.Its somewhere worse than a bad thing, Belmont coach Rick Byrd said. Its creating a situation where youve got schools recruiting from other schools. Youve got majors recruiting from mid-majors, literally. Youve got kids thinking about whether theyre going to stay with your program or go somewhere else when their senior year is over. Its like theyre a senior in high school again.The results can be crippling. Schools with NCAA Tournament aspirations can be reduced to league bottom-dwellers and their coaches from being hot commodities to being on the hot seat.Its a double-edged sword, Tennessee State coach Dana Ford said. We almost lost our best player (Tahjere McCall) this year to the rule, but fortunately he decided to stay. But then again, last years best player (Keron DeShields) was a fifth-year senior. Pick and choose, right?No one ever reached out for an official communication or contact (with McCall), but Im sure someone was calling somebody, Ford said. If not, they were not doing their job at their level, right?In interviews with numerous coaches and administrators, that appeared to be the biggest flaw in the rule: Schools are reduced to surreptitiously recruiting players off other campuses.There is too much money at stake. Wins are too valuable.If plucking away someone who can put a team over the top, then it makes sense to do it.One hundred percent of all coaches would say thats a very, very bad rule, said Kansas coach Bill Self, who has benefited from it in the past. Recruiting off somebody elses campus, that per se is not legal, but through third parties or whatnot, obviously there can be contact.Its hard to fault the player, either. Why would they want to play for a nondescript school in front of a thousand fans without any chance of success when they could be playing for a powerhouse on national TV, perhaps even win a national title and gain the exposure necessary to play in the NBA?The easy solution would be to repeal the rule, forcing fifth-year transfers to sit out like any other transfer. But the NCAA has so far refused to act, leaving coaches and administrators in a difficult situation.I dont really blame those guys if the rule is in effect, Austin Peay coach Dave Loos said. 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Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. Elgton Jenkins Packers Jersey . Calgary scored on the first shift, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice as the Flames cruised to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.Having avoided what would have been a devastating defeat with its late-game heroics at Virginia last week, Louisville takes on another team with nothing to lose when it visits Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Saturday (noon ET, ABC or ESPN2).The No. 7 Cardinals (7-1, 5-1 ACC) are expecting to get the best shot from the Eagles (4-4, 1-4), just as was the case last week at Virginia.Cavaliers fans were getting ready to charge the field after a touchdown and two-point conversion gave the home team the lead with two minutes to play. But the Cardinals drove down the field and scored on Lamar Jacksons touchdown pass to Jaylen Smith, with the accompanying two-point conversion for the 32-25 victory.At first I didnt even see them and one of my teammates pointed it out and was like, Theyre getting ready to rush the field, can you see them? Smith said. I was like, What do you mean rush the field? Where are they rushing the field?Then he pointed to the hill, and they were all packed down. I was like, Oh OK, lets see how this goes. Once we got the ball back, I feel like we had too much time not to go score a touchdown.Boston College is coming off a victory over North Carolina State that snapped a 12-game conference losing streak for the Eagles, giving them some momentum heading into the weekend.Lunch tastes a little bit better. Food was a little better on Sunday, BC coach Steve Addazio said. The victory meal was nice to have. It was just great to see the smiles on the kids faces and the coaches faces. That was a good thing.But now comes Louisville with an offense that is putting up 50 points per game.Theyve had some games that are unbelievable -- 70-14, 62-28, 63 versus Florida State, 59 versus Marshall, I mean, 54 points versus N.C. State, Addazio said. And those are all real numbers now, unbelievable.They rank first nationally in total offense, 603 yards, and in scoring offense, 50 points a game. No mystery. And they have a Heisman Trophy -- real, legitimate, Heisman Trophy contender in their qquarterback in Lamar Jackson.ddddddddddddackson threw four more touchdown passes last week, giving him 18 on the season. He has thrown three or more touchdown passes four times already in 2016 and if he manages two yards on the ground against Boston College, he will reach 1,000 rushing yards for the season.Wide receiver Jamari Staples is coming off a seven-catch, 120-yard game with the seven catches tying the seniors career-high. He is just one of the many key options for Jackson in the passing attack. Tight end Cole Hikutini had six catches for 89 yards against Virginia, giving him at least six receptions in three of his last four games.BCs numbers seem mild by comparison.Quarterback Patrick Towles, a graduate transfer from Kentucky, has passed for an average of 143 yards with his leading receiver, wide receiver Michael Walker, catching 22 balls for 277 yards. Running back Jon Hillman, who missed one game, has rushed for 411 yards.Louisville comes into the game still hoping that things will fall its way regarding a possible spot in the College Football Playoff. The close call against Virginia would seem to have worked against the Cardinals in that regard, but Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said he thinks having to play a full 60 minutes may turn out to be a benefit for his team.The Cardinals had only one other game decided in the final five minutes this season -- a 42-36 loss at No. 2 Clemson. Five of their previous six wins had been by more than 30 points, games in which the starters were replaced early.It is something I was concerned about because there have been games where our starters have only played three quarters and a series in the fourth quarter, Petrino said. We were worried about how our focus and conditioning would be when it is a fourth quarter game and it comes down to the last drive. I think our strength and conditioning staff has done a great job. ' ' '