Father Knows Best: Kevin Kruger is leaving the 'bright lights' of Tempe for Las Vegas. Thanks to Proposal 2005-54, the fifth-year senior is eligible to transfer to UNLV -- where his pop, Lon, currently coaches -- because he earned his undergraduate degree in four years and has one year left of eligibility. Kruger last year averaged a team-high 15.0 points and a school-record 38.96 minutes per game. He is a significant pick-up for Nevada-Las Vegas -- and a significant loss for Herb Sendek at Arizona State.

Family ties notwithstanding, however, Kruger's transfer illustrates the downside to the new rule. As Gregg Doyel wrote last May, Proposal 2005-54 encourages free agency in college basketball. Not only is Kruger able to leave Arizona State, but Gary Neal could have departed Towson (he opted against so doing), and Taylor Coppenrath could have ditched Vermont. In short, the rule enables talented fifth-year seniors at mid-major schools to transfer to larger programs for extra exposure. It also encourages players at high-major programs to transfer to more competitive high-major programs, in the hope of securing an NCAA Championship. (Consider, for example, many an NBA player's desire to sign his next contract with a championship contender).

Read Only: Am I the only one who believes it is only a matter of time until the NCAA limits the number of text messages coaches can send recruits?

Lator, Gator: Does Kentucky really have lower academic standards than Florida? Seems so. Gators recruit Doneal Mack is unlikely to qualify for Billy Donovan, but should be able to suit up this season for Tubby Smith. Good for the Wildcats. But it should never have come to this at Kentucky. One of the few - perhaps the only - legitimate criticism leveled at Tubby is his (relative) inability to recruit quality talent to Lexington.

The Cremins of the Crop: Soon to be 59 years young, Bobby (!) will return to the bench -- at the once-proud College of Charleston. The Cougars were the George Mason Gonzaga of the 1990s.