Duke's Krzyzewski against graduate transfer rule

The graduate transfer rule makes for entertaining offseason rumors, but the five-year-old rule rewarding student-athletes doesn't sit well with most coaches.

"So many of these mid-majors are getting crushed," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski told ESPN's Jeff Goodman. "The fifth-year transfer is the one. I hate what it does for our profession."

The rule allows players who've earned their degrees prior to exhausting athletic eligibility to transfer programs and play immediately. The transfer conditions are simply that the current school doesn't offer the graduate program of their choosing.

After Drexel fired Bruiser Flint following a dismal 6-25 campaign last year, many coaches balked at the move, claiming it never would've happened had he retained star player Damion Lee, who moved to Louisville for his final year of eligibility and led the Cardinals in scoring.

What coaches like Krzyzewski and Kentucky's John Calipari didn't bring up while defending Flint was that Drexel didn't made the NCAA tournament in his 15 years with the school. That lack of productivity can't be pinned on one player leaving heading into his final season.

One coach who's okay with the rule is Saint Joseph's Phil Martelli, who seems to be taking it all in stride.

"There's a strong opinion among school presidents and higher-ups who feel that if a kid comes to school and graduates, he's done his part," Martelli said. "I just don't see the rule going anywhere. I get it and accept it."

With a number of players transferring for two-year graduate programs and then dropping out after the first year, Calipari thinks it's time for a rule change.

"If a kid gets his grad degree in one year, fine," Calipari said. "If he doesn't, you've got to use the scholarship for two years."

With the NCAA quiet on the issue, it doesn't appear the rule is going anywhere, which means standout coaches like Krzyzewski and Calipari will just have to accept it. With a combined record of 295-72 since the rule came into play, though, it looks like both men will be just fine.