Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

[Mazeppa]

Three things against that are 4 2 7


http://sports.yahoo.com/news/big-tens-delany-lays-plan-freshmen-ineligibility-173730609--ncaaf.html

[Soonerfan88]

He's just mad a freshman took away the record & spotlight from a Big 10 school.

[EatLeadCommie]

It's a dumb idea and won't make kids stay in school longer.

[Eielson]

It's a dumb idea and won't make kids stay in school longer.

Yup. And even if it did, which it won't, I'm not sure why we want to keep kids on a university campus if they don't even want to be there. Most of these guys don't belong in the first place.

[Eielson]

Delany said that more than pushing a particular proposal, he is trying to start a dialogue about ways to make college sports more about college and less about sports.

LOLOL. Let's make college sports less about college sports.

[soonergirlNeugene]

Big 10 is just waaaaaay too far up its own @$$

[SoonerorLater]

My kneejerk reaction was to trash Delany's idea. After a pause I think there is some validity in his thinking. In football it wouldn't be a huge game changer but in basketball it could go a long way in righting a sinking ship.

[pappy]

My kneejerk reaction was to trash Delany's idea. After a pause I think there is some validity in his thinking. In football it wouldn't be a huge game changer but in basketball it could go a long way in righting a sinking ship.

Making freshman ineligible changes nothing in basketball. The star freshman will still declare after their "freshman" year without ever actually playing in a game because the NBA scouts and teams still know who they are. Others will start going overseas to play 1 year and then go to the NBA. Making freshman ineligible as a fix is a bad idea. If they want to fix college basketball they need to convince the NBAPA to make it a rule that you have to be 2 years removed from your graduating class instead of 1. Or 3 years like in football.

[Eielson]

...they need to convince the NBAPA to make it a rule that you have to be 2 years removed from your graduating class instead of 1.

Which would be twice as stupid.

- Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Lebron James, Dwight Howard, Tracy McGrady, Amare Stoudemire, and bunch of others

[badger]

they need to convince the NBAPA to make it a rule that you have to be 2 years removed from your graduating class instead of 1.


Which would be twice as stupid

It's something the NBAPA wouldn't need too much convincing on. They're looking out for current NBA players, not future ones. If the rookies are delayed a year then that's more paychecks for the veterans who don't get replaced by younger, cheaper talent.

As for college sports, it's very easy to get behind without a redshirt year, as you need to have acquired (read: pass) 30 credits per academic year to be eligible for your next year. Athletes often take a lower course load during their seasons and need to make up the difference in summer, intersession, etc to stay eligible. With an extra year to play around with at the beginning, they could have more flexibility.

[cleller]

If freshman are made ineligible, the crime/assault rate on campuses will skyrocket.