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    Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

    Three things against that are 4 2 7


    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/big-ten...09--ncaaf.html

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    Re: Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

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

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    Re: Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

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

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    Re: Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

    Quote Originally Posted by EatLeadCommie View Post
    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.

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    Re: Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

    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.

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    Re: Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

    Big 10 is just waaaaaay too far up its own @$$
    The enduring image of Oklahoma was that ridiculous double–middle finger of a game-icing kick. It was probably an accident, which somehow made it more, not less, insulting. It was as though Stoops had partied so hard on the corpse of the SEC that he woke up with an unplanned tattoo.

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    Re: Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

    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.

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    Re: Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerorLater View Post
    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.

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    Re: Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

    Quote Originally Posted by pappy View Post
    ...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.

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    Re: Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

    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.

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    Re: Delany lays out plan for freshman ineligibiltiy

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

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