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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 5148704, member: 9844"] I don't think this is a good thing. Seems to me some high school players that are not serious about academics will see this as an easy way out, no problem I'll get my grades up in JC and then still have 4 years of Division 1 basketball. Also 6 years in college has been very beneficial to some players recently. Between the extra Covid year and one red-shirt year, you could easily get your free ride to include a master's degree. Even players in the future who get one red-shirt year could be half way towards a masters which is a pretty big deal. Might be a reason Azzi comes back, for example. She graduated a year early so she is already heading in that direction, and could easily leave school after next year with a masters. The problem with 6 years of college for players starting in JC is they are often at the other end of the academic spectrum, not as likely to achieve a higher degree even if it was paid for. I know that isn't true of everyone, but in general I think there is some truth to it. The current JC system gives some good athletes with marginal grades a second chance to achieve their dream of playing for a division 1 program. In exchange for that they give up one or two years of eligibility there. Seems fair to me. [/QUOTE]