Yeah, this is nonsense. There are multiple pro options available, so massive competition and the NCAA doesn't have market power at all as currently situated.
But there's no situation where he can play at an NCAA institution for 5 years. He could redshirt if he and the school want, and get 5 years of school. That's a choice. If he was a crappy student and didn't graduate, he wouldn't get a 5th year. Do we not remember our own school getting dinged because guys didn't graduate in 4 years?
True - that is for non-NCAA (e.g., JUCO) year and still conforms to the 5 year rule.
LOL! Ours was a Ron.
There are zero pros.. what you list is nonsense. The purpose of college sports still is not to prepare people for the NBA or if it is, it is a failure on a cosmic level since only about 1.2% of college players end up in the NBA. People need to accept that their basketball playing days will end and most need to accept that will be sooner rather than later. Plus, with the portal there is absolutely no reason why a player shouldn’t be able to find a spot that matches his talent. I have no problem with a guy redshirting. Maybe even a limited playing time redshirt as football has. Maybe you appear in 5 games and still get to keep the year. But if you don’t play in even that many you are likely hitting the portal anyway. Plus once you decide not to limit players to a number of years you have completely transitioned to a professional program. Because as others have said, why stop at 5? The same logic would apply to 6,7, 15 wouldn’t it? This kid is mad that he needs to move on, and won’t get what is effectively a salary. I guess you could argue it sucks being him but that’s what happens when the rules change. I mean imagine how many points Pistol Pete would have had with the 3 point rule. Rules changed.
Even if that is the case, and I don’t agree it is, it isn’t applicable in this case. He will be a grad student. Not a case of being in a 6 year program. And what about a guy like Alex who graduated in 3? Based on your argument he should be done.
Grad students can write for the Daily Campus for the entire time they're on campus. Why shouldn't basketball players?
Oh please stop. Basketball players get too many special privileges to list. It isn’t and never has been comparable to what normal students, most of whom, you know, pay for their education, get. And nobody recruits writers for the daily campus. I doubt they get NIL or revenue sharing. Accept that basketball players aren’t normal students.
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Why does special privileges mean they should have to give up on playing college basketball despite still attending school? What parts of that changes why they should have defined eligibility instead of just throughout their college career?
It would be interesting to see a national report on the types of degrees being awarded to players in basketball and football. How many of the players earn a meaningful degree that leads to a well paying and interesting job after their playing careers? Sure, a few don't need to work, but then there's the journeymen and the Antoine Walkers of the world.
So they can play in college for 20 years Because you can be a student as long as you want if you can afford it, and that’s not an issue if the school is paying you.
Aren't basketball players allowed to write for the daily campus?
Based on my reading of the denial, someone challenging this now that revenue sharing is a thing may have had a different result (or a better chance at least).
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