Unorthodox Band-Aid to Transfer Portal Timing

[Coult]

If the NCAA wants to continue to "champion" players as students as well as athletes, is there any credence to moving the start of the season up a week or two or even three? This also could be completely impossible and does not address the underlying issue of mass transferring, but is it worth a thought?

I understand that in certain places there could be legitimately dangerous heat to play in, although a solution to this could be similar to what UConn's baseball team does in the early part of the season, playing in more friendly climates in March. If they were to make Week 0 (or a hypothetical Week -1) more of the standard start date for the sport, it would at least partially assist some of the timing issues of the end of the fall semester not lining up well with the CFB season.

In a way this is robbing Peter to pay Paul as you are stealing Summer practice time, but considering the legal and scholastic ramifications modifying the portal, transferring, etc, this could be the one lever that the NCAA could unilaterally pull in order to help somewhat.

 

[Patman]

there's very few ways to make this work and it would up end a lot of traditions (season ending stuff). Another way would be a blanket ban on spring practice. Either case, its a mess.

 

[UCTitleTown]

The NCAA is creating a system that supports the power conference teams and all others are essentially FCS. I've never supported a Super Conference, but after this season I think that's where it's headed. Separate those 30 or 40 schools and combine the rest on the current FBS with FCS.

 

[ScottVib]

there's very few ways to make this work and it would up end a lot of traditions (season ending stuff). Another way would be a blanket ban on spring practice. Either case, its a mess.

Move spring practice to just after finals, kids still have the chance to participate in spring practice even if they don't transfer during the bowl/playoff window. Send the kids home for a month in mid-June and get them back in time for camp.