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rillaman

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Makes too much sense.



A few guys on the Illinois hoops team would be ineligible under these rules. It doesn’t say “no players can return from American pros”.

Edit - poor reading comprehension. I guess you could go from the pros to college, if you have never played college before. Seems odd though.
 
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ILisBest

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A few guys on the Illinois hoops team would be ineligible under these rules. It doesn’t say “no players can return from American pros”.

Edit - poor reading comprehension. I guess you could go from the pros to college, if you have never played college before. Seems odd though.
I don't see those specifics, so I thought the same things.

How This Applies to European Pros in BasketballEuropean basketball often involves players signing pro contracts with clubs (sometimes at young ages), earning salaries, and competing in professional leagues. NCAA eligibility has historically turned on whether the experience counts as "professional" (e.g., via contracts, drafts, or payments beyond amateur allowances). The EO reinforces a stricter bar: once an athlete has been a professional, they cannot "return" to (or enter) NCAA competition as an amateur/student-athlete.
  • Players who have already competed as pros in Europe would likely be deemed ineligible under the updated rules the EO calls for.
  • The order pushes for these changes to take effect by August 1, 2026, and it backs enforcement by directing federal agencies to consider whether schools violating the rules remain fit for federal grants/contracts.
Note that the EO does not directly rewrite NCAA bylaws itself—it directs the NCAA and calls on Congress for supporting legislation—but it strongly signals the expected policy and ties compliance to federal funding leverage. NCAA President Charlie Baker has indicated it could help streamline eligibility questions.
 
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rillaman

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I don't see those specifics, so I thought the same things.

How This Applies to European Pros in BasketballEuropean basketball often involves players signing pro contracts with clubs (sometimes at young ages), earning salaries, and competing in professional leagues. NCAA eligibility has historically turned on whether the experience counts as "professional" (e.g., via contracts, drafts, or payments beyond amateur allowances). The EO reinforces a stricter bar: once an athlete has been a professional, they cannot "return" to (or enter) NCAA competition as an amateur/student-athlete.
  • Players who have already competed as pros in Europe would likely be deemed ineligible under the updated rules the EO calls for.
  • The order pushes for these changes to take effect by August 1, 2026, and it backs enforcement by directing federal agencies to consider whether schools violating the rules remain fit for federal grants/contracts.
Note that the EO does not directly rewrite NCAA bylaws itself—it directs the NCAA and calls on Congress for supporting legislation—but it strongly signals the expected policy and ties compliance to federal funding leverage. NCAA President Charlie Baker has indicated it could help streamline eligibility questions.

Maybe part of the reason why we have 4 HS kids committed for next season.
 

rillaman

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Oh crap, semiconductors require huge amounts of water.



Goodbye American ranchers and farmers. Sorry about the beef prices. Congrats Japan!

America first! Just kidding, who cares about American farmers, right?

An Asian company that does thermal spraying is being celebrated by a conservative Arizona man. Least surprising thing ever.
 
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BigWill

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Goodbye American ranchers and farmers. Sorry about the beef prices. Congrats Japan!

America first! Just kidding, who cares about American farmers, right?

An Asian company that does thermal spraying is being celebrated by a conservative Arizona man. Least surprising thing ever.
Who cares ??

President Trump has distributed $ 12,000,000,000 Billion to American farmers in Trump # 47 so far.
 

rillaman

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Who cares ??

President Trump has distributed $ 12,000,000,000 Billion to American farmers in Trump # 47 so far.

Trump is giving out incentives? I was told that is communism. Distributing billions of $ is not allowing the free market to do its thing.

Chandler used to be a farming community. Now it’s a great place for Asian companies.
 

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In the late 1800's people moved West into the Colorado river basin, water was cheap and economics were largely agricultural so they established farms and ranches based on river water. At some point California figured out how to divert large amounts of Colorado river water to their Imperial Valley and massive agriculture started. In addition, big urban areas like Denver, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Phoenix and S California tapped into the river. Current water rights are based on history, who got what when and the older the better.

70-80% of the Colorado river water used in 2026 goes to agriculture. Is that the best use of the water? It is based on history and now we have alternatives to agriculture. I do not know the answer but 2026 is not 1880. Unfortunately politicians will make the decision and that usually is wrong.




I
 
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BigWill

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ALL figures relating to total Cattle Beef Herds in the United States AND milk herds in The United States ARE ESTIMATES !

Please read this again ! ESTIMATES !
 

rillaman

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ALL figures relating to total Cattle Beef Herds in the United States AND milk herds in The United States ARE ESTIMATES !

Please read this again ! ESTIMATES !


Tight supply and huge demand. Basic economics that most people should understand.
 

Uncoach

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A few guys on the Illinois hoops team would be ineligible under these rules. It doesn’t say “no players can return from American pros”.

Edit - poor reading comprehension. I guess you could go from the pros to college, if you have never played college before. Seems odd though.
I thought about that. The Europeans don’t have a collegiate sport system like we do either.
 

tjfleck6

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Goodbye American ranchers and farmers. Sorry about the beef prices. Congrats Japan!

America first! Just kidding, who cares about American farmers, right?

An Asian company that does thermal spraying is being celebrated by a conservative Arizona man. Least surprising thing ever.
Cattle is one of the 5 Cs in Arizona. Hell ya, this is America, we can have both.

America needs semiconductor manufacturing at home and you are lucky Arizona is a huge semiconductor state bringing you the latest and greatest.

Loser attitudes like yours are self defeating. No wonder your wife is looking for a resolute man.
 
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tjfleck6

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Trump is giving out incentives? I was told that is communism. Distributing billions of $ is not allowing the free market to do its thing.

Chandler used to be a farming community. Now it’s a great place for Asian companies.
Chandler is a model city that has stuck to its plan. Intel, Microchip, Motorola, BoA, Wells Fargo, GM Finance - yeah, all Asian companies. You were probably thinking about Benihana.

Yeah, an old farming and dairy community is now producing billions in GDP every year. That is greatness. You see it as a disaster which tells me your liberal conversion theory is nearing completion.

2 starting QBs in the NFL from Chandler class of 2018. Koa Peat about to be a 1st round NBA pick from Purdy’s high school. Yeah, fantastic city carved out of nothing.

Forgot to mention that 3 weeks ago while sporting Illini gear early one morning at Fry’s a young man said hey, my cousin plays for Illinois. Yep, number 5 starred at Chandler High School. But let’s cutoff the water.
 

rillaman

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You weren’t told that the Fed providing incentives was communism. Quit **** posting.

Fair. That’s what I’m thinking though. Not moving people by force. Encourage people to move and give them reason to do so. Maybe the farmers and ranchers are the ones that you give incentives to move. But something should be done, the water levels aren’t coming back in that part of the country. It’s unsustainable.