Revisions to draft deadline

[EnglandWildcat]

Sounds like what would be best for the kids. Cal was in on the process and I like the proposal.

If you aren't invited, that's gotta tell you to come back to school.

This post was edited on 3/11 10:09 AM by EnglandWildcat

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[EnglandWildcat]

Sorry...link didn't post last time. Fixed it.

 

[rmattox]

If the ncaa has the best interests of kids at heart, they would change the amateur status rule to allow a kid to maintain eligibility until he actually receives Money from a pro team. How many kids get drafted then cast aside by the nba or NFL? Those leagues don't care about the kids....it's just a matter of performance/ $.

If the nba knew a kid had the option of coming back to college if he didn't like his draft position or the $ offered, they'd take a good hard look at drafting kids early. Do what's best for kids. What happens to the nba or the NFL is of no concern to the ncaa.

 

[BigBlueNole_rivals168901]

Originally posted by ram1955:
If the ncaa has the best interests of kids at heart, they would change the amateur status rule to allow a kid to maintain eligibility until he actually receives Money from a pro team. How many kids get drafted then cast aside by the nba or NFL? Those leagues don't care about the kids....it's just a matter of performance/ $.

If the nba knew a kid had the option of coming back to college if he didn't like his draft position or the $ offered, they'd take a good hard look at drafting kids early. Do what's best for kids. What happens to the nba or the NFL is of no concern to the ncaa.

This guy gets it.

Regular students do not lose their scholarship money if they go on a job interview so why should student athletes?.

 

[EnglandWildcat]

I don't disagree, but that isn't the proposal. Things like this are common in various forms in different sports. In a lot of Olympic sports, you can't compete if you are a "professional," which is stupid because then athletes are forced to choose between making money at a professional level and getting the opportunity to go to the Olympics. The NCAA wants to retain the appearance of "amateurism." And frankly, as much as you say the NBA doesn't care about the kids, the NCAA doesn't either. It is also a money game, and it is probably more exploitative than the NBA.

All that said, I think the proposal at least gives college players more information with which to make an informed decision. Does it solve the problem? No. It is a stop-gap measure; but at least it is a step in the right direction.