NCAA Approves Baseball Start Date - Goes Into Effect 2008

Bear1,000+ posts

The NCAA Board of Directors approved
a uniform start date for college baseball,
beginning with the 2008 season.

Takes effect Aug. 1, 2007, whereas
the date to start is 13 weeks prior to
selection of the 64-team NCAA tournament field.

Thus
2008 season = Feb. 22, 2008 start.
2009 season = Feb. 20, 2009 start.
2010 season = Feb. 26, 2010 start.

Sure will be interesting to examine the impacts on:
- Academics (across the country)
- Transfers
- Inter-Conference play

Regards
Bear

1/16/068:01 PM

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Savannah100+ posts

Great! Another confusing rule change. I guess it would be too simple to make it the 2nd or 3rd Monday of every February.... or something like that.

1/20/0611:58 AM

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gotwood4sale10,000+ posts

Maybe Krakatoa with his knowledge of the International Dateline can help sort things out...I think?

1/20/0612:01 PM

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JT1,000+ posts

Wonder if they'll scale back the start of practices?

1/20/062:09 PM

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soxnole1,000+ posts

Stupid is as stupid does.

1/20/062:43 PM

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JT1,000+ posts

I hope that wasn't directed at me.

My question is legit because most sports only have a certain number of practice days before their first competition. If you can't start before Feb 22, will there be a rule saying, perhaps, "21 days before the first competition?"

1/20/062:46 PM

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Dad045,000+ posts

The first day of practice will be Feb. 1.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/news/060111ncaa.html

1/20/062:55 PM

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JT1,000+ posts

Thanks. I found this line interesting:
"The management council approved this change in two forms, one of which does not allow for practices the week of and the week before exams."

That definitely is messed up. Go two weeks without practice. That's real healthy for the arms.

1/20/063:22 PM

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TPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003

I am looking at a D1 schedule, guess who.

2003 feb 21
2004 feb 24
2005 feb 18
2006 feb 17

Do you all really think it is going to make a big difference to the schools that already play 56 regular season games and begin around the time now?

JT,
the exam rule is for off season (fall), which most schools are done with fall practice weeks before.

Let's all remember they are there to go to school.

1/20/064:37 PM

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