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Wow, I am absolutely underwhelmed with the magnitude of the changes. 
I agree with Texan. Sounds like they addressed only the loudest gripes from the coaches. The students and parents will apparently get nothing out of this. 
The imposition of the one-year wait after transferring is the biggest crime of them all. But I'd bet it wasn't really reconsidered because the schools and programs probably like the change. It's the players getting s c r e w e d here, but I don't think there was anyone in the room to speak for the PLAYERS!
What they really need to do is change the way the 11.7 is calculated, so as to eliminate the advantage public U's have over private U's. It's silly to impose a cap and then wink at a mathematical model that gives some programs a substantial advantage over others.
What they really need to do is change the way the 11.7 is calculated, so as to eliminate the advantage public U's have over private U's. It's silly to impose a cap and then wink at a mathematical model that gives some programs a substantial advantage over others.
The changes are bigger than you realize. Schools are now allowed to consider "all countable aid" as part of the 25%. There is no definition of what countable aid is. However, I assume they are talking about any academic money the kid gets from the college. If I am correct, the implications are pretty significant.
Lets say a full scholarship is valued at $15,000. 25% of that would be $3750. An average student who gets no academic money is guaranteed $3750. But, let's say you have a great student with good SAT's who qualifies for $3000 in academic money. This will be offset against the $3750, leaving him only $750 guaranteed. In reality, his "25%" is really just 5% athletic.
Of course, the coach could always offer him more than 25%, but that is not going to happen very often.
The upshot is that bright students will still be very appealing to schools, but the kids, and their parents, will get the shaft on the money.
Lets say a full scholarship is valued at $15,000. 25% of that would be $3750. An average student who gets no academic money is guaranteed $3750. But, let's say you have a great student with good SAT's who qualifies for $3000 in academic money. This will be offset against the $3750, leaving him only $750 guaranteed. In reality, his "25%" is really just 5% athletic.
Of course, the coach could always offer him more than 25%, but that is not going to happen very often.
The upshot is that bright students will still be very appealing to schools, but the kids, and their parents, will get the shaft on the money.