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RoadRunner posted:

I screen shotted an excerpt from the 3/20/20 information posted on the NCAA website. Based on what this says, I feel like NCAA  is gonna defer the tough decisions to individual schools (maybe conferences). I am remaining hopeful that the NCAA will allow SA, no matter what age/year the opportunity to compete for a roster spot. The best players have earned that right. The incoming freshman that would have been drafted in other 6th round will compete for a spot against a junior that might have been drafted in late rounds. Sucks for everyone. But what would suck worse, is not even getting a chance to compete. 
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Yeah, sure, NCAA makes decision to give everyone another year of eligibility, then coaches have to come in and clean up the mess.  

I heard it could go either way, I hope they vote not to give anyone another year of eligibility, because it just creates a very, very difficult situation and a lot of folks are gonna be pissed off at  the coaches. 

I believe in college over the draft, for most freshman, but if your son really wants to play professional ball and a team offers an opportunity, take it, make them pay for school or remainder. Because the opportunity may not ever come up again. Same for juniors, if you really want to go pro, money shouldn't be your priority. 

JMO

 

It's a business with human supply chain (Indentured). 

Coaches understand people are always pissed off, will make the appropriate decisions for the team and their own survival.

They will cut some players and redshirt many or players will transfer.

 

Heller and the author are acting as though all D1 schools fully fund 11.7 scholarships. Not even close to realistic. Imagine what is going to happen to athletic funding when football stadiums are empty this fall. That is a very real possibility considering how quickly schools pulled the trigger pushing kids out the door at the start of this. They don’t want to be viewed as being a Petrie dish and helping to spread this disease. Frankly, how many of us are going to be chomping at the bit to get into a stadium any time soon?

The NCAA should just focus on the only thing that matters, and that is addressing the eligibility extension of current NCAA players impacted by this year’s NCAA decision to stop competition. The incoming freshmen have not done anything to be impacted, they still have 5 years of eligibility when they hit the door. Yes, the MLB draft decision throws a big wrinkle into things, but that isn’t something that should drive roster size or scholarship changes. Seniors who were on scholarship were not robbed of their final semester of scholarship, they received it. Extending eligibility is going to create a larger pool of players due to the reduced MLB draft and there will be more cuts, but you can’t tell me coaches can’t handle this. They do it every year.

collegebaseballrecruitingguide posted:

Heller and the author are acting as though all D1 schools fully fund 11.7 scholarships. Not even close to realistic. Imagine what is going to happen to athletic funding when football stadiums are empty this fall. That is a very real possibility considering how quickly schools pulled the trigger pushing kids out the door at the start of this. They don’t want to be viewed as being a Petrie dish and helping to spread this disease. Frankly, how many of us are going to be chomping at the bit to get into a stadium any time soon?

The NCAA should just focus on the only thing that matters, and that is addressing the eligibility extension of current NCAA players impacted by this year’s NCAA decision to stop competition. The incoming freshmen have not done anything to be impacted, they still have 5 years of eligibility when they hit the door. Yes, the MLB draft decision throws a big wrinkle into things, but that isn’t something that should drive roster size or scholarship changes. Seniors who were on scholarship were not robbed of their final semester of scholarship, they received it. Extending eligibility is going to create a larger pool of players due to the reduced MLB draft and there will be more cuts, but you can’t tell me coaches can’t handle this. They do it every year.

Agreed.

How will The Equity Athlete Disclosure Act (EADA) will impact the decision? 

Note, The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) is designed to make prospective students aware of a school's commitment to providing equitable athletic opportunities for its men and women students.

All spring sports will demand the same:

Baseball does not generate enough revenue.

Vanderbilt's 2019 EADA

 

 

 

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Vanderbilt's 10 year Baseball Expense

 

 

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Opinions will vary based on P5 vs mid-major and by class, but all things considered, this seems like a good compromise. Roster sizes for 2021 will expand by the # of Corona seniors. The 11.7 limit will also increase for 2021  by the amount of scholarships given to Corona seniors, up to the % each senior had in 2020 down to 0%. All 2020 classes given the extra year, which should help the juniors hoping for MLB draft leverage.

So, there are going to be some large rosters in 2021, which means less playing time for a lot of kids, which could lead to more redshirts and transfers. Colleges with strong 2020 senior classes and the financial means to bring them back on scholarship ought to benefit as well. 

CTbballDad posted:

Can someone list the steps/things that need to be done?  Does player have to request a waiver, where, do you only request when you want the extra year or do it ASAP, etc?

Thanks in advance

The Council also will allow schools to self-apply a one-year extension of eligibility for spring-sport student-athletes, effectively extending each student’s five-year “clock” by a year. This decision was especially important for student-athletes who had reached the end of their five-year clock in 2020 and saw their seasons end abruptly.

The Council’s decision gives individual schools the flexibility to make decisions at a campus level,” said Council chair M. Grace Calhoun, athletics director at Penn. “The Board of Governors encouraged conferences and schools to take action in the best interest of student-athletes and their communities, and now schools have the opportunity to do that.”

There will not be any scholarship $ to give to returning seniors. NLIs have been signed by incoming freshmen and JuCo transfers. It will vary from school to school how the corona seniors are treated. Some will be weeded out and some will be welcomed back but I can’t see a situation where corona seniors play on scholarship. Roster sizes will increase but 11.7 won’t. Athletic Departments have already lost revenue due to no March Madness & a full college football season in 2020 is no sure thing either. I don’t see ADs encouraging extra players because it means extra expenses. JMO 

It will depend a lot on the economy.  If it comes back strong and there are plenty of jobs for 2020 grads -- and the offers already tendered are honored -- then I think most corona seniors will join the workforce.  But if there are no jobs, then grad school and another year of baseball becomes an attractive option.  The same thing will apply when the following classes graduate.

JCG posted:

It will depend a lot on the economy.  If it comes back strong and there are plenty of jobs for 2020 grads -- and the offers already tendered are honored -- then I think most corona seniors will join the workforce.  But if there are no jobs, then grad school and another year of baseball becomes an attractive option.  The same thing will apply when the following classes graduate.

Grad school cost $ too. Some undergraduate schools are already predicting decreased enrollment (as much as 20%), due to the virus and changes in economy. 

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