With the NCAA declaring that Winter sports will not lose a year of eligibility, how close are we to getting another year for Spring sports and baseball in particular? I have to think it is heading in that direction.
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I really hope not. They've created a huge mess and adding yet another year would make it significantly worse. I feel bad for the players, but adding another year would be a bad idea.
I can't imagine any of the guys who stuck around for an extra year would take another year. But it still creates a problem with the underclassmen.
Oddly enough, if the 2021 season were to be cancelled and they decided not to award an additional year of eligibility, rosters would return back to normal.
But it won't happen, 2021 season will be played. Can't cancel spring, play football and basketball and then cancel spring again. That would be next level hypocrisy, even for the NCAA.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:I really hope not. They've created a huge mess and adding yet another year would make it significantly worse. I feel bad for the players, but adding another year would be a bad idea.
I agree. Time to take our lumps and move on. Covid happened, it is what it is, let's stop creating an even larger snow ball that's going to screw even more kids down the road.
I appreciate the optimism, but what precisely makes anyone feel the NCAA is capable of making a decision that controversial? Precedent has been set. Not just with baseball, but other college sports now. Inertia is ever-present. Should the NCAA lop it off next year and slam the door on another year of eligibility, they'd have to come out and acknowledge their decision this year was bad/wrong. They'll have to acknowledge they made large assumptions that did not pan out. Call me cynical, but the can will end up further down the road.
@DanJ posted:I appreciate the optimism, but what precisely makes anyone feel the NCAA is capable of making a decision that controversial? Precedent has been set. Not just with baseball, but other college sports now. Inertia is ever-present. Should the NCAA lop it off next year and slam the door on another year of eligibility, they'd have to come out and acknowledge their decision this year was bad/wrong. They'll have to acknowledge they made large assumptions that did not pan out. Call me cynical, but the can will end up further down the road.
Of course they could also say that because of COVID, we have now given all athletes the missed/altered year back. Moving forward we will no longer be extending eligibility as the backlog of players and financial burden to the schools is to great a burden. We will facilitate the continuation of seasons as safely as possible in the hopes that a vaccine and therapies will be developed that allow for the safety of all students and staff.
Do you folks think that the players sit around talking about an extra year of eligibility? NO!
They are too busy trying to get through the day with daily workouts, practice, school and trying to stay healthy!