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MililaniBuckeye said:
Nope. Each conference has its own eligibility criteria in addition to those set by the NCAA. The B1G's in-conference transfer policy is one example.
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You're answering whether they're allowed to do it themselves, rather than whether they would be stupid enough to implement it themselves (and it was the brianchild of another conference).
 
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Zurp said:
I'm surprised that it isn't already happening. For the kids who might have skipped college altogether, if it weren't for the rule that they have to go to college for a year, I guess I don't see a reason NOT to go overseas (or does Canada have a pro league?) to get paid for a year, rather than stay home and not get paid. Maybe they think it hurts their draft status, if they play for a year in a city or country that most American's can't spell or find on a map, much less be seen on TV ever. Are they even elligible for the draft at that point?
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The problem with doing a year in Europe is, if you're not mature enough to roll your ass out of bed and go to class, how are you going to get along in a foreign land with no friends or family and a completely different culture, language, economy and customs? The kids that are a problem for college basketball are probably the worst candidates for doing a year in Europe. They'll only end up there if they have no other option.

Honestly, if it were to come down to that I wouldn't be surprised to see some sort of post-AAU, agent and shoe company-backed thing come about. In the end that may end up being the most attainable solution (for basketball, at least).
 
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Bucky32 said:
How does this really change anything though? They're still only gonna be on campus for one year. It's not like they're going to be getting their degree all of a sudden. Instead, the NCAA would be making them sit there for a year under the pretense of "academics" and then they'll bolt for the NBA anyway.

The best option is still to allow high schoolers to jump directly to the pros IMO, because then at least you know the players who are in college want to be there and recognize they need to improve their game. But that ball is in the NBA's court.
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Never thought of this. The absolute best players will all of a sudden be a risk, because they may leave before they even play for the school. Kentucky would get the top 5 players every year, they would sit on the bench for a year and go to the NBA based upon their high school performance. So schools will only get to play as sophomores those that weren't good enough to be one and done. I'd go for this just to see what Calapari does.
 
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maximumblitz said:
Two possibilities:

1 The SEC got scared and started a conspiracy theory against the B1G.
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No.
We are in the process of replacing our commissioner (who brought unprecedented levels of success) as he retires to recover from cancer treatments.

The conference had an enourmously successful national signing day (again), and has many teams ranked in the Preseason NCAA Top 15 next year.
Not to mention the fact this has been an exceptional basketball season, the first in some time.

We know you don't like us, but for goodness sake, don't insult us.
Rumor mongering is beneath the league. We simply don't need to do it to stay competative.

Look to the Pac 12 for your culprit.
 
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I assume the whole thing is just posturing to convince the NBA to alter their rules. It really doesnt help the schools in anyway other than chasing off one and dones and kids that think they might be good enough to be one and dones.
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
How is it the media when Delaney is saying he wants it?
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It's more the fact that this is sort of old news, but only now the it's getting hammered because #B1G

February 13, 2015
Freshman ineligibility? Conference commissioners at least considering it
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ty-ncaa-commissioners-at-least-considering-it
PAC-12, ACC, and Big 12 all mentioned in original "scoop" this year. The only Big Ten quote was Delaney on the practice time hours allowed. Not a singly other mention of Big Ten.

Meanwhile...

May 22, 2014
Pac-12 presidents craft terrible one-and-done proposal
http://www.sbnation.com/college-bas...90/one-and-done-college-basketball-nba-pac-12
They want to make all freshman men's basketball players ineligible.
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But lo and behold E!SPN runs the story 2 days ago with the Big Ten plastered across the storyline as if the conference has lost its mind and gone solo.
 
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