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NCAA (Not Caring About Anyone)

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calibuck said:
Maybe it's like the year that USA declined to go to the Olympics, those athletes lost (for many) their only chance to compete there. Am certain it'll all sort out, but there will be grousing for many a moon.
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1972 - Olga Korbut
1976 - Nadia Comaneci
1980 - Tracee Talavera (what could have been)
1984 - Mary Lou Retton

And for @BN27:

2004 - Carly Patterson
 
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BB, looks like three of your examples carried over to Olympic fame four years later. My point was for those that didn't/couldn't carry over their talent and/or training for another four years. Opine that there were many more. One of my daughter's coaches qualified for Olympic trials in butterfly, and it washed away her chances. Admittedly she hadn't gotten a slot, but she did have a shot. One of life's regrets certainly, but one out of one's control. Methinks the NCAA is going to earn their money on this conundrum....let's hope they get it right. PS, another group affected are the football guys that didn't get a chance to perform in Indianapolis, and now the 'Pro Days' at (at least tOSU), have been 'postponed'. Feel for those that were counting on that showing to make their marks on the scouts.
 
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calibuck said:
BB, looks like three of your examples carried over to Olympic fame four years later. My point was for those that didn't/couldn't carry over their talent and/or training for another four years. Opine that there were many more. One of my daughter's coaches qualified for Olympic trials in butterfly, and it washed away her chances. Admittedly she hadn't gotten a slot, but she did have a shot. One of life's regrets certainly, but one out of one's control. Methinks the NCAA is going to earn their money on this conundrum....let's hope they get it right. PS, another group affected are the football guys that didn't get a chance to perform in Indianapolis, and now the 'Pro Days' at (at least tOSU), have been 'postponed'. Feel for those that were counting on that showing to make their marks on the scouts.
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I understand, there were probably thousands of athletes worldwide that lost out on their chances to ever be in an Olympics due to the boycotts of '80 and '84. And although Talavera did win a team silver in LA in '84, she lost out on her chance to be a superstar and one of the faces from the Games of '80 that people never forget. As it is, I'm pretty sure that only a handful of BP posters would recognize her name now, even among old farts like me. That's why I used her as my example of what athletes could miss out on, but of course it affected everybody who could have participated.

I posted in the wrestling thread how rough this is on guys like Kollin Moore and Luke Pletcher, seniors who'd been working like hell trying to get an NCAA Title before they're done, and now it looks like that chance is gone. I don't know what the NCAA could do to make up for what thousands of athletes across numerous sports are missing out on. But I think it's rougher on the folks that had a real chance at a championship than it is on those who were very likely to be defeated in the first round or two of whatever competition they're in. Especially those who don't have a potential of competing in their sport as a professional, their chances of going out as champions have just vanished.
 
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Agree, and looking at 'what coulda been', tOSU girls basketball team (and ALL the B10 bball teams) could have made a deep run at the respective Big Dances. Was looking forward to having three out of the four Final Four teams to be B10ers - in both leagues. While very unfortunate for the athletes involved, it will provide morning coffee klatch meetings with rabid discussion of potential scenarios.....and I also wonder about the students who were/are going to graduate in June, with the classes suspended (not sure if it'll go until June), and having to pay for room & board, rent, tuition and their scholarship/money running out. Heck, my scholar activity necessitated getting a B or better on the final in order to pass the course....
 
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Bronco Mendenhall is a pretty thoughtful guy. He’s also the head coach of the team Georgia is expecting to face in the season opener. his thoughts on a shortened season are interesting.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...g-1-virginias-bronco-mendenhall-is-preparing/

Mendenhall told a small group of reporters he is already preparing his program to begin from scratch -- with no spring practice or formal training -- on or around Aug. 1 with the beginning of fall camp.

"We're preparing exactly with that model in place," Mendenhall said during a videoconference. "We're acting as if, and we're making preparations as if, we won't have spring practice. We possibly won't have players here for summer school, any session, and possibly we won't have the opportunity for anything other than fall camp to begin.
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then there is this....


If games are missed at all, it could have a tremendous impact on college athletics. College football revenue is the foundation for FBS athletic departments.

asked to consider a season without college football, one Power Five athletic director said, "We'd end up cutting sports. We'd be firing people."
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NOT SO FAST! It's been reported and assumed that a one-time transfer waiver was expected to pass some time this offseason and go into effect immediately, but it looks like we may need to pump the brakes on that one.



A complete about-face on an extremely player-first rule change that overwhelmingly aligned with public opinion – now *that* is the NCAA I know. Great to see they didn't forget who they were after yesterday's decision.
 
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By next year, college athletes are expected to be able to transfer once without sitting a year and to profit from their name, image and likeness.

Both of those developments came one step closer to reality on Wednesday, when the NCAA's Division I Council officially approved legislation for both of those measures to be voted on at the NCAA's annual convention in January, the NCAA announced Wednesday evening.

Per the transfer legislation, the one-time transfer exception – which allows athletes to transfer once in their collegiate careers without having to sit out a year – would be expanded to all sports. Under current rules, the one-time transfer exception does not apply to football, men's and women's basketball, baseball and men's hockey players, but the new legislation would allow athletes in all sports to be able to transfer and play immediately as long as they are academically eligible at their previous schools.

The new transfer flexibility would go into effect for the 2021-2022 season.

Per the proposal, both the transferring athlete and the head coach at the new school would be required to certify that no tampering took place. The transferring athlete would be required to provide written notification of their intention to transfer to the school they're leaving by May 1 for fall and winter sports athletes and July 1 for spring sports athletes, though some exceptions would apply in the case of a head coaching change or canceled scholarship.

“This proposal creates a uniform, equitable approach for all student-athletes, no matter the sport they play,” said MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher, the chair of the Division I Council's Working Group on Transfers. “We believe the proposal fulfills the promise of the transfer resolution adopted by the Council in the spring, and trust the membership will strongly consider bringing consistency and predictability to Division I transfer regulations while treating student-athletes across all sports alike and in a sensible fashion.”

The NCAA's name, image and likeness legislation, which would also go into effect for the 2021-22 academic year, will allow athletes to profit from their name, image and likenes through endorsements, appearances, autograph signings, camps, training sessions and more, though athletes will be prohibited from directly tying those opportunities to their schools and using school trademarks and will not be allowed to endorse products that are prohibited by NCAA rules, such as sports wagering and banned substances. Schools will be allowed to prohibit “activities that conflict with school values or existing sponsorship arrangements,” but must disclose those prohibited activities at the time a student is admitted or signs a financial aid agreements.

Athletes will be allowed to consult with agents, but only for NIL purposes and not for seeking professional sports opportunities, and athletes will be required to report all agent relationships and NIL ventures to their schools and a third-party administrator.

“This is an important milestone in the progress toward modernizing Division I rules to better support student-athletes in all of their endeavors,” said Penn athletic director and Division I Council chair M. Grace Calhoun. “We know additional refinements may be needed as we make sure modifications are fair, recognize the importance of the current recruiting structure and that every student-athlete has the same opportunity to benefit.”
 
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