re: New NCAA Academic Standards - How bad is this going to hurt us?

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They don't meet the 2016 standards because they don't have to. Most of the players meet whatever is the minimum. They will be fine. Athletes have been coddled for decades. This won't change anything.

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I agree to a point. Late bloomers and those stuck in bad high school environments will be challenged. Increase the standard and you will increase the number who don't meet it. This issue is how many more and we won't know until we get close.

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They don't meet the 2016 standards because they don't have to. Most of the players meet whatever is the minimum. They will be fine. Athletes have been coddled for decades. This won't change anything.

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This. It would be big if they implemented it this year, but four years is plenty of time to acclimate.

I think it could actually help some kids get eligible, by forcing them not to wait until the last minute. Also it will help coaches know who's actually going to make it to campus, and recruit accordingly.

Paul Mainieri is reading this saying "cry me a river Saban."