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When do college sports allow unlimited eligibility and not require classes?

Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:56 pm
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:56 pm
With college sports turning into the Wild West at what point do we become totally disconnected from the student athlete concept and college teams essentially become professional teams with the college brand?

The fan loyalty and brand values of the top college teams are too valuable to give up now but with the education component reaching a complete farce, why not just abandon it completely?

We ain’t come here to play school.
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
79344 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 10:00 pm to
aka the Nunez CC and Delgado CC flag football loophole
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
112921 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 10:10 pm to
Agreed. There is no need to park barely literate athletes in communications 101 or kinesiology classes anymore.
Posted by bah humbug
Member since Nov 2011
1710 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 8:12 am to
2026
Posted by Gountiss
Boone, NC
Member since Aug 2012
527 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 8:14 am to
They won’t do that because the NFL would argue it is not an amateur league anymore and start putting games on Saturday to crush what they’d see as a competitor at that point
Posted by Pvt Hudson
Member since Jan 2013
3625 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 10:52 am to
Why not give them a degree in what they are interested in? I think Tressel and Aikman had a conversation about this years ago. Give them classes in nutrition, contract negotiations, coaching psychology, muscle development, media presentation, etc.
Posted by Earnest_P
Member since Aug 2021
3639 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:50 pm to
These responses miss the interesting question. How long before “5 years to play 4” or whatever it is goes away?

I don’t see how the NCAA can force early retirement of these valued employees.
Posted by Tim Gambill
Member since Nov 2023
780 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 5:45 pm to
Because college athletics don't exist anymore. It's all professional athletics now.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35809 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 8:54 pm to
quote:

and not require classes?


You do know Notre Dame's football team didn't go to class in 1920s because most weren't even enrolled. So I'd say that ship sailed a long time ago.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
67774 posts
Posted on 3/28/24 at 3:07 am to
end of the day Schools co trol their athletic programs and aren’t just letting them launch off.

The NFL and College football work because they don’t compete with eachother.

The NFL doesn’t take high school kids and colleges don’t try and pay students 20 million to play college football forever

further colleges are part of what makes the brand the brand for 90% of schools
Posted by Wishing Well
Member since Mar 2024
323 posts
Posted on 3/28/24 at 4:13 am to
You should be able to MAJOR in football. Or, at least Sports.

There are dance majors. Music Performance Majors. Art Majors. What would make majoring in Sports substantially different?
This post was edited on 3/28/24 at 4:14 am
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