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The NCAA has sunk to another level of corruption

Posted on 10/22/25 at 6:37 am
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 10/22/25 at 6:37 am
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On Monday, London Johnson -- a former four-star recruit who has averaged 7.6 points over three seasons in the G League -- announced his commitment to Louisville.

Last month, another G League player, Thierry Darlan, announced his commitment to Santa Clara.
Posted by Nitrogen
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Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 10/22/25 at 6:52 am to
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Only thing is that eligibility is still within 5 years of their high school graduation (probably won’t stick if someone brings the NCAA to court, rinse repeat)

Crazy to see, but not that surprising though. Why make 40k a year in the G League when George Mason is offering 6 figures?

NCAA made their own bed, now they have to lay in their shite.
This post was edited on 10/22/25 at 6:55 am
Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
24650 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 6:55 am to
Maybe dumb, but corrupt?

Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
75740 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 7:03 am to
This is consistent with what has been allowed for baseball players in division 2. Any pro years take up years of eligibility. It’s mostly Caribbean players that take advantage of that quirk in the rules.
Posted by Open Your Eyes
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 10/22/25 at 7:23 am to
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Only thing is that eligibility is still within 5 years of their high school graduation (probably won’t stick if someone brings the NCAA to court, rinse repeat)

Diego pavia has already twice demonstrated that isn’t actually a rule anymore either.

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NCAA made their own bed, now they have to lay in their shite.

The ncaa has rendered itself a completely pointless organization the last few years. The courts making stupid decisions hadn’t helped either.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
463738 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 7:46 am to
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NCAA made their own bed, now they have to lay in their shite.


You mean the decades of acting illegally which led to them refusing to create a workable system and instead have to do ad hoc piecemeal rulemaking?

The NCAA could have been ahead of things in the early 00s and this would all be running smoothly but they kept their head in the sand and refused to admit their illegal practices.

Lots of things like the example in OP likely could have been legally regulated out of the game, but since the NCAA refused to adapt proactively, they're in constant reactive mode fearing taking another L in the courts. They're overreacting and overcorrecting for their prior failures.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
53451 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 7:55 am to
conferences will need to step in and say these are our eligibility rules and teams will have to agree and move on

it's only a matter of time before college athletes become employees, only way around all this BS
This post was edited on 10/22/25 at 11:53 am
Posted by jlovel7
NOT Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
23696 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 7:55 am to
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Only thing is that eligibility is still within 5 years of their high school graduation (probably won’t stick if someone brings the NCAA to court, rinse repeat)


I don’t understand why the NCAA isn’t allowed to have standards to participate in a 100% voluntary league.


I can see the whole keeping them from making money independently argument. I don’t agree with it. But I can see it.

Why on earth should the NCAA not be allowed to say we only want players basically right out of high school?
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
53386 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 8:03 am to
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Lots of things like the example in OP likely could have been legally regulated out of the game, but since the NCAA refused to adapt proactively, they're in constant reactive mode fearing taking another L in the courts.


Here’s the thing as far as I’m concerned… if you couldn’t regulate them now, you would have lost in court in 1990 too

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I don’t understand why the NCAA isn’t allowed to have standards to participate in a 100% voluntary league.

because they scream “monopoly”
This post was edited on 10/22/25 at 8:05 am
Posted by jlovel7
NOT Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
23696 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 8:22 am to
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because they scream “monopoly”


That was created at the behest of the government so kids would stop dying and there’d be common standards!
Posted by Tifway419
Member since Sep 2022
1571 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 9:49 am to
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Here’s the thing as far as I’m concerned… if you couldn’t regulate them now, you would have lost in court in 1990 too
I’m with you on this. The years of inaction might have bought the NCAA time to operate under the status quo, which was great for college sports. Why make significant changes that will be challenged in court, basically speeding up their death? They knew they were legally powerless.
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
24609 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 9:53 am to
Maybe schools should just focus on education?
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:35 am to
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
65680 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 11:04 am to
NCAA won’t be around much longer. The process has already started
This post was edited on 10/22/25 at 11:05 am
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
38769 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 11:08 am to
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Only thing is that eligibility is still within 5 years of their high school graduation (probably won’t stick if someone brings the NCAA to court, rinse repeat)


When has this ever been the rule?

It’s 5 years from the start you enroll into college
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
89356 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 11:32 am to
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NCAA made their own bed, now they have to lay in their shite.


I'm always curiosu when I see comments like this. What, exactly, would you prefer to see from the NCAA?

It's funny. With each passing day we see more and more people lamenting the state of college athletics. The good ol days are gone, this new pro-era sucks, NCAA football is dead, etc. Well...the NCAA for decades upon decades maintained a system that regulated eligibility standards, transfer rules, punishing cheaters, etc. It worked, people enjoyed the product. It really wasn't until about 7 or 8 very short years ago that people started saying "eh frick that, I wanna do what I wanna do regardless of the rules so I'm going to sue to get my way", then pantywaist judges ruled in favor and overruled any of the restriction the NCAA had in place. Now we jsut have utter chaos free for all where anything goes.

Having the benefit of hindsight, it appears that the NCAA was the glue holding the nostalgic NCAAF product together that all of us grew up on and still hold the memory of so dear. Now that they are rendered meaningless but the court system we're left with a heaping pile of shite.

So again, I don't understand why people shite talking the NCAA and pretneding like this is their fault or their issue.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
103390 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 11:41 am to
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Only thing is that eligibility is still within 5 years of their high school graduation (probably won’t stick if someone brings the NCAA to court, rinse repeat)



Don't think so. Plenty of players have played college sports much more than 5 years after graduating high school.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
38901 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 11:44 am to
We need to seriously stop giving a trap about what goes on in College sports...and just like "student-athlete" drop the "College" when it comes to this sports business and paid employees.... So should the NCAA, it would make us all happier to stop trying to pretend and sandbag the Flood.
Posted by Wabbit7
Member since Aug 2018
2259 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 11:48 am to
This is a idiotic circus. College athletics is apparently the only institution in the country that is not allowed to have any rules at all on anything. All of it must be destroyed. Hell with these people and college sports.
Posted by wareaglepete
Lumon Industries
Member since Dec 2012
17093 posts
Posted on 10/22/25 at 11:53 am to
Based on this thread, then Chad Powers should be good even if he gets caught?
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