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Posted on 4/11/14 at 7:24 pm
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As part of a rule change to account for licensing issues with jerseys and video games, the NCAA may institute a requirement for all prospective student athletes to pass the CRCT at a 10th Grade level.
Colleges and universites would be free to offer scholarships to anyone for any reason, but athletic scholarships offered to prospective student athletes who have not demonstrated a competency in reading/writing/arithmetic at a 10th Grade level (as determined by the Department of Education) will not be recognized by the NCAA and won't be able to play in NCAA-sanctioned sporting events.
The NCAA will not require competency at a 12th Grade level because it is understood that many students come from underachieving school systems that do not prepare their students well for the pursuit of a college education.
Coming up....
Part Two: An NFL Developmental League That People Care About enough to be profitable
Colleges and universites would be free to offer scholarships to anyone for any reason, but athletic scholarships offered to prospective student athletes who have not demonstrated a competency in reading/writing/arithmetic at a 10th Grade level (as determined by the Department of Education) will not be recognized by the NCAA and won't be able to play in NCAA-sanctioned sporting events.
The NCAA will not require competency at a 12th Grade level because it is understood that many students come from underachieving school systems that do not prepare their students well for the pursuit of a college education.
Coming up....
Part Two: An NFL Developmental League That People Care About enough to be profitable
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Posted on 4/11/14 at 7:32 pm to deeprig9
I could care less about an NFL development league.
I vote to take away all athletic scholarships he make them pay their own way if they keep pushing.
I vote to take away all athletic scholarships he make them pay their own way if they keep pushing.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 7:45 pm to S.E.C. Crazy
I heard some guy on the radio the other day claim that, "98% of college football/basketball players don't get to pick their major. Their majors are chosen for them becasue they are easier to handle while playing."
LOL.
This same guy was also beating the Richard Sherman drum about how "he isn't a thug. He had a 3.8 GPA at Stanford. Rabble rabble..."
Anyways, It'll be interesting to see where this all goes.
LOL.
This same guy was also beating the Richard Sherman drum about how "he isn't a thug. He had a 3.8 GPA at Stanford. Rabble rabble..."
Anyways, It'll be interesting to see where this all goes.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 7:48 pm to sportsfreak1989s
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I heard some guy on the radio the other day claim that, "98% of college football/basketball players don't get to pick their major. Their majors are chosen for them becasue they are easier to handle while playing."
LOL.
This same guy was also beating the Richard Sherman drum about how "he isn't a thug. He had a 3.8 GPA at Stanford. Rabble rabble..."
Sherman in the 2% ?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 7:54 pm to sportsfreak1989s
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This post was edited on 6/15/14 at 11:30 am
Posted on 4/11/14 at 7:58 pm to S.E.C. Crazy
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I could care less
how much less could you care?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 8:17 pm to deeprig9
Before I post Part Two, how many/what percent of high school seniors football players that are 3 stars or better would the rant guesstimate wouldn't meet the 10th Grade requirement on the CRCT?
Nationwide.... ?
Nationwide.... ?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 8:57 pm to deeprig9
Hundreds easily.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:21 pm to deeprig9
Part Two:
There are currently over 650 football recruits for the class of 2015 on 247sports with a 3 star rating or higher.
If 176 of them didn't qualify for NCAA eligibility, or chose to go straight to the Developmental League for the money, that would be enough of a pipeline of quality players to field a team 3-deep for each of the 8 divisions of the NFL; an 8 team developmental league. This assumes the NFL keeps the 3 year rule on draft eligibility, with a new "class" coming in each year, with another one moving on into the draft or elsewhere, after a minimum of 3 years. A player could get a redshirt equivalent for either medical issue or just to get a 4th year of development, similar to college.
A team in the Developmental League of 8 teams plays every other team twice in the season, each a home and away. 14 games. A final four is selected based on record, two from the NFC and two from the AFC. The tie-breaker (in the event of a tie to get to the final four) will be head-to-head, followed by margin of victory for the season, so it pays to beat the shite out of your opponents during the season. This all happens during Spring and Summer. Venues are sorted out by the NFL.
But why would anyone care?
Here's the problem with traditional models...
We think of an NFL Minor League in terms of "What would make a college football fan watch it?" The answer is nothing.
But you can make NFL fans watch it.
The NFL Draft would be amended to give every team an additional pick in rounds 3 through 7, and the team can only pick from their own division's developmental team for that additional pick, so their normal pick in that round can come from anywhere.
1st/2nd round picks and undrafted players can be selected/signed from anywhere.
A Steelers or 49ers fan might want to keep an eye on his division's developmental team because he knows his team (and his div rivals' teams) are going to be taking a minimum of 5 players from that team each year.
ETA- edited to fix my math
There are currently over 650 football recruits for the class of 2015 on 247sports with a 3 star rating or higher.
If 176 of them didn't qualify for NCAA eligibility, or chose to go straight to the Developmental League for the money, that would be enough of a pipeline of quality players to field a team 3-deep for each of the 8 divisions of the NFL; an 8 team developmental league. This assumes the NFL keeps the 3 year rule on draft eligibility, with a new "class" coming in each year, with another one moving on into the draft or elsewhere, after a minimum of 3 years. A player could get a redshirt equivalent for either medical issue or just to get a 4th year of development, similar to college.
A team in the Developmental League of 8 teams plays every other team twice in the season, each a home and away. 14 games. A final four is selected based on record, two from the NFC and two from the AFC. The tie-breaker (in the event of a tie to get to the final four) will be head-to-head, followed by margin of victory for the season, so it pays to beat the shite out of your opponents during the season. This all happens during Spring and Summer. Venues are sorted out by the NFL.
But why would anyone care?
Here's the problem with traditional models...
We think of an NFL Minor League in terms of "What would make a college football fan watch it?" The answer is nothing.
But you can make NFL fans watch it.
The NFL Draft would be amended to give every team an additional pick in rounds 3 through 7, and the team can only pick from their own division's developmental team for that additional pick, so their normal pick in that round can come from anywhere.
1st/2nd round picks and undrafted players can be selected/signed from anywhere.
A Steelers or 49ers fan might want to keep an eye on his division's developmental team because he knows his team (and his div rivals' teams) are going to be taking a minimum of 5 players from that team each year.
ETA- edited to fix my math
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:27 pm to deeprig9
That will never happen.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:39 pm to AUCE05
Thats what they said about barack hussein.
Its also what they said about auburn just 8 short months ago.
Its also what they said about auburn just 8 short months ago.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:54 pm to deeprig9
The NCAA could also just up the qualifications to maintaining a 3.0 while in college and require core courses be taken in order to be able to play.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 10:09 pm to ukraine_rebel
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The NCAA could also just up the qualifications to maintaining a 3.0 while in college and require core courses be taken in order to be able to play.
Wolves patrolling the sheep.
Suddenly all the athletes, instead of making 2.0, are making 3.0, and special core courses are created due the the undue hardship these poor athletes have to face with practice schedules, away games, etc.... and the special core classes won't be the same as the regular core classes.
Any academic regulation from the NCAA has to come from some unit of measurement outside of the university. It's inside the university where all the shite is being spun from straw, like Rumplestiltskin, but with turds.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 10:27 pm to deeprig9
When and exactly where would these teams play?You gonna compete against CFB,NFL and HS in the fall?What's gonna be their payroll? Why would the NFL risk upsetting their relationship with CFB?...It's a built in farm system thats worked out pretty good for em and it doesn't cost em a dime...the only way a developmental league works is to have it subsidized by the NFL.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 10:28 pm to RD Dawg
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When and exactly where would these teams play?You gonna compete against CFB,NFL and HS in the fall?What's gonna be their payroll? Why would the NFL risk upsetting their relationship with CFB?...It's a built in farm system thats worked out pretty good for em and it doesn't cost em a dime...the only way a developmental league works is to have it subsidized by the NFL.
Are you illiterate or did you just not read what I typed?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 10:38 pm to deeprig9
Didn't read the paragraph about your tie breaker bullshite...sue me.OK we got the when and where...you can answer or challenge my other points.
Yes,I realize what you said about kids not getting into school but nothings gonna stop em going the JC route or the PBI avenue
Yes,I realize what you said about kids not getting into school but nothings gonna stop em going the JC route or the PBI avenue
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 10:44 pm
Posted on 4/11/14 at 10:46 pm to RD Dawg
Y'all realize that this won't work at any public institution, right? Labor laws vary by state and it would require a monumental, nationwide effort to get this normalized across the nation.
The UAW is one of the strongest organized labor unions left in 'Merica today, and they can't even Unionize the newer Southern Auto manufacturing facilities. There's no way they're gonna somehow change state labor laws in all 50 states.
It just ain't happening. So stop talking about it already. It's a non story.
The UAW is one of the strongest organized labor unions left in 'Merica today, and they can't even Unionize the newer Southern Auto manufacturing facilities. There's no way they're gonna somehow change state labor laws in all 50 states.
It just ain't happening. So stop talking about it already. It's a non story.
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 10:47 pm
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