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Discussion Topic: Extra year of eligibility
Jared Ball added to this discussion on March 14, 2020
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Given the circumstances of how the year ended this has quickly become one of the big topics of discussion. I understand the intention behind the move to give back the opportunity that was taken away. Regardless of the opinion behind the cancellations I’m not sure I’m fully behind this idea. The collateral impact on given another year will have far reaching impact that I do not believe the NCAA wants to address. I know the circumstances are entirely unrelated, but the closest comparison for sports would have to be boycotted Olympic Games, or perhaps WWII. None of those athletes were given other opportunities to make up for missed experiences. It sucks, no one would argue that. But there are so many questions related to being gifted another year:
-would this extend to all competitors or just NCAA qualifiers?
-How would this impact the 9.5 scholarship rule?
-Would this impact recruiting and the transfer portal?
-Would the gifted year have to be granted immediately or could it be banked for future use? (Ex: could Sasso wrestle through and determine if he wanted to take the year at the end of his career or not at all).
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Discussion Topic: Extra year of eligibility
Brady Hiatt added to this discussion on March 15, 2020
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Doing this for spring sports makes more sense. Their ENTIRE season was gone. For wrestling, you could/should only do it for the 330 that made nationals. But what about DII, DIII??
I believe what complicates winter sports are the other winter sports. How does this work for basketball, hockey, swimming, etc. Those sports are even more problematic in giving extra year than wrestling is.
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Discussion Topic: Extra year of eligibility
Don Bork added to this discussion on March 15, 2020
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An extra year for spring sports seems warranted, their whole season has been cancelled. Just don’t see giving an additional year of eligibility to the winter sports athletes. These athletes have played out their full season except for the final tournament. Don’t forget, this does not just impact wrestling. What about basketball? Does the NCAA give them all an additional year, or only the players on the teams that would have made the tournament? There are several other sports that have been affected as well, volley ball, swimming and others. Let’s not open “all” of these cans of worms. We have much more lenient transfer rules (the portal) today. What of an elite Senior athlete from a lesser school’s team that might decide not to replay his final year at that school, opts to transfer to a national power program. This season has been played out and ended in a way none of us would have chosen. Absolutely agree that it is a sad way for it to end for those who have worked so hard. But the lives of all people, worldwide, are being impacted by this virus, and we are far from knowing where it all will go. Time to move forward with life and work hard at moving toward normalcy, not trying to rewind and replace what we’ve lost.
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Discussion Topic: Extra year of eligibility
Rick Wasmer added to this discussion on March 16, 2020
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I believe they will give them another year of eligibility. To me it only makes sense for guys who are at the least challenging for AA status. But of course it's up to them.
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Discussion Topic: Extra year of eligibility
Mark Niemann added to this discussion on March 16, 2020
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For all the challenges an extra year could bring (9.9, line-ups, recruiting, etc), I can see it being an ok/positive thing as far as overall wrestling at the college level. It would swell the numbers and possibly - maybe - boulder line-ups that need a guy.
If we have roughly 1,800 wrestlers in D-I, We could have as many as 2000 next year.
NOTE: if nothing is done to accommodate roster numbers, a team that is maxed out, has three returning seniors and 7 incoming freshmen - I’m not #Mathlete but something’s gotta give. Could those non-starters seek opportunity elsewhere???? Possibly. And that’s my point.
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Discussion Topic: Extra year of eligibility
Rick Wasmer added to this discussion on March 27, 2020
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Will the guys who took an Olympic red shirt want to take another next year now that the games have been pushed back a year?
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Discussion Topic: Extra year of eligibility
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on March 27, 2020
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Quote from Rick Wasmer's post:
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"Will the guys who took an Olympic red shirt want to take another next year now that the games have been pushed back a year?"
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Lots to consider. As terrible as I feel for the athletes, I don't think there's any path to giving an extra year of eligibility to anyone. It's literally an act of God which has impacted everything. Personally, I think the Bucks had a legit shot at three NCAA champs. Shaking my head at how historic that would have been.
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