As much as I'd love to see Cal Football, it has to be safe. Also, student-athletes are still students (the NCAA has spent lots of money on lawyers to say this!) so we can't have a sports carve-out.
Might have a smattering of games in an ad-hoc way. Presumably, all players will get extra eligibility and all schools should be allowed to open extra scholarship slots next year.
As much as I'd love to see Cal Football, it has to be safe. Also, student-athletes are still students (the NCAA has spent lots of money on lawyers to say this!) so we can't have a sports carve-out.
Might have a smattering of games in an ad-hoc way. Presumably, all players will get extra eligibility and all schools should be allowed to open extra scholarship slots next year.
Extra scholarship slots and an extra year of eligibility have a cost. Some schools have quietly and some not so quietly have moved their seniors along down the road from the spring sport extension, and that cost a lot less that preserving fall sport scholarships will, and lost a lot less revenue than losing the fall season will. Lots of the campuses are already looking at massive staff cuts and general scholarship and stipend cuts as it is.
Meanwhile, the SEC probably manages to further widen the gap between themselves and everyone else.
As much as I'd love to see Cal Football, it has to be safe. Also, student-athletes are still students (the NCAA has spent lots of money on lawyers to say this!) so we can't have a sports carve-out.
Might have a smattering of games in an ad-hoc way. Presumably, all players will get extra eligibility and all schools should be allowed to open extra scholarship slots next year.
Extra scholarship slots and an extra year of eligibility have a cost. Some schools have quietly and some not so quietly have moved their seniors along down the road from the spring sport extension, and that cost a lot less that preserving fall sport scholarships will, and lost a lot less revenue than losing the fall season will. Lots of the campuses are already looking at massive staff cuts and general scholarship and stipend cuts as it is.
Meanwhile, the SEC probably manages to further widen the gap between themselves and everyone else.
The SEC and Big Ten will benefit the most from this and they will continue to widen the gap.
I wouldnтАЩt be surprised at all if teams in the SEC and Big Ten have their stadiums completely full of fans for opening kickoff.