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Post by timholycross on Jan 2, 2019 15:49:35 GMT -5
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Post by bringbackcaro on Jan 2, 2019 16:07:32 GMT -5
This writer is a hack.
Nobody is forcing these kids to play college athletics and receive free tuition, room & board, and other benefits. Last I checked, they are free to quit their sport and pay their own way to go wherever they want for school.
The constant criticism of the NCAA and college athletics is getting silly. There is no way to engineer some type of perfect system. A free, open transfer system would create total chaos, and coaching changes are necessary to replace coaches who retire or are not performing (it's unrealistic to expect coaches to work forever, and also not good for players to continue retaining poor coaches).
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Post by Tom on Jan 2, 2019 16:43:59 GMT -5
Temple sounds like the one getting $crewed on this. Maybe they should have bigger buyouts
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Post by JRGNYR on Jan 2, 2019 16:57:09 GMT -5
While unfortunate, it's really difficult to create a system that can restrict the movement of coaches. The only real barrier is money, and as long as you have it you can satisfy the buyout. Similarly, athletes can buy themselves out of a situation as well. Their buyout isn't money, but it's a year-in-residency at a new institution, which is spent practicing but not playing with their new team while also going to class and satisfying academic requirements. Not really a bad thing either.
To put it into perspective, it's not dissimilar to working at a business or organization that undergoes a change in leadership, with a CEO leaving either on their own for another opportunity or retirement, or pushed out. New leadership comes in and maybe you find that suddenly your position with the company is precarious at best, and you have to make a decision similar to what the athlete is facing. You can "transfer" too - to another job - and you don't have to sit out a year to play on the new company softball team.
My point is this: when a coach leaves for one reason or another, athletes have a chance to learn a life lesson no matter what the results entail. It's not that far off from what they'll face in the "real world" after they graduate.
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 2, 2019 17:48:03 GMT -5
I am glad Temple University ended up with $6.5 million … since Bill Cosby's donations have probably dried up. This episode reminds one that CBC's transition between Assumption and Holy Cross appears to have occurred in good faith by all concerned. The Worcester area is enjoying the success of the former AC place kicker who set an NCAA record at LSU, as well as an uptick in both football programs. Coach Chesney appearing on national TV supporting his former AC player while sporting a Crusader logo is a good advertisement for both colleges.
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