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Post by trimster on May 7, 2021 7:36:10 GMT -5
It’s official. The University of Hartford Board of Regents have voted to begin the process of moving from D1 to D3. The move will be complete in 4 years. They become the third school since 1973 to do so.
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Post by hc89 on May 7, 2021 8:05:24 GMT -5
Completely idiotic...
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Post by timholycross on May 7, 2021 10:39:12 GMT -5
Well that probably adds 9-12 more players to the transfer portal, justifiably.
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Post by Tom on May 7, 2021 13:21:52 GMT -5
Interesting point. Reasonable to assume that many athletes in various sports are on athletic scholarships. Will Hartford honor those? Unless the coaches were handcuffed by the writing on the wall, there will be incoming freshmen next fall on athletic scholarship. They might be handled differently than those already enrolled at the school.
It's a tough hit for four years, but I hope Hartford honors all the commitments they have made to those affected by this decision.
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Post by trimster on May 7, 2021 14:47:57 GMT -5
Interesting point. Reasonable to assume that many athletes in various sports are on athletic scholarships. Will Hartford honor those? Unless the coaches were handcuffed by the writing on the wall, there will be incoming freshmen next fall on athletic scholarship. They might be handled differently than those already enrolled at the school. It's a tough hit for four years, but I hope Hartford honors all the commitments they have made to those affected by this decision. This spells it out. Timeline The transition to DIII is a complex, multi-year administrative process. This high-level timeline shares key milestones in that process and will be updated as we continue through the NCAA process. ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-22 University of Hartford remains Division I. January 2022: The University of Hartford submits a formal request to the NCAA for reclassification from Division I to Division III. February 2022: The NCAA will act on the reclassification request. If approved, the University will work with the NCAA on the reclassification process, in preparation for active membership no later than September 1, 2025. ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-23 University of Hartford remains Division I, but will not offer new athletic scholarships to incoming student-athletes. The existing athletic scholarships for all returning sophomores, juniors, seniors and grad students will be honored. The University may pursue additional competition opportunities as we seek provisional membership in a DIII conference. ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24 The University of Hartford will pursue provisional membership in a new DIII conference, in anticipation of membership the following year. The existing athletic scholarships for all returning juniors, seniors and graduate students will be honored. At the end of this academic year, any student-athlete planning to enroll the following year (2024-2025) will be asked to elect if they wish to continue to compete. If so, they will be repackaged on academic and need based aid. Depending on the student, this may be the same or similar packaging. However, if a student chooses to retain their full or partial athletic scholarship, they are able to do so, but will not be able to compete the following year under NCAA rules. ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-25 University of Hartford administers its athletics program consistent with all NCAA DIII policies and procedures. All students will have been transitioned off of athletic scholarships if competing, per NCAA rules. September 2025: University of Hartford begins active membership in DIII Frequently Asked Questions |
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Post by nycrusader2010 on May 7, 2021 16:03:59 GMT -5
Interesting. So heading into 24-25, returning student athletes will either
a) compete with re-calculated need based aid
b) not compete but retain their athletic scholarship
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Post by longsuffering on May 7, 2021 17:13:03 GMT -5
St. Joe's West Hartford vs Hartford (which is in West Hartford) will become like UCLA vs Southern Cal. If schools like Mt. Ida and Becker hadn't recently failed, I'd be more critical but the savings is probably deemed necessary by the Regents.
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Post by longsuffering on May 7, 2021 17:16:03 GMT -5
What if the NCAA says they will approve a one division drop but not two? Have they ever not approved a request like this?
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Post by bfoley82 on May 7, 2021 17:22:32 GMT -5
Interesting. So heading into 24-25, returning student athletes will either a) compete with re-calculated need based aid b) not compete but retain their athletic scholarship Basically so you don't have scholarship athletes playing against D-3 kids. |
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Post by bfoley82 on May 7, 2021 17:24:52 GMT -5
What if the NCAA says they will approve a one division drop but not two? Have they ever not approved a request like this? New Orleans went D-1 to D-2 at a time (they are back up in D-1) and Centenary (LA) went from D-1 to D-3. |
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Post by nycrusader2010 on May 7, 2021 17:52:22 GMT -5
Interesting. So heading into 24-25, returning student athletes will either a) compete with re-calculated need based aid b) not compete but retain their athletic scholarship Basically so you don't have scholarship athletes playing against D-3 kids. They could do that but wouldn't be eligible for conference tournament or NCAA tournaments. |
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Post by timholycross on May 7, 2021 22:31:49 GMT -5
Transfers will take care of any decent mid-major players in the incoming class without Hartford having to lift a finger.
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Post by longsuffering on May 7, 2021 23:51:59 GMT -5
No need for a carrot when you have a big stick like dropping two divisions.
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