Unions in college football

[davefrat]

Bryce Young may be available in a couple of years if Carolina doesn’t do more to help him. He still has 2 years of eligibility factoring in a Covid year , if that matters.

In the current wild west scenario, why even have rules on how long someone can play in college?

Why even bother requiring them to be students at the university anymore?

 

[Tideflyer]

In the current wild west scenario, why even have rules on how long someone can play in college?

Why even bother requiring them to be students at the university anymore?

To your last statement, are you certain that they truly are " students " as it is most commonly defined?

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

To your last statement, are you certain that they truly are " students " as it is most commonly defined?

Well, the APR requirement is still a thing, so...

 

[davefrat]

To your last statement, are you certain that they truly are " students " as it is most commonly defined?

I think that's a question that could have reasonably been asked for decades.

Years ago I advocated that those who are motivated and capable be allowed to get a bachelor's degree whereas those who are less motivated or less capable could get an associate's degree after 4 years.

I was a teaching assistant in graduate school and the reality was (and likely still is) that there were players on certain teams who never would have stepped foot into a classroom on campus had they not been really good at their sport.

Rather than putting them in a position they likely would not succeed, why not let them take a lighter/easier load (say 6 hours per semester) and finish with an AA that they could then later work towards a BA/BS.

 

[dtgreg]

I think that's a question that could have reasonably been asked for decades.

Years ago I advocated that those who are motivated and capable be allowed to get a bachelor's degree whereas those who are less motivated or less capable could get an associate's degree after 4 years.

I was a teaching assistant in graduate school and the reality was (and likely still is) that there were players on certain teams who never would have stepped foot into a classroom on campus had they not been really good at their sport.

Rather than putting them in a position they likely would not succeed, why not let them take a lighter/easier load (say 6 hours per semester) and finish with an AA that they could then later work towards a BA/BS.

You are piercing the veil.