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Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye
Awaiting the first lawsuit...
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MoC went there and did that....the precedent has been set. Not to mention the age limits in place for jobs like cops, firefighters,etc....
This is really a win-win for everyone involved, except for for maybe 6 or 7 HS kids a year, who will still have their futures pretty much set if they avoid knuckleheadedness
NCAA-better teams, coaches can build around a superstar for a year-kids will want to play w/ a superstar even if it is only for a year, increased fan interest-the freshmen the last two years have been awesome-who wouldn't want 2 years of Conley,Rose,Beasley,Durant,etc.
NBA-veterans who might get cut get an extra year or two of PT-the Players Association is all for this, rookies will come into the league more prepared to play and more physically mature, character issues will be aired out much better after 2 years on campus, scouts can evaluate potential much better-I wonder how Cook would have done if he knew he had to play at tOSU 2 years instead of 3
ESPN/CBS-better ratings, more cheddar
Fans-Honestly, would you rather root for LeBron as a Cav, or LeBron as a Buckeye, if the rule had been in place-no comparison
Players-Yes, some people in this thread have said this is simply letting the colleges deal w/ the immaturity of the players-but, guess what-that is what colleges have traditionally done, w/ thousands of athletes every year! Let the kids live,learn and mingle w/ their true peers in a college environment, rather than have 18 year old millionaires who can't even cook for themselves living in strange city dealing w/ agents, hustlers, and cougar groupies as opposed to an environment of their choosing, w/ dorms, a coach who cares about them as part of their program, and coeds!