Way too early predictions for upcoming Ivy season

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Btw Caden and Ethan Roberts will be teammates this summer for 3x3 in the World University games!

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19 guys seems pretty unwieldy. It will be interesting to see how this works out.

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With new reality that you can transfer and make a $1m i expect even a “hangnail” may be reason to injury redshirt

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Given that only a minority of students complete a bachelor’s degree in four years, I would like to see the NCAA grant all college students 5 years of sports eligibility. This could enhance basketball in the NIL era: no need to go to Europe to keep playing and get paid. An occasional player might even climb the ladder to the NBA with an additional year.

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I agree. Only challenge for the Ivies is it’s another year of tuition etc. I’d also like to see the Ivy League allow grad students to play. Doesn’t help Princeton but it’s a small change that should happen. We lose some good student-athletes every year who are attractive grad school candidates. Columbia’s Mike Smith was a great example. Good student who would have stayed for some of his MBA if allowed.

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I’d need to be convinced that it would be a good idea to add a year of eligibility across the board. There are a finite number of athletes you can put on the field/court/rink/pool/river. The fifth-year seniors/grad students would take playing time from underclassmen. Is that self-evidently a good thing?

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An aspect I had not considered.

I think at least it would reduce the likelihood of a walk-on making the team.

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Fine for a NCAA rule but ivy league institutions are different. Yale requires all students finish their degrees in 4 years. I doubt they would change this for athletes.

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Yes, Princeton same rule.

But it would grant all such ivy athletes a fifth year in this country at another institution.

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Although I am not particularly invested in allowimg grad students, I suspect the counter argument is that you are replacing an undergrad spot with a grad student so no overall increase. IMO rosters are already large although I expect coaches would disagree.

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Are there any rules prohibiting power program with real salary budgets soliciting transfers from league?

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There are certainly rules, and ones that likely would apply in this case, but one only need to look at college softball to see loopholes may exist.

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Im expecting to see a rash of players sitting out after pre and early season “injuries”

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