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Post by hawaii bill on Oct 7, 2014 11:42:25 GMT -5
From USA Today a list of the 27 schools that voted for the override. Far fewer than necessary to derail/postpone the plan. The 27 schools pushing for an override were: the entire Colonial Athletic Association membership (College of Charleston, Delaware, Drexel, Elon, Fordham, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Towson and William and Mary), Bradley and Indiana State of the Missouri Valley Conference, Chattanooga and Wofford of the Southern Conference, Houston Baptist, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Sam Houston State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi of the Southland Conference, New Hampshire and Vermont of the America East, Iona and Saint Peter's of the Metro Atlantic, Loyola (Chicago) of the Horizon, Seattle University of the WAC, and University of Denver. Bill, Did Fordham get kicked out of A10? LOL, saw that and thought it was funny. I guess USA Today thinks they are in the Colonial. Maybe they will get kicked out given the way they voted.
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Post by Super on Oct 7, 2014 11:44:06 GMT -5
Bill, Did Fordham get kicked out of A10? LOL, saw that and thought it was funny. I guess USA Today thinks they are in the Colonial. Maybe they will get kicked out given the way they voted. That would make room for Siena to join the A10!
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Post by hawaii bill on Oct 7, 2014 11:51:52 GMT -5
Love the fact that the Colonial all hung tough. Appropriately named conference. Reminds me of Ben Franklin's quote upon signing the Declaration of Independence which I'll mangle - "We must all hang together, or most assuredly hang alone." Also appropriate for the Gaels of Iona to talk a little treason.
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Post by hawaii bill on Oct 7, 2014 12:01:54 GMT -5
BTW, personally, I'm glad we voted override. This thing doesn't pass the smell test. And wherever college hoops is going, I'll support Iona basketball. Right now I boycott NCAA football because I have no interest in helping line the pockets of these greedy egomaniacs. I watch EPL football on Saturdays instead, if I can watch anything.
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Post by hawaii bill on Oct 7, 2014 12:06:42 GMT -5
#boycottcollegefootball - hit these dumb asses in the pocket book, they will notice.
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Post by hawaii bill on Oct 7, 2014 12:15:48 GMT -5
I leave you with this boys!!!
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Post by hawaii bill on Oct 9, 2014 16:03:13 GMT -5
Here we go:
DANBURY, Conn. -- Now that the Power Five conferences have their autonomy, NCAA president Mark Emmert has a wish list he'd like them to tackle right away.
Emmert, speaking after a lecture at Western Connecticut State University, said Wednesday the conferences should prioritize the establishment of guaranteed scholarships, better insurance for student-athletes, new rules for dealing with agents and better concussion protocols.
The NCAA's board of directors in August approved a plan that would allow the 65 schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference greater autonomy to determine rules around issues that "enhance the well-being of student-athletes," such as financial aid or health costs.
The plan sailed through a 60-day override period this week, with only 27 schools voting to ask the NCAA to reconsider the decision.
Emmert said he would like to see the conferences move immediately to provide scholarships that cover the entire cost of an education. He said those packages also should allow students who leave school early to pursue professional careers or for another reason to return and finish their degrees.
"Some notion of a scholarship that covers a bachelor's degree and not a year-to-year commitment is going to be really critical," he said.
He said he'd also like the Power Five vote to make sure students never have to pay out of pocket to cover any medical expenses related to their sport.
Emmert said he also would like to see the conferences immediately standardize protocols for dealing with concussions, saying every team should be required to have a medical professional on the sideline responsible for implementing concussion protocols.
"And when those aren't followed, we need to explore how we hold people accountable for doing it, and there is not a system for doing that right now," he said.
Officials at Michigan have been criticized for not immediately sitting quarterback Shane Morris after the sophomore took a hard hit in a game last month against Minnesota.
Emmert declined to say whether he thought that situation was handled properly.
The president said he also hopes the conferences move quickly to relax rules that currently prevent student-athletes from having contact with agents.
He said the current ban actually hinders families who are trying to decide whether an athlete is ready to become a professional.
"It's hard to figure out what your market value really is without `professionalizing' yourself, and the whole nature of those relationships needs to be reconsidered, " he said.
Emmert said he supported giving the conferences more autonomy in part because he believes they are in a good position to address these types of issues quickly.
"If in fact they make the changes that I hope they make, now they'll be able to support students better," he said. "And many of the mid-majors and the non-football schools are saying, `Well, we'll try and do the same.' Having people compete over doing good things for students is a good thing."
Copyright 2014 by The Associated Press
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Post by Cjb on Oct 9, 2014 21:00:42 GMT -5
Mark Emmert is a BCS shill.
I'd love to know the "many mid-majors" who are saying they'll "try and do the same" at their institutions.
"Having people compete over doing good things for students is a good thing". Especially when you can out-resource two thirds of your current competition.
I don't understand why there weren't more than 27 schools voting for the override. Maybe they're waiting for the other shoe to drop.
This is a bad omen for mid-major basketball and it could effect a lot of jobs, reduce salaries and perhaps wipe out the ability of the smaller schools to even offer athletics. And less opportunity is NOT "a good thing" for student athletes.
The mid-majors are treading water and Mark Emmert is ready to throw them a lead-filled life preserver.
Greedy bastards.
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Post by hawaii bill on Oct 9, 2014 21:15:40 GMT -5
Mark Emmert is BCS shill. I'd love to know the "many mid-majors" who are saying they'll "try and do the same" at their institutions. "Having people compete over doing good things for students is a good thing". Especially when you can out-resource two thirds of your current competition. I don't understand why there weren't more than 27 schools voting for the override. Maybe they're waiting for the other shoe to drop. This is a bad omen for mid-major basketball and it could effect a lot of jobs, reduce salaries and perhaps wipe out the ability of the smaller schools to even offer athletics. And less opportunity is NOT "a good thing" for student athletes. Greedy bastards. CJB I think a lot of schools didn't vote because they are hoping, I think incorrectly, that this will be the extent of the power grab and they don't want to force the hand of the power schools at this point. Unfortunately I think the stipend is only the beginning and as soon as the power schools feel they can bolt without any real negative consequences they will. Conferences like the A-10 and Big East I think want to stay as close to the Big 5 as they can, hoping to be included somehow in whatever big boys club emerges. Problem is they don't play football so they will be on the outside looking in with the rest of us. The Ivy League couldn't care less as they follow their own self imposed rules anyway, so they didn't vote. I'm glad we voted as we did.
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Post by Super on Feb 16, 2015 14:14:11 GMT -5
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