DaveH Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=tb...=yhoo&type=lgns Anyone read this? I heard it mentioned and did a quick search. This article floated to the top. Quote Link to comment
Scarlet"N"Cream Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Interesting. It does kind of make sense. That would probably do away with the redshirt thing given and athlete has five years. Wonder what they would name the 5th year? 5th year senior, pro senior, don't know. More athletes may opt to go pro their 5th year. I don't know. It took me 6 years to complete college and Im still paying for it. Quote Link to comment
Red Snow Sword: Husker Sentinel Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 sounds like a decent idea...... but I;ll needtoknow more about the specifics... Quote Link to comment
HucktheFuskers Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Didn't the NCAA rule against this a couple of years ago? What they need to do is make athletic scholarships good for 5 years, even if the kid can only play for 4. Does that make any sense? If an athlete plays his freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years (and doesn't get redshirted) he's still under scholarship for another year. Give him/her even another year under scholarship if they do get redshirted. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt34 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Yeah, that would make sense giving an extra year of scholarship if they are redshirted during their careers. Quote Link to comment
husker rob Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 i never knew that if you redshirted and went to the 5th year you had to pay for the tuition? if that is true i feel bad for the student athletes that come in from out of state because the out of state tuition at NU is about 3X that of the instate tuition Quote Link to comment
HucktheFuskers Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 No, give the redshirters a sixth year of scholarship. Non-redshirters five years. They can only play for four. Quote Link to comment
HSKRNOKC Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 If your name is Jason White you can take as long as you want. Or at least until both knees give out. Quote Link to comment
Scarlet"N"Cream Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 If your name is Jason White you can take as long as you want. Or at least until both knees give out. Good one!! Quote Link to comment
rocketlb Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 i never knew that if you redshirted and went to the 5th year you had to pay for the tuition? if that is true i feel bad for the student athletes that come in from out of state because the out of state tuition at NU is about 3X that of the instate tuition nah, after like a year of living in Nebraska they gain residency. I'm sure that most of the football players have to live here too, b/c of all the summer conditioning they do. I mean they still go home for awhile, but they continue to actually live in Lincoln which gives them residency and the lower tuition rate. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 The 5 year plan seems to be more fair than a 4 year/redshirt system when all the stats show like was mentioned that most people take at least 5 years to graduate. It lets freshman see the field without sacrificing getting their degree under a shorter timeframe. IMO there needs to be in place some requirement that the student/athlete is financially responsible for any and all expenses if they leave school early for the pro draft. Scholastic or medical deficits should not count but with the clause that if the student flunks out and then is drafted the same applies. If the student is just using the college athletic department as a stepping stone they should be good enough to pay for the showcase opportunity. On the other hand many people think (EC from Omaha) that student/athletes should be paid since the colleges are making bank on them anyway. AR needs to draft that legislation me thinks. Quote Link to comment
dbetz23 Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 The article is written by Terry Bowdan. Per the annoucing during the Iowa St. game, I will never listen to this man ever again. Quote Link to comment
Roy CO HSKR Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 I sympathize with those trying to get out of college in a reasonable time. I worked, sweated and applied myself and jammed 4 years into 7! Quote Link to comment
CoachKevin Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Nebraska is a lot let expensive out of state than most Schools. Maryland in State is way higher than the out of State Tuition at Nebraska. That is one of the Reasons my Niece is at Nebraska. Quote Link to comment
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