Idea on cleaning up college recruiting

[irishfan]

Why doesn't the NCAA make it so that in order for a prospect to be offered a scholarship, he has to have a 2.0 gpa, be on pace to take the necessary courses to be admitted to a college, and have an 800 or better on the SAT? (not exactly tough things to do) Most people take the SAT in spring of their junior year, but it is not unusual to do so before then, so obviously if you took it before then and got above an 800 you would qualify. I think if the NCAA passed this it would give kids better motivation to actually pay attention to what has to be done in order to qualify for college so that every SEC team doesn't have to sign 35 man recruiting classes. Maybe to help monitor this, the NCAA could also punish teams who have signed commits who cannot qualify for the school. I dunno just some random idea I thought of. Any thoughts?

 

[ACamp1900]

I have said stuff likethis for the better part of a decade now... I think it would never happen though... a few of many points on this would be...

1.) Too much money to be made on the Noel Devine's of the world
2.) Certain civil rights organizations would have a field day and then some
3.) A large number of the Universities would not line up with it for a variety of different reasons

 

[irishfan]

I have said stuff likethis for the better part of a decade now... I think it would never happen though... a few of many points on this would be...

1.) Too much money to be made on the Noel Devine's of the world
2.) Certain Civil Rights Organizations would have a field day and then some
3.) A large number of the Universities would not line up with it for a variety of different reasons

Ya, good points. I mean I know it will most likely never happen, but its kind've weird how recruits have to meet a certain academic criteria to be admitted to a school, but they don't have to in order to receive a scholarship (even if its only later to be taken away for not being admitted to the school)

 

[Irish.Ca]

Was going to add a link but cannot find article now. It stated that NCAA is proposing to ban the early scholarship offers and that the first ones to go out would be July 1st. That would ruin the Longhorn's tradition in the spring, Aaah.

 

[johnnykillz]

Was going to add a link but cannot find article now. It stated that NCAA is proposing to ban the early scholarship offers and that the first ones to go out would be July 1st. That would ruin the Longhorn's tradition in the spring, Aaah.

Luck the Fonghorns, errr something.

I think that's a brilliant idea.

 

[ACamp1900]

I'd be much more interseted in seeing the signing date moved up rather than moving the opportunity to offer moved back...

who would you rather help??? Texas or Florida???

 

[TDHeysus]

the best way to clean up recruiting is to not let Lane Kiffin, USC or Pete Carroll have any part in it, at any level.

 

[Irish.Ca]

I'd be much more interseted in seeing the signing date moved up rather than moving the opportunity to offer moved back...

I vote for both options. First offer May 1st and NSD moved up to Dec 1st which would eliminate the hat shell game at the under armour and Army all american game (thank god)