If I'm reading this correctly as well, the NCAA has approved the use of a multi-year scholarship. Now, coaches can offer players a four year scholarship, as opposed to only a single year. However, teams can still offer recruits only one year "deals." The same applies as to the 2k stipend. Some schools (BCS) can afford it, while others (MAC) may not. This will definitely change recruiting, especially teams who consistently oversign.

dat dude;947020 wrote:If I'm reading this correctly as well, the NCAA has approved the use of a multi-year scholarship. Now, coaches can offer players a four year scholarship, as opposed to only a single year. However, teams can still offer recruits only one year "deals." The same applies as to the 2k stipend. Some schools (BCS) can afford it, while others (MAC) may not. This will definitely change recruiting, especially teams who consistently oversign.

That is interesting. Would a recruit want a one year deal to an SEC school or a four (maybe five) year scholarship to a B1G school?

Approved today...the NCAA is spineless.

LOL. As a guy who has railed against the organization for a long time, what has been overdue for a long time, has finally been addressed. Not perfect, mind you, but several steps in the right direction. Finally the NCAA has done something for the student athlete, instead of just taking away and punishing.

1)With an emphasis on student-athlete, they approved higher academic standards.
2) No longer can you pull a one year scholarship on the basis of athletic performance alone.
3) they restored a full scholarship to mean full cost of attendance.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hbpln-A-rcSl_Ng1MUwwPATszVOg?docId=1af3f436bb31412787c934722293cbad

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/32961892


...another article that articulates it well....

Altogether, this is quite possibly the biggest piece of reform the NCAA has put forward in decades, and is certainly one of the most beneficial reforms it has offered to the players ever. Between the extra money, multi-year scholarships, and continuing aid once a student-athlete becomes just a student, the NCAA has firmly come down in favor of the players -- and against the worst abuses of big-time college sports, like oversigning.
Is this all a perfect fix? No. Can student-athletes get rich in college off of this? Of course not. But is the situation for student-athletes incrementally better than it was before this reform? Yes, substantially so, and if student-athlete welfare is high on your list of priorities, this is a welcome development.

:thumbup:

HitsRus;947180 wrote:LOL. As a guy who has railed against the organization for a long time, what has been overdue for a long time, has finally been addressed. Not perfect, mind you, but several steps in the right direction. Finally the NCAA has done something for the student athlete, instead of just taking away and punishing.

1)With an emphasis on student-athlete, they approved higher academic standards.
2) No longer can you pull a one year scholarship on the basis of athletic performance alone.
3) they restored a full scholarship to mean full cost of attendance.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hbpln-A-rcSl_Ng1MUwwPATszVOg?docId=1af3f436bb31412787c934722293cbad

I haven't thought too deeply about it, but from what I read quickly I don't get how this will stop oversigning or address #2. My understanding is that it is the school's choice whether to offer either the additional money or the 4-year scholarship. Does it specifically say if you offer either to one kid, you have to offer it to everyone? Or could coaches still have some kids on year-to-year scholarships while only the "stars" are offered the full commitment?

I realize that the competitiveness of recruiting might limit this - if Auburn is offering a kid the full ride and Alabama is offering a one year deal, the kid might be inclined to choose Auburn. But outside of that type of situation, a kid may still choose a one year deal with no extra money to say he's playing at Alabama over say, Troy who would offer the full four years (probably not the money, though).

Was there something specific about oversigning that I overlooked, or are these situations theoretically still possible?