College Sports (Basketball)

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Illini2010-11
HereSoIDontGetFined said:
Except there's plenty of precedent for having leagues restricted by age. Happens all over youth sports.
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Key word there...youth. Those age restrictions are generally about competitive balance, and physical size diffentials based on age. Of course you don't want a 16 year old playing in a basketball league with a group of 8 year olds...

College itself is also not bound to a certain age group. The precedent that you are citing will be legally very dubious.
 
#53      
CoalCity
Illini2010-11 said:
I am sure that is going to be challenged successfully. I am thinking immediately of a scenario of a student athlete who was in the military and is in mid-20s at time of entry into school.

These one size fits all approaches are silly, imo.
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There are provisions for military service and religious missions.
 
#54      
Illini2010-11
CoalCity said:
There are provisions for military service and religious missions.
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That was not spelled out in the article. But even if you take out military service or religious missions (assuming that the provisions will stand in the policy), there are individuals (those who start college a bit later in life) who could be theoretically impacted by this ruling. I find it silly policy to restrict an individual who possibly did not start college until 24 (for whatever reason) to not be allowed to partake in college athletics. Sure these are limited amounts of individuals who fit this criteria, but making NCAA age-based specific when undergraduate college itself is not age-based, seems a bit far-fetched to me.
 
#56      
floorburn
If approved, how would it affect someone like Will Holmes, who spent 3 years pitching in the minors for the Los Angeles Angels, from 2018-21? He’s currently 25 years old.
 
#57      
CoalCity
Illini2010-11 said:
That was not spelled out in the article. But even if you take out military service or religious missions (assuming that the provisions will stand in the policy), there are individuals (those who start college a bit later in life) who could be theoretically impacted by this ruling. I find it silly policy to restrict an individual who possibly did not start college until 24 (for whatever reason) to not be allowed to partake in college athletics. Sure these are limited amounts of individuals who fit this criteria, but making NCAA age-based specific when undergraduate college itself is not age-based, seems a bit far-fetched to me.
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I'm not sure "limited" describes that subset of college athletes. Maybe "miniscule".
 
#59      
alaskaillini
From the cheap seats said:
I respect everyone's opinions; mine is that the watering-down is a non-issue, especially as the tourney progresses. Since 1985, when the tourney expanded to 64 teams, the 16 seeds have a record of 2-160 (UMBC over Virginia in 2018 and Farleigh Dickinson over Purdue in 2023, which is perhaps the best argument for expansion, a chance to see an even lower-ranked team beat Purdue :)).
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There is always a silver lining.
 
#60      
Epsilon
Wasn’t sure where to post this, but it looks like the B1G earned just under $70m for the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments this year, while our men team alone earned $10.4m for making it to the final four. Of course all the money gets paid to the B1G and all the spoils for every team are divided, but apparently we’ll get paid in “units” over the course of the next 6 years for the B1G’s success. Details in the linked article.

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Big Ten earns $69.4M in revenue from NCAA basketball tournaments

The Big Ten amassed $69.4 million from NCAA distributions that will be paid for appearances and performances in the 2026 men's and women's basketball tournaments.
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#61      
80'sIllini
Illini2010-11 said:
Speaking of, can't see that tourney surviving. Mediocre teams playing in a tourney the week of the Final Four. You know it is bad when they have to get all the way down to Rutgers at 14-19 to fill out an 8 team field.
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I was at the FF4 weekend this year and on Sunday before the championship game my friends and I watched the NIT championship game which was held at the stadium where the Pacers play. The place was empty except for the satanical Bruce Pearl and his buddy Barkley. Must have been < than 2000 people in attendance.
 
#68      
BrimfieldBomber
Mentioned in the Football thread, but Wisconsin AD Chris McIntosh is leaving the University for an unnamed position with the B1G Office.

Gard watch next year.
 
#69      
spotter
Joel Goodson said:
I don't know about that. Larry Sclerosis, high knees and TV Ted say "hold my beer"...but DJ bald head belongs in that exclusive group. good riddance!
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Yeah, but TV Ted went bonkers with Bobby Knight in 1998 when the Illini were at IU, giving him three technicals and tossing him causing a near riot. So, he's good in my book! (ducks head)

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Referee Ted Valentine Recounts Famous Moments with Bob Knight

NCAA referee Ted Valentine retold the story of when he gave former Indiana coach Bob Knight three technical fouls in 1998.
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#70      
Grandpa
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