St John's head coach Rick Pitino told "The Field of 68" podcast he supports the new 5-in-5 eligibility rule being proposed by the NCAA (details 10 posts below), which could go into effect in June.
Pitino said implementation this soon would spark "pure chaos," as many four-year seniors could find themselves with one more year of eligibility. The trouble? According to Pitino, teams overall have spent 80 percent of their NIL money, so not much remains to bring a player back, and the transfer portal just closed, so teams' rosters are full, leading to what he believes would be multiple lawsuits.
Pitino's solution is to begin the new rule in 2027, when player will not be affected, like this year's four-year seniors, and coaches can know which players are coming back for a fifth year and plan accordingly.
My take: Easier fix. Put language in about the program taking affect for this year's classes and there is no grandfathering in anyone who satisfied and completed eligibility under the old rule. They can't avoid getting sued if they can't massage the terms, and irreparable harm can be proven if a kid was on an NIL deal, which ended because he was out of eligibility.
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Pitino's 'pure chaos'
St John's head coach Rick Pitino told "The Field of 68" podcast he supports the new 5-in-5 eligibility rule being proposed by the NCAA (details 10 posts below), which could go into effect in June.
Pitino said implementation this soon would spark "pure chaos," as many four-year seniors could find themselves with one more year of eligibility. The trouble? According to Pitino, teams overall have spent 80 percent of their NIL money, so not much remains to bring a player back, and the transfer portal just closed, so teams' rosters are full, leading to what he believes would be multiple lawsuits.
Pitino's solution is to begin the new rule in 2027, when player will not be affected, like this year's four-year seniors, and coaches can know which players are coming back for a fifth year and plan accordingly.
My take: Easier fix. Put language in about the program taking affect for this year's classes and there is no grandfathering in anyone who satisfied and completed eligibility under the old rule. They can't avoid getting sued if they can't massage the terms, and irreparable harm can be proven if a kid was on an NIL deal, which ended because he was out of eligibility.
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