<p>Don’t mean to pick on or discuss the complexities of college athletics, since I am personally a big fan…but:</p>
<p>Thacker and the EC wish to eliminate early admissions, as well as standardized testing. But, to his credit (as you have pointed out asteriskea), Thacker’s position is consistent in that he also decries early athletic recruiting.] </p>
<p>More importantly, some (many?) on this board share his view on one or both points. Leaving the SAT discussion to another thread...To those parents/students who believe that elimination of binding ED and/or early admissions entirely is a good thing, do you also believe that the NCAA should eliminate binding letters of intent prior to April 1? If not, why should a coach be able to stock a team in the fall, but the maestro or history department chair has to wait until the spring?</p>