<p>"Education Secretary Arne Duncan, a well-known basketball fan and former pro player, frequently plays hoops with President Obama, but today hes taking on the NCAA in a full court press.</p>
<p>Duncan today called for the NCAA to impose stricter academic requirements on teams, saying schools that graduate less than half of their players should be banned from 'post season glory...'"</p>
<p>Good. That’s how it should be.</p>
<p>What about players that leave early for the NBA?</p>
<p>^ That’s a good point, especially since many of the players on the “best” teams do end up participating in the NBA draft. Some only participated in college to work a few more years until they felt they were ready.</p>
<p>Or some join the college team because they would be going pro otherwise, but the current rules state that they need to be a year removed from high school. Personally, I like that rule. It cuts back on the DeShawn Stevensons and Eddy Currys in the league.</p>
<p>Doesn’t the NBA now require a year in college before you can even participate in the NBA draft? Plenty of basketball players are/will be in college with no real intention of academic success, particularly with this rule.</p>
<p>It’s not really practical. Because of the time it takes to measure graduation rates, this punishes players that enter the school many years on. Plus with the small number of players in each college basketball program, a couple players’ decisions can make a huge difference in the graduation rate.</p>
<p>The NCAA already docks scholarships for schools that are underperforming. That’s the best method of punishment.</p>
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<p>You have to be a year removed from high school. Brandon Jennings went overseas to play for 1 year and then entered the NBA draft.</p>
<p>I’m really torn on this issue. Here’s the way I look at it: who cares? Honestly, as long as they’re maintaining SAP (like all students at universities and colleges are required to to receive federal aid and, at most places, institutional aid of any kind), then who are we to judge? People drop out of college all the time for all sorts of reasons. </p>
<p>Do I like the fact that they’re taking the place of student athletes who want to concentrate on being a STUDENT? No, not really. But I am really sick to death of all the regulations imposed by the government and this is just another notch in that department. Let the schools do what they want to do. If you don’t like it, switch schools. You’re the consumer- you have the right to not buy the services of a school whose policies you disagree with.</p>
<p>lol i thought this was the WoodysGamertag/Ukranian Lamb’s March Madness</p>