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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 14, 2020 7:42:16 GMT -8
As the COVID-19 hotbeds across America become more and more apparent during the next month following additional testing, there will need to be unprecedented decisions and actions taken by the NCAA related to college attendance and athletics.
I can foresee student-athletes wanting to get out of signed Letters of Intent if their school of choice is in an area stricken with more than its representative share of the virus. You would think that student-athletes may be changing their college destination decisions and will be asking to get out of their LOIs and/or delaying their college careers in the months to come.
As a parent, I would be wary about sending my son or daughter to an area that is hit hard by the virus. College attendance and athletics will be dealing with issues that we really haven't previously envisioned as this crisis plays out.
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Post by shelby on Mar 14, 2020 9:03:39 GMT -8
I see a few issues with this process -
1) Everyone, everywhere will eventually see some effect. The ability to pick hot and cold spots would be just a crapshoot
2) The way the NCAA develops their guidelines , will, in all likelihood, not be 100% workable in all situations
3) There will be a ‘massive’ list of ‘special situations’, ‘appeals and re- submissions for initially rejected appeals
4) The powers that be will crawl all over themselves to gain an advantage for this one year window ( in fact, it’s just a season), so the timing of the sport and the academic standing will need to play a role.
I just hope that the athletes get fair treatment in the whole process and that every University gets the same treatment under a protocol based on fair and reasonable.
I am not sure that the NCAA is capable of handling this situation in a timely or reasonable manner. There needs to be a group of unbiased professionals handling this !
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Mar 14, 2020 9:18:53 GMT -8
If a kid requests to be released, more often than not the school simply complies. Nobody wants an unhappy player and it frees up the scholarship to find a new, happier one.
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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 14, 2020 10:20:39 GMT -8
If a kid requests to be released, more often than not the school simply complies. Nobody wants an unhappy player and it frees up the scholarship to find a new, happier one. Look for a lot more of that during the next six months due to the uncertainty about college campuses and the transmission of the virus. |
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Post by grad1973 on Mar 14, 2020 11:36:55 GMT -8
This seems kinda obsurd. There can be. An OVER reaction to this virus that can cause irrational responses. This. Virus hasn't proven dangerous to the college age group. The evidence is people who are elderly and those who have weakened immune systems are in danger. But to suggest a young adult who has made the decision of a life time can use this virus to opt out of their well thought out decision seems bizarre. kinda fear mongering young people.
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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 14, 2020 11:50:16 GMT -8
This seems kinda obsurd. There can be. An OVER reaction to this virus that can cause irrational responses. This. Virus hasn't proven dangerous to the college age group. The evidence is people who are elderly and those who have weakened immune systems are in danger. But to suggest a young adult who has made the decision of a life time can use this virus to opt out of their well thought out decision seems bizarre. kinda fear mongering young people. Containment strategies are being implementing throughout the country. Efforts to slow the potential spread of the virus are expected to be continuing for months. Youth are carriers of the virus even through that demographic is most likely to recover if infected. The educational landscape has changed dramatically in this country just in the past week. Consequently, students planning to attend college during the summer and/or fall will be changing their decisions based upon virus containment and outbreak situations. OSU students are already doing so for the upcoming spring term and are trying to get out of their rental and housing contacts in Corvallis. Not attempting to be a fear mongerer. Just following the news and trends happening in France, Italy, and other modern countries whose testing and numbers of confirmed virus cases are weeks ahead of where the US is now. |
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Post by spudbeaver on Mar 14, 2020 12:11:46 GMT -8
This seems kinda obsurd. There can be. An OVER reaction to this virus that can cause irrational responses. This. Virus hasn't proven dangerous to the college age group. The evidence is people who are elderly and those who have weakened immune systems are in danger. But to suggest a young adult who has made the decision of a life time can use this virus to opt out of their well thought out decision seems bizarre. kinda fear mongering young people. I remember the Corvallis virus striking one of our football players though! |
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Post by bvrbooster on Mar 14, 2020 13:27:35 GMT -8
As the COVID-19 hotbeds across America become more and more apparent during the next month following additional testing, there will need to be unprecedented decisions and actions taken by the NCAA related to college attendance and athletics. I can foresee student-athletes wanting to get out of signed Letters of Intent if their school of choice is in an area stricken with more than its representative share of the virus. You would think that student-athletes may be changing their college destination decisions and will be asking to get out of their LOIs and/or delaying their college careers in the months to come. As a parent, I would be wary about sending my son or daughter to an area that is hit hard by the virus. College attendance and athletics will be dealing with issues that we really haven't previously envisioned as this crisis plays out. This is not an issue that needs to be addressed right now. It is way too early in the time frame, and there is clearly insufficient data on which to base decisions. There's still 3 months until these kids graduate from high school. By that time, a clear picture should have emerged of the severity of the situation, and there should be indicators of what will or will not be happening on campus in the Fall. If availability of summer classes would still be an issue, the NCAA could simply temporarily relax 'progress toward a degree' requirements. But there's no need to make longer term plans based on doom and gloom scenarios. Much better to proceed on the basis that, half a year from now, everything will have returned to normal. |
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Post by sparty on Mar 14, 2020 13:41:40 GMT -8
This seems kinda obsurd. There can be. An OVER reaction to this virus that can cause irrational responses. This. Virus hasn't proven dangerous to the college age group. The evidence is people who are elderly and those who have weakened immune systems are in danger. But to suggest a young adult who has made the decision of a life time can use this virus to opt out of their well thought out decision seems bizarre. kinda fear mongering young people. My 72 year old neighbor is a big Washington State fan and said WSU fans are immune from the virus. He said WSU fans suffer enough. I chuckled. |
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Post by mbabeav on Mar 14, 2020 14:04:21 GMT -8
Also, getting admitted to a school at the last minute might not be as easy. People need to hold the course and get through the next month. We will know a whole lot more by then.
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Post by grad1973 on Mar 14, 2020 14:09:07 GMT -8
This seems kinda obsurd. There can be. An OVER reaction to this virus that can cause irrational responses. This. Virus hasn't proven dangerous to the college age group. The evidence is people who are elderly and those who have weakened immune systems are in danger. But to suggest a young adult who has made the decision of a life time can use this virus to opt out of their well thought out decision seems bizarre. kinda fear mongering young people. I remember the Corvallis virus striking one of our football players though! |
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Post by grad1973 on Mar 14, 2020 14:12:55 GMT -8
It's true students who might be carriers would in fact in danger say a faculty member staff or office worker in the possible vornable age. Their is a issue their to consider spudbeaver. I didn't think about all possibles on the campus.
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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 14, 2020 15:41:26 GMT -8
OSU incoming freshmen athletes have historically attended the BEST orientation program on campus beginning about June 20 or a later session in July. Should school not resume for on campus learning by June, you will hear about recruits inquiring about being let out of their LOIs. If you are a freshman football player from out of state and team activities have not resumed, you look elsewhere. All colleges may be dealing with that issue and need to recruit fall athletes again when the recruiting window is permitted again.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Mar 14, 2020 17:11:07 GMT -8
OSU incoming freshmen athletes have historically attended the BEST orientation program on campus beginning about June 20 or a later session in July. Should school not resume for on campus learning by June, you will hear about recruits inquiring about being let out of their LOIs. If you are a freshman football player from out of state and team activities have not resumed, you look elsewhere. All colleges may be dealing with that issue and need to recruit fall athletes again when the recruiting window is permitted again. Good luck finding a school with open scholarships in June and July. |
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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 14, 2020 17:54:41 GMT -8
OSU incoming freshmen athletes have historically attended the BEST orientation program on campus beginning about June 20 or a later session in July. Should school not resume for on campus learning by June, you will hear about recruits inquiring about being let out of their LOIs. If you are a freshman football player from out of state and team activities have not resumed, you look elsewhere. All colleges may be dealing with that issue and need to recruit fall athletes again when the recruiting window is permitted again. Good luck finding a school with open scholarships in June and July. The transfer portal has made the movement much more possible. Women's BB has seen its share of transfer intent Tweets during the past 24 hours. |
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