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I know that there have been some scrutiny about some times in college basketball and football where they weren't allowed to play in the national tournament/bowl games due to some dumb "transition period" rule from going d2 to d1. Does that rule also somehow apply for new teams at the d3 level?
 
Lord_Zubin said:
I know that there have been some scrutiny about some times in college basketball and football where they weren't allowed to play in the national tournament/bowl games due to some dumb "transition period" rule from going d2 to d1. Does that rule also somehow apply for new teams at the d3 level?
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Only if the school itself is new to D3. Not if an already established D3 school is simply adding a new sport.

And it's not dumb. It's very smart. The NCAA wants to make sure you know how to abide by the rules of whatever division you are moving towards. And that includes all the rules of recruiting, scholarships, practice dates, scheduling, etc. This way, during the probationary period, you can make a mistake (not follow the rules) and you won't be punished for it. It will be considered a learning experience to make sure you get it right before it really counts. You can knock one year off the probationary period if you show the NCAA that you got it down pat and haven't made any mistakes.

If you remember way back when Morrisville was moving from a 2-year JUCO school to a NCAA D3 school, I wrote a number of articles on it, with extensive interviews with their coach and AD. Very informative. And very sensible. And no one from Morrisville had any problem with it. In fact, they were glad there was a probationary period.
 
Fishman'81 said:
Is there actually any real money involved anywhere in D-3 hockey? Or are you talking about losing less money via travel expenses, and maybe taking a modest payday at a Utica?
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The latter option. Maybe if ur school has something big and similar enough like Oswegos Blueline Club theres money to be made but IDk how many schools have something as successful as that.
 
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