Patman
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UConn basketball has NO problem finding money
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Will the NCAA open its doors to CHL players?
- Thread starter Sol Diablo
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UConn basketball has NO problem finding money
CornellFan13
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https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances
Per the above, UConn's athletic department operates at a $3m surplus. They'll need well over $20m per year to cover "revenue sharing" and additional scholarships. Maybe they'll find more rich NIL donors. But it's at the moment not a guarantee. In any event, where would money to pay for additional scholarships for the hockey program come from?
ericredaxe
Veteran
UConn will keep their basketball afloat for sure, but UConn Football is a pretty interesting example - my guess is with the number of additional scholarships available throughout Division 1 FBS, there is a good chance they will lose recruits to some of these other schools, making it even harder for them to compete. Will they go all in by adding the additional Football scholarships - likely having to make further cuts elsewhere withing the athletic department? (Watch your back men's golf and track - they already cut mens swimming, cross country and tennis a few years back) Or do they eventually throw in the towel or drop down to 1AA on football?
The "sugar daddy" idea sounds nice, but is not as easy to come by as one might think.
The landscape will definitely change, but my guess is that it won't be for the better, unless you really want to see even less parity in D1 FBS Football.
aallenpollreisz
Fighting for the only colors.
Men's and women's hockey are both going to 26.
beaverhockeyfan
Well-known member
From what I have read, 26 is only if you "opt in". If you opt in, your roster size is also capped at 26. You can decide to stay at the current 18 and have no roster size limit.
There was something like only 12 or 13 teams that were at 26 or below last season. And if you think about it, 26 could leave you a little thin. Most teams carry three goalies, so that leaves you with 23 skaters. 19 skaters dress on a night, so you only have four extra bodies to work with in case of injuries.
Hockeybuckeye
Well-known member
Given the fact the NCAA rule change that schools can now pay players and the NCAA's string of defeats in court and laws in various states past against their rules it will be inevitable they'll cave. The amateurism argument is dead.
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elbojpb
Well-known member
Should this suit prevail (and I can't see it NOT) It will be very interesting to see if these 2/3s schools will stick to their moral guns, and ignore the CHL kids.
If so, I can see some of the bottom half programs loading up with CHL talent and making quite a bit of noise
Sol Diablo
Active member
Are you referring to something like 2/3rds of a NCAA D1 coaches voted against allowing CHL players in, or something else? That it would be wrong for them to change their minds being an externally forced regulatory change has occurred?
elbojpb
Well-known member
Evidently a straw poll was taken at the May meetings, and only 1/3 of the schools voiced their support of bringing in CHL players.
I too think that the lawsuit will prevail as providing players with access to NIL money isn't much different than CHL stipend payments. Top CHL prospects still won't come to the NCAA as they will sign entry level deals prior to aging out for most likely a better pay day in my opinion. Are universities going to be interested in aged out 3rd or 4th line players? It isn't really clear how much money NCAA hockey players actually see to me. Most info is about football. I have seen some info sugguesting hockey players might be looking at 1% of a universities NIL monies as a team.
Sol Diablo
Active member
Wouldn't the bigger, NIL richer schools tend to be the 1/3rd that voiced support and the 2/3rds against it be the smaller schools that maybe have a tougher time handing out money?
elbojpb
Well-known member
The judge rejected the settlement offer on the grounds that the proposed limits on NIL payments "taking things away from people is usually not too popular." If the eventual settlement allows unencumbered, uncapped or unrestricted payments, I fear the Wild Wild West in football and basketball recruiting. Hopefully that culture won't pervade the hockey world, but greed usually ends up ruling the day.
Sol Diablo
Active member
The race is on! The first CHL player to commit to NCAA D1 hockey.......
https://www.espn.com/college-sports...-commits-arizona-state-challenging-ncaa-rules
https://www.espn.com/college-sports...-commits-arizona-state-challenging-ncaa-rules
Sparkee
Blackbear
I was thinking it impacts the USHL and BCHL more so. Now top end talent in those leagues don’t have the downside of loss of NCAA eligibility so they can try CHL instead of USHL or BCHL. May see USHL become a copycat of CHL and be a major junior league?
Agreed.. I think you can make an argument that the USHL get stronger if they change their rules to mirror the CHL to allow stipends and have team signed players to play in the USHL... that might keep more US born players in the USHL as opposed to the CHL... there is also currently no transfer agreement with the NHL.. so USHL players would have the benefit of going to the AHL if they do not make the NHL roster.. that could draw higher end talent the USHL... it is definitely going to be interesting to see what happens.. as this seems inevitable..