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In essence, one of the purported leaders of the movement to preserve, protect and defend the current model of major college athletics went rogue and supported a fundamental alteration of that model. Bowlsby basically suggested the NFL and NBA stop using the NCAA as their minor leagues.

"And I think that the other aspect to it that bears mentioning is unlike Major League Baseball, where we have had an ongoing relationship, where you draft out of high school or leave them alone until after their junior year, I really think the NFL and NBA have been irresponsible in not providing other legitimate opportunities for kids that really don't want to go to college," Bowlsby said.


http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/04/beware_big-boy_commissioners_a.html#incart_river

I like the format that college baseball uses, either draft them out of high school or the players have to stay until completing their junior year in college. Also if the player is drafted out of high school, then college money is provided to that player after completing his pro career. Jai Miller who played football at Bama last year is a prime example of that. This year he decided to give up football to work on his studies.

College basketball is a total train wreck anymore and something really needs to happen for their program.

Do you think that potential injury plays a part in the NFL thinking?
I wish the NFL would follow the baseball rules too, but I doubt it's possible/likely/even feasible.  Too many football players have injuries.

Yes, bb is a total train wreck of idiocy, bling, and tattoos.

All the "One & Dones" have just about ruined college basketball. It is the perfect scenario for that sport. Many high school kids are draftable when it comes to basketball. It would repair the sport for the rest of them to play in college through their junior year, I would think.

I'm not so sure changing how they do college football would be a viable option. I can't imaging many, if any kids, would be drafted by the NFL.

Well,  :unsure: I don't want anybody in college who simply wants 1-and-done.
College is for education.  Tattoo shops are for basketball!

Well some of these kids should have some parents who taught common sense. I really am wondering the thing of unmarried dropping of babies and never teach them came from? Dumb people crazy over sex. Forget the child. It is so sad. RTR!

Well if a guy can leave school after one year and go to the NBA and make lots of $$$, how can you argue he should forego that?  Maybe he or his family needs money?  To say he should put the interests of college BB, or even those of a particular school, ahead of his own financial needs seems odd.

That said, probably many of the one-&-doners would be better off as people and athletes if they stayed in school at least two years.  But still, hard for me to argue against pressing financial need.