New NCAA Roster Rule

[cowboysooner]

Just read where the NCAA has or is going to issue a new rule allowing only 15 man rosters and allowing all of them to be scholarship players. If this is correct, I wonder if this will effect us. BTW, just saw a headline and haven't read the specifics so I don't know when this is suppose to take effect.

 

[Soonercuda]

It takes effect for 25/26 season

 

[BoulderSooner]

Just read where the NCAA has or is going to issue a new rule allowing only 15 man rosters and allowing all of them to be scholarship players. If this is correct, I wonder if this will effect us. BTW, just saw a headline and haven't read the specifics so I don't know when this is suppose to take effect.

it destroys old school walkons .... that are just practice guys that are not really good enough to play ... (they will likely just become team managers )

 

[TEvans4Three]

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[Stikboy]

it destroys old school walkons .... that are just practice guys that are not really good enough to play ... (they will likely just become team managers )

Kind of sad. That's been a big part of college basketball tradition... blowing someone out and emptying your bench to the chant of some walkon's name... Ski... Longar Longar. Good to have two more schollies but will miss that aspect.

 

[sooner333]

Kind of sad. That's been a big part of college basketball tradition... blowing someone out and emptying your bench to the chant of some walkon's name... Ski... Longar Longar. Good to have two more schollies but will miss that aspect.

There will still be human victory cigars, but they will all be on scholarship (like Longar and Oleg were)

 

[WichitaSooner]

Longar is getting slandered here.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Longar is getting slandered here.

Yeah I was confused by that.. if longer redshirted, he might have been a conference player of the year.. dude was great

 

[TINY]

Longar is getting slandered here.

Was definitely one of our best bigs in past 20 years or so.

 

[sooner333]

I almost edited to state early Longar. By the end he was very good. His style of game may have been a bit ahead of his time too.

 

[mict085]

I’m not sure how much this changes anything. The guys at the end of the bench will be on scholarships instead of walking on. With the portal and high turnover, you’re not having a lot of talent sitting at the end of the bench. Nobody sits and waits their turn anymore. So, Walk-ons will be redefined as scholarship players.

 

[Eielson]

Longar hate of any kind will not be tolerated.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Longar hate of any kind will not be tolerated.

Missed a prime chance to say something like ". . . will not be tolerated any LONGAR.."

 

[WichitaSooner]

Noticed one interesting change that appears to be part of the settlement that was just approved by a judge. Players in all sports will apparently now be able to play up to 30 percent of games without losing a season of eligibility. To this point, that has only applied to football. I’d guess it won’t take effect till next season, but when it does, that will allow freshmen to get looks in noncon before having to decide whether to redshirt.