Big 12 B-Ball News

[GoBearcats31]

USA Today's Big 12 predictions based on poll of writers within the USA Today Network who cover Big 12 teams
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...4007/?tbref=hp

UC predicted 8th

[GoBearcats31]

Big 12 Media Day is today

8 min round table discussion with Wes and the three UC players
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQMnCT-tcDU

[GoBearcats31]

Also Dan Skillings is one of the player reps for Baylor at Big 12 Media Day

[bearcatlifer]

I like the 8th rating. Kind of non committal.Particularly after last year's fiasco.

[bearcatbret]

Off topic but I just saw a video of Izzo ripping the NCAA for allowing G League players to come back to college and play. Does anyone know more about this ruling?

[kskenyon4]

Off topic but I just saw a video of Izzo ripping the NCAA for allowing G League players to come back to college and play. Does anyone know more about this ruling?

Most G-League players — outside of the Ignite program — are not earning big money (an average of $40,000/year). The NCAA considers that low of a salary as covering “actual and necessary expenses,” like living costs, travel, housing, etc. Players who were making above the “necessary expenses” have to pay back the difference.

With that logic, the NCAA determined that G-League players aren’t truly professionals in the way the old rule defined it. Under the new approach, G-League players could be deemed eligible for college basketball if they’re still within five year of their high school graduation

https://www.on3.com/news/how-g-leagu...ge-basketball/

[kskenyon4]

Off topic but they NEED to release that quarter zip that CWM wore at B12 Media Day.

[bearcatbret]

[QUOTE=kskenyon4;n428711]

Most G-League players — outside of the Ignite program — are not earning big money (an average of $40,000/year). The NCAA considers that low of a salary as covering “actual and necessary expenses,” like living costs, travel, housing, etc. Players who were making above the “necessary expenses” have to pay back the difference.



In other words, these kids think that they can get paid more money playing in college.

[richard k.]

[QUOTE=bearcatbret;n428714]

Most G-League players — outside of the Ignite program — are not earning big money (an average of $40,000/year). The NCAA considers that low of a salary as covering “actual and necessary expenses,” like living costs, travel, housing, etc. Players who were making above the “necessary expenses” have to pay back the difference.



In other words, these kids think that they can get paid more money playing in college.

And nobody sees anything wrong/strange about that!

[Lobot]

The G-league thing is in alignment with the NCAA allowing pro league players from other countries 5 years to play 4 for money. I think we have at least 2 guys on our roster that fit that scenario.

[leeraymond372@gmail.com]

USA Today's Big 12 predictions based on poll of writers within the USA Today Network who cover Big 12 teams
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...4007/?tbref=hp

UC predicted 8th

I guess being picked to finish 8th in a 16-team league is not too bad. If UC can finish 8th, it would be the last team in the top half of the league. That is respectable. If UC can at least go 9-9 in the conference, it should have a pretty good chance of making the NCAA's. Also, 9-9 in the BIG XII would mean knocking off a couple of nationally ranked teams as well. We will see.

[leeraymond372@gmail.com]

I know that this next comment maybe in the wrong place. Nevertheless, I saw this morning, before going to work, that the NCAA gave its approval that allows both athletes and coaching staffs to bet on professional sports. Is the NCAA insane? What can of worms will that open up? As I now understand it, the NCAA is currently investigating 13 former players for betting on sports (do not quote me on these 13 players. I got this information from AI).

I can imagine a situation where a college athlete gets in over his head with losses that he/she cannot cover by over-betting. He/she then agrees to fix a game as a way of paying off the debt. What is the rationale for allowing college athletes to bet on sports? As we all know, some kid somewhere is going to abuse this liberty and get him/herself in a world of trouble. My concern is mostly with the students and not the coaches.

I am attempting very hard to understand why the NCAA would choose to go down this road.

[swilsonsp4]

I know that this next comment maybe in the wrong place. Nevertheless, I saw this morning, before going to work, that the NCAA gave its approval that allows both athletes and coaching staffs to bet on professional sports. Is the NCAA insane? What can of worms will that open up? As I now understand it, the NCAA is currently investigating 13 former players for betting on sports (do not quote me on these 13 players. I got this information from AI).

I can imagine a situation where a college athlete gets in over his head with losses that he/she cannot cover by over-betting. He/she then agrees to fix a game as a way of paying off the debt. What is the rationale for allowing college athletes to bet on sports? As we all know, some kid somewhere is going to abuse this liberty and get him/herself in a world of trouble. My concern is mostly with the students and not the coaches.

I am attempting very hard to understand why the NCAA would choose to go down this road.

The problem is an inability to enforce it. Gambling is ubiquitous throughout society, especially among college students, athletes included. The NCAA does not have the resources.