Any updates to possible 5th year for athletes

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I noticed the Southern Miss basketball player sued and won his case this year to get 5th year. Any hope that some of our hoops guys will do same thing?
 
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I don't think any of our guys previously attended college without playing basketball...that's the rub with John Wade III - the NCAA considered his first college, UC Davis, as the starting point of his athletic eligibility window even though he did not play while at UC Davis. He transferred out the next year to play basketball at a different school, so his argument was that his "5 to play 4" should start at that point instead of his first year at UC Davis.
 
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Most or possibly all of the favorable rulings involved playing one or more years at a JUCO college. One of the successful arguments made by Vandy's Pavia was that JUCO is similar to playing at post high school Christian schools which never counted toward years of eligibility.
 
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These are two separate issues. The JW III lawsuit is not related to the NCAA contemplating blanket five year eligibility. SI originally reported that they might change the rule this Winter/Spring. That did not happen and now may be discussed at the end of Summer. Obviously that puts anyone considering staying in a terrible position because it won’t happen in time for them to participate in Summer practice etc. ZZ is the perfect example of a player who would stay, but they’re handling it in a typical NCAA way so everyone loses.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Mentioned it before but curious if Zeigler & Gainey hold out and threaten lawsuit if it’s passed after they’ve graduated
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I hope so. It just takes one division one athlete to do it like Pavia did for football. Ncaa needs to do this. 5 years is a good opportunity for all athletes to work towards a masters degree for their life outside of sports.
 
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ZZ, Gainey, and Mashack should have a good case to collect damages from the NCAA for blocking their ability to earn a living. They potentially earn more at UT instead of places other than NBA rosters. But there wont be enough time to beat them in court and get a collegiate extension. I won’t mind seeing the NCAA being litigated out of existence.
 
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