Should the NCAA allow post-season practice for all teams?

[volmanbill]

When discussing the positives of making a bowl game, one mentioned often is the additional practice time a team will get. It would seem that teams not making bowl games would benefit the most from this additional practice.

Pro sports leagues hope for parity and have measures in place to help that process. While college sports is a different animal, I think it would make sense to help the weak get stronger by allowing all teams to practice (in one fashion or another).

Thoughts?

 

[therealUT]

When discussing the positives of making a bowl game, one mentioned often is the additional practice time a team will get. It would seem that teams not making bowl games would benefit the most from this additional practice.

Pro sports leagues hope for parity and have measures in place to help that process. While college sports is a different animal, I think it would make sense to help the weak get stronger by allowing all teams to practice (in one fashion or another).

Thoughts?

With the sheer amount of bowl games these days, if a team does not make one, an extra month of practice is not helping that team anyway.

 

[TrueOrange]

No and it wouldn't make much sense to.

 

[vols-1]

TN made a bowl last year and it didn't help them this year. How can you prove three weeks of practice in December will make the team better next year?

 

[AlphaVOL]

No, if they are not making a bowl game there is no point. Use that time on academics.

 

[bamawriter]

TN made a bowl last year and it didn't help them this year. How can you prove three weeks of practice in December will make the team better next year?

I don't know that Tennessee would be any better or any worse had they not had the three weeks of bowl practice. I think the argument is that extra practice can't possibly hurt (other than practice-related injuries).