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[QUOTE="KCJax03, post: 1371590, member: 356"]
I won't argue your point that college athletes should not be penalized for getting some extra cash signing autographs or for volunteering their time for a charity event. I think the NCAA is over the top wrong with a lot of their policies.  What I referred to as arbitrary was any time frame for leaving college early for the NBA, should it be three years or two or one...

No matter what rules you set forth, someone will always question it. I think the baseball system is a good compromise, go pro out of high school if you wish and you can even decide to go to college if you do not sign with an agent and do not like where you were drafted. Defer from the draft and wait three years before you can enter it again.

It gives the kid some flexibility in decision making, doesn't make a complete mockery of the idea of the student athlete and it produces older, better skilled and physically developed draft stock for the pro leagues.

Forcing 4 years would never work,  this at least this is a good compromise.
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