NCAA Roster Cap (Limit 20 Athletes)

[falcon9]

This new roster cap is big news in college. Here is a Reddit thread about it...



What does everyone think about this? I have been in contact with several college coaches very recently... they are all confirming that this is happening.

 

[cuuf]

Unfortunately, I think its going to impact the smaller school teams. The top 10 teams, teams in the major conferences are going to be fine and will probably benefit. Matter of fact in talking with those coaches many of them said they pushed to put the cap at 18 to help the smaller programs. Remember this isn't happening in a vacuum, it is happening in the context of the revenue sharing agreement going into place AND scholarship increases for other sports. So athletic departments have a significant budget redistribution to figure out.

 

[irichluck21]

It will effect teams like SCSU, Rutgers, and others who often have walk ons and have close to 30 gymnasts on their rosters. It is really going to limit the number of walk ons, especially for the top tiered teams. To the point that it will unlikely happen.

 

[makam]

Is the roster set in stone at the beginning of the year? If you have an injury, are you allowed to bring in a replacement? Could coaches change the roster every week to focus on who is doing best?

I'll be honest, I don't know much about the whole thing to have an informed opinion, but I did not like richer schools being able to pay "walk-on" athletes what amounted to scholarships. Sure, it might be the only way single event gymnasts get a paid education, but it also feels unfair if a school like LSU can pay for a team of 50 gymnasts in their state-of-the-art training facility and a smaller school in a rented gym or whatever has to rely on 12 gymnasts week in and out.