Post by Phaedrus on Jan 15, 2015 13:59:08 GMT -5
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This week's NCAA convention is taking place just outside Washington, D.C., the capital of conventional wisdom. But there's revolution in the air, a revolt from above ushering in a new governing structure that's changing all of college athletics.
The meeting has representatives from all three NCAA divisions, including president Mark Emmert. But thanks to a power play in the past year by the major football schools, this weekend all eyes are on the 65 Division I colleges in the so-called Power 5 conferences: the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC, plus Notre Dame.
On Saturday afternoon, the Power 5, their pockets filling with new FBS playoff cash, will propose several new rules under a new voting system. A group of presidents, athletics directors, faculty and athlete representatives will decide on new concussion protocols, boosting scholarship grants to cover the "full cost of attendance," extending scholarship guarantees beyond a one-year commitment, and increasing players' options to buy insurance to hedge against career-killing injuries.
Also on the ballot: a slate of "general" proposals allowing the Power 5 to write their own rule book in a variety of areas. Meanwhile, the rest of the conventioneers will look on and try to figure out the fallout for their schools. "A great deal of work was done without a great deal of concern to the detail of this structure," said Vermont AD Robert Corran. "We're marching down this road without really knowing where we're going."
Though focused on the big-revenue football and men's basketball programs, the Power 5's moves will significantly affect women's programs at all levels, perhaps indirectly at first.
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This week's NCAA convention is taking place just outside Washington, D.C., the capital of conventional wisdom. But there's revolution in the air, a revolt from above ushering in a new governing structure that's changing all of college athletics.
The meeting has representatives from all three NCAA divisions, including president Mark Emmert. But thanks to a power play in the past year by the major football schools, this weekend all eyes are on the 65 Division I colleges in the so-called Power 5 conferences: the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC, plus Notre Dame.
On Saturday afternoon, the Power 5, their pockets filling with new FBS playoff cash, will propose several new rules under a new voting system. A group of presidents, athletics directors, faculty and athlete representatives will decide on new concussion protocols, boosting scholarship grants to cover the "full cost of attendance," extending scholarship guarantees beyond a one-year commitment, and increasing players' options to buy insurance to hedge against career-killing injuries.
Also on the ballot: a slate of "general" proposals allowing the Power 5 to write their own rule book in a variety of areas. Meanwhile, the rest of the conventioneers will look on and try to figure out the fallout for their schools. "A great deal of work was done without a great deal of concern to the detail of this structure," said Vermont AD Robert Corran. "We're marching down this road without really knowing where we're going."
Though focused on the big-revenue football and men's basketball programs, the Power 5's moves will significantly affect women's programs at all levels, perhaps indirectly at first.
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