SIAP: NCAA Approves Unrestricted Coaching Staff Sizes

[RedCap]

Beginning almost immediately, the NCAA has lifted any restriction for the number of on field football coaches. So all those Nebraska analysts can now act like and be full time coaches. And Rhule can hire as many of them as he wants or at least as many as the AD's budget will allow him to hire.

The NCAA, however, did leave the recruiting numbers restriction in place where the coaches allowed to recruit are limited to a total of eleven.

P.S. I would also point out this will be just another reason why schools need to be in a conference dishing out a high revenue share. Added coaching staff takes big bucks in addition to widely anticipated future revenue sharing with players (guestimated to be up to $20 million per team). Schools in poor revenue sharing conferences will have a hard time keeping up and schools like FSU know this.

 

[drubendall]

Beginning almost immediately, the NCAA has lifted any restriction for the number of on field football coaches. So all those Nebraska analysts can now act like and be full time coaches. And Rhule can hire as many of them as he wants or at least as many as the AD's budget will allow him to hire.

The NCAA, however, did leave the recruiting numbers restriction in place where the coaches allowed to recruit are limited to a total of eleven.

Just ask all of the local high school coaches to volunteer on Saturdays to put their 2 cents in.

 

[IM4NUalways]

Calling Coach Busch...........

 

[Husker.Wed.]

The NCAA in the 80s took steps like scholarship limits, limited recruiting days, limited number of coaches etc. to help level the field for smaller programs with less money. Now it seems they are going out of their way to accommodate the mega football factories. Probably to stop the mega football factories from giving the NCAA the finger and starting their own organization.

 

[SickOfPractice]

I thought I just read a headline the other day warning the NCAA would go the opposite direction on this and Rhule was in danger of losing many on the football staff, "analysts" or whatever their title.

So I guess this is great news for dear 'ol Nebraska U.

 

[BHoppy]

Here is an article from ESPN on the new rules.


https://www.espn.com/college-footba...-rule-easing-limit-countable-football-coaches

 

[king_kong_]

Here’s Craig Bohl’s thought on it:

"It gives an opportunity for younger coaches, younger people in our profession, to have an opportunity to coach, and right now they're being restricted," he said. "It's a common sense approach. We're now in a position where players are being compensated. So why be concerned about an assistant quarterback coach? We've got bigger fish to fry with the challenges in college football."

The NCAA is also no longer testing players for marijuana:

The NCAA council also voted on Tuesday to remove cannabinoids from the banned drug class for championships and postseason participation in football, effective immediately.

"The NCAA drug testing program is intended to focus on integrity of competition, and cannabis products do not provide a competitive advantage," Whitman said. "The council's focus is on policies centered on student-athlete health and well-being rather than punishment for cannabis use."

Any penalties currently being served by student-athletes who previously tested positive for cannabinoids will be discontinued.

 

[Dr_Alan_Grant]

Here’s Craig Bohl’s thought on it:

"It gives an opportunity for younger coaches, younger people in our profession, to have an opportunity to coach, and right now they're being restricted," he said. "It's a common sense approach. We're now in a position where players are being compensated. So why be concerned about an assistant quarterback coach? We've got bigger fish to fry with the challenges in college football."

The NCAA is also no longer testing players for marijuana:

The NCAA council also voted on Tuesday to remove cannabinoids from the banned drug class for championships and postseason participation in football, effective immediately.

"The NCAA drug testing program is intended to focus on integrity of competition, and cannabis products do not provide a competitive advantage," Whitman said. "The council's focus is on policies centered on student-athlete health and well-being rather than punishment for cannabis use."

Any penalties currently being served by student-athletes who previously tested positive for cannabinoids will be discontinued.

Wow. probably a good move? Didn't see it coming. Just hope that young kids see this as weed being endorsed. Seems like them lifting restrictions on testing is for absolutely the right reasons.

 

[Cedric]

The NCAA in the 80s took steps like scholarship limits, limited recruiting days, limited number of coaches etc. to help level the field for smaller programs with less money. Now it seems they are going out of their way to accommodate the mega football factories. Probably to stop the mega football factories from giving the NCAA the finger and starting their own organization.

You have nailed it. For many years Division I was "one school, one vote." In the name of competitive equity, there were ridiculous rules regarding how many pages could be in a media guide and how many could be in color. Just one example of the "have not" schools controlling the results of votes on legislation at the NCAA convention in an attempt to control costs.

A couple of things happened through the years: 1. The schools passed "restricted earnings" legislation for basketball coaches. Remember those guys that could only make 12K per year? They sued and got a 54 million dollar victory. That does not bode well for restricting anything a coach can do if a school is willing to hire and pay him or her.
2. The "haves" in NCAA Division I, with the threat of breaking away, strong-armed the little guys into giving the heavy hitters more voting power. The single votes of the big schools are now weighted heavier than the single votes of the little guys, making it easier to pass legislation favored by the power conference. 3. Related to (2) above, NCAA Division I redefined "competitive equity." In other words, all the minutae began to be rescinded. Equity stopped at "everybody gets 85 scholarships." If Texas can afford a training table but Murray State can't, too bad. In the past, there were controls over how many meals could be provided and what could be served. The absurdity: NCAA Membership Services once issued a multiple page ruling on whether schools could put cream cheese on the bagels they provided to the athletes. Thankfully, most all of that nonsense is gone.

This follows that same philosophy. Alabama has roughly a million analysts. Backwater State can't afford that many. Too bad. Per the legislation, they have the authority to hire just as many as Alabama. If they can't or won't do so, that's their decision. Don't like it? Drop to Division II. All those big school analysts were likely getting ready to file an antitrust lawsuit for restraint of trade (not being allowed to work fully in their chosen field). In the present legal environment, they would win. The NCAA really has no choice but to capitulate on these issues (a) to avoid losing lawsuits and (b) to keep the membership from fragmenting.

Sorry to be so long-winded

 

[HuskerDrew]

My thoughts:
Hire Michael Terry’s and Cortez Mills’ dads to be “coaches” for us….
amirite?

 

[Huskers123456]

GD. CFB budgets about to straight blow up when combined with paying players.

 

[bomber89]

No reason to have GA's anymore.