Why The NCAA’s Decision To Keep Roster Limits Could Hurt In The Long Run
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A picture taken on February 8, 2011 in Rennes, western France, shows part of a marble statue … More representing Themis, the Goddess of Justice at Brittany parliament, headquarters of Rennes appeal court. Rennes appeal court magistrates announced the adjournment of non-emergency hearings until February 10, 2011 evening during a social movement that followed French President Nicolas Sarkozy claim last week that their incompetence let a repeat sex offender allegedly murder and dismember a teenage girl. The French magistrates’ union called for courthouses across the country to go on strike until February 10 in protest, while two major police unions accused the president of using the murder to further his own right-wing political aims. AFP PHOTO DAMIEN MEYER (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP) (Photo by DAMIEN MEYER-/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The NCAA and Power Conferences have doubled down on roster limits, refusing to budge by even allowing for gradual implementation despite feedback from Federal District Judge Claudia Wilken strongly suggesting they at least “grandfather in” athletes currently on rosters. Directly defying a request from a federal judge is a risky maneuver, particularly when the NCAA and Power Conferences have structured their entire future operations around the assumption that Judge Wilken will approve this settlement. If the NCAA has a coherent, good-faith argument for refusing to phase in roster limits over time, they have not been forthcoming with it. The NCAA and Power 4 are playing a game of chicken with Judge Wilken with no discernible upside. The feedback from Judge Wilken came as part of the final fairness hearing for the House settlement last Monday in a Federal courtroom in California. The bustle surrounding the hearing ultimately came to a relatively anti-climactic ending. Judge Wilken asked the two sides that crafted the settlement agreement (a…
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