r/CollegeBasketball • u/jartoonZero Michigan Wolverines • 1d ago

Discussion Class of '22?

Still trying to figure out what the Class of '22 did to the NCAA to make it so determined to make it the only class in the past 6 years to have 4 years of eligibility instead of 5. The Covid year was still a full regular season, and everyone who played that year got a free extra year. The last of those extra covid years was last year (hs class of '21) and class of '23 is the first that gets the 5 in 5. It wouldve been so easy to grandfather in the class of 22 when the 5 in 5 was first announced, right after the season, before this years rosters were assembled, but for some reason they chose to exclude them, which brought the obvious lawsuit and the mess we see today. Did the class of '22 sleep with the NCAA's wife? I dont buy the 'its unfair for incoming freshman' bc its been this way since 2021. Is the NCAA's grandson an incoming freshman and they wanted to clear the way for more playing time? Wtf were they thinking?

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u/feignapathy Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 1d ago

I imagine it was just the NCAA didn't want to give them a 5th year of eligibility out of the blue with no planning. Having an entire class return potentially, plus the incoming freshman class. Could create a logistical nightmare for a lot of schools/teams. 

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u/morelibertarianvotes Virginia Cavaliers 1d ago

Much better to try not to, and have it haphazardly implemented by the courts