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An open letter to Myles Brand, president of the NCAA. Teams, coaches and fans all fret over the increasing rate at which student athletes are leaving their schools early for the "next level". There is no perfect solution, but here's one that goes a very long way toward making amends. If a student athlete, on scholarship, wants to leave after his or her junior year, then they must fund 3 additional scholarships to that school. If that same athlete wants to leave after his or her sophomore year, then they must fund 6 scholarships and 9 scholarships for leaving after their freshman year. Because of the amounts involved at the "next level", this proposal will not change the athlete's decision, but merely reimburse the school for their investment in that athlete and help defray some future recruitment and development costs.

Labels: Myles Brand