In anticipation of the NCAA shooting down the Big Ten rule change proposal that would eliminate a year of eligibility for those players who do not enroll in school within 24 months of High School graduation, another proposal has been made.
The Big Ten is now proposing a Major Junior style player draft. Though details have not been released, it is believed that the proposed draft would be open to those players aged 12 to 16.
One source speaking on the condition of anonymity said the following;
“With all the blow back from our original proposal, we came up with another way to skin the same cat. If we can get a draft passed, other programs will be forced to take other players or they wont be able to talk to them later. Its not like administrators are going to not participate and allow us to protect the rights of all the top pre teen players in the world.”
Another source familiar with the proposal said the following;
“This would streamline everything. It would save recruiting money, and allow teams to pick who they want, when they want. It would eliminate the official visits, it would eliminate having to compete with other schools who may be more patient than we are, and the player wouldn’t have a choice in the matter.”
A source from the Pac Twelve chimed in without me seeking comment and said the following;
“If the Big Ten can pull this one off we are all in on this hockey thing. I mean I have never really watched a full game or even a game in person, but hey if we can force more kids to pay out of state tuition on partial scholarships its a huge money maker!”
In defense of the Pac Twelve representative they thought that the draft proposal was for Field Hockey. When informed that the proposal was for Ice Hockey, the representative said;
“Oh, sorry, if its Ice Hockey we really don’t care, but we would still like a Field Hockey draft and all the out of state athletes we can get for tuition purposes.”
In other Big Ten news, a new sport has been added to all participating programs. Competitive Shark Jumping. How they intend to pull this off is not quite clear with no sharks native to the Great Lakes. Proposed participants would compete on water skis in chum filled water while wearing swimsuits made of raw beef products. Sponsors are lining up for this new sport with great support coming from some cattle ranchers out in Texas.
In a related story, a Shark Jumping Junior League is said to be in the works and rumored to be based out of Nebraska. Why Nebraska? Easy access to beef according to one source. The same source did state they were unsure of how they would overcome the lack of a large enough body of salt water to pull it off saying, “We will worry about that later. If you got beef and sharks, you got ticket sales. That’s what we are here for.”
Stay tuned as TJHN will update this story as more information becomes available.
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