I don't have THAT strong of an opinion either way. A player gets four seasons. Making them sit out a year does not take a season away from them, and allowing them to play right away does not give them an additional year. If anything, making them redshirt a year probably pays off in the long run because they get an extra year to practice and develop, as well as an extra year of college paid for. I can think of several examples where transfer players were huge impact players in their final seasons. Well, under the proposal, those players would have already been gone.
If they want to keep it the same, then great. If they want to change it, then great. I don't think it matters a whole lot either way and don't understand why everyone is going crazy. If the reason for the YIR is because of academics, then it makes sense to waive it for anyone with a GPA of 2.6. And honestly, that's not as many basketball players as you think.
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