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Originally Posted by Laz
my bad, i didn't know they got rid of it 
why did they get rid of it ... isn't graduation the main idea? |
They got rid of it because people were using it for the wrong reasons. I think originally they were thinking of players that had graduated but wanted to get a masters in something other than what their current school offered. These kids were to be allowed to get a masters at another school and still play out their college basketball careers.
What really happened is that people who graduate early could become free-agents and move to any school they wanted. NCAA didn't want to open the floodgates on this.
Honestly I think if they put a provision in there that the master's degree you are seeking is not offered at your current school then the rule could be used correctly (still able to abuse it but would make it a little harder) If you transfered and started a masters program that your previous school offered they should have to sit out the year.