Does anyone else have a 2025 recruit that has been affected by this new NCAA cap rule? Still waiting to hear what it will mean long-term.

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Anonymous wrote:How can a team like VT have 35 women, with 11 leaving, but 11 2025s... and not start to axe some incoming plus who are on team now? Crazy... I heard JMU is worse! I would want to cut those who underperformed on the team now rather than the prospect of quality incoming players, but who knows. When do 2025s starts to discuss new money options with coaches is more important.

I think schools like VT will have the conversations in November (after the season completes). When they've fully evaluated their existing players, evaluated injuries, and have an understanding of who's leaving via the portal. Then they'll make their cuts (to existing players and/or 2025 recruits) to get down to the 28 number.

Cutting only works if the kid wants to play or cares about being on the team. ACC scholarships are guaranteed for 4 years. They can remove them from the roster, but they're still counting against the cap

They can relinquish their scholarship l, so if they transfer, it will go back. If student doesn't and stays at the school, it will count. With 28 scholarships that can be portioned out, this won't matter much. Annoying, but players on team won't see any difference.

D3s and Ivies (D1) don’t give athletic scholarships so it’s a non-factor at those schools

Yes, thank you for adding the minority of the entire issue does this. I'm sure we all didn't know this. You slept well knowning you informed us all.

Seriously - everyone on the soccer site knows this

Yes- the majority of the soccer site has kids that can't get past an Ivy pre-read. lol

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Anonymous wrote:How can a team like VT have 35 women, with 11 leaving, but 11 2025s... and not start to axe some incoming plus who are on team now? Crazy... I heard JMU is worse! I would want to cut those who underperformed on the team now rather than the prospect of quality incoming players, but who knows. When do 2025s starts to discuss new money options with coaches is more important.

I think schools like VT will have the conversations in November (after the season completes). When they've fully evaluated their existing players, evaluated injuries, and have an understanding of who's leaving via the portal. Then they'll make their cuts (to existing players and/or 2025 recruits) to get down to the 28 number.

Cutting only works if the kid wants to play or cares about being on the team. ACC scholarships are guaranteed for 4 years. They can remove them from the roster, but they're still counting against the cap

They can relinquish their scholarship l, so if they transfer, it will go back. If student doesn't and stays at the school, it will count. With 28 scholarships that can be portioned out, this won't matter much. Annoying, but players on team won't see any difference.

D3s and Ivies (D1) don’t give athletic scholarships so it’s a non-factor at those schools

Yes, thank you for adding the minority of the entire issue does this. I'm sure we all didn't know this. You slept well knowning you informed us all.

Seriously - everyone on the soccer site knows this

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Anonymous wrote:How can a team like VT have 35 women, with 11 leaving, but 11 2025s... and not start to axe some incoming plus who are on team now? Crazy... I heard JMU is worse! I would want to cut those who underperformed on the team now rather than the prospect of quality incoming players, but who knows. When do 2025s starts to discuss new money options with coaches is more important.

I think schools like VT will have the conversations in November (after the season completes). When they've fully evaluated their existing players, evaluated injuries, and have an understanding of who's leaving via the portal. Then they'll make their cuts (to existing players and/or 2025 recruits) to get down to the 28 number.

Cutting only works if the kid wants to play or cares about being on the team. ACC scholarships are guaranteed for 4 years. They can remove them from the roster, but they're still counting against the cap

They can relinquish their scholarship l, so if they transfer, it will go back. If student doesn't and stays at the school, it will count. With 28 scholarships that can be portioned out, this won't matter much. Annoying, but players on team won't see any difference.

D3s and Ivies (D1) don’t give athletic scholarships so it’s a non-factor at those schools

Yes, thank you for adding the minority of the entire issue does this. I'm sure we all didn't know this. You slept well knowning you informed us all.

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Anonymous wrote:If the agreement states that it applies to all D1 schools then the 28 player cap would still apply to Ivies.

Yes. The Ivy coach told my son he's working to get the roster down to 28.

I think what the other posters means is that since they don't give athletic scholarships at Ivies--there won't be cut or players that quit holding onto a scholarship like people were talking about for schools that do ear mark $ specifically for athletics.

Athletic scholarships and most academic scholarships renew yearly. Academic scholarships frequently contain progress or GPA related triggers if they are multiyear. Same for NIL deals, at least right now.

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Anonymous wrote:If the agreement states that it applies to all D1 schools then the 28 player cap would still apply to Ivies.

Yes. The Ivy coach told my son he's working to get the roster down to 28.

I think what the other posters means is that since they don't give athletic scholarships at Ivies--there won't be cut or players that quit holding onto a scholarship like people were talking about for schools that do ear mark $ specifically for athletics.

they can cut with impunity.

Anonymous wrote:If the agreement states that it applies to all D1 schools then the 28 player cap would still apply to Ivies.

Yes. The Ivy coach told my son he's working to get the roster down to 28.

I think what the other posters means is that since they don't give athletic scholarships at Ivies--there won't be cut or players that quit holding onto a scholarship like people were talking about for schools that do ear mark $ specifically for athletics.

If the agreement states that it applies to all D1 schools then the 28 player cap would still apply to Ivies.

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Anonymous wrote:Not directly soccer related, but now programs want to ask fans to foot the bill for revenue sharing?

https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1836062745998815384?s=46&t=jPTvzXlcxTo5CMOdcSvPVA

Better the fans than all the parents of current students. It’s a service that users should pay for.

Needless to say, I’m fine with it and wouldn’t care if it was a 20% fee.

Makes sense but how far are we away from just having a different level of professional sports? Some programs make enough as it is.

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances

That ship has sailed.

Which is why the NCAA is struggling with accepting that this fight is just delaying the inevitable.

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Anonymous wrote:How can a team like VT have 35 women, with 11 leaving, but 11 2025s... and not start to axe some incoming plus who are on team now? Crazy... I heard JMU is worse! I would want to cut those who underperformed on the team now rather than the prospect of quality incoming players, but who knows. When do 2025s starts to discuss new money options with coaches is more important.

I think schools like VT will have the conversations in November (after the season completes). When they've fully evaluated their existing players, evaluated injuries, and have an understanding of who's leaving via the portal. Then they'll make their cuts (to existing players and/or 2025 recruits) to get down to the 28 number.

Cutting only works if the kid wants to play or cares about being on the team. ACC scholarships are guaranteed for 4 years. They can remove them from the roster, but they're still counting against the cap

They can relinquish their scholarship l, so if they transfer, it will go back. If student doesn't and stays at the school, it will count. With 28 scholarships that can be portioned out, this won't matter much. Annoying, but players on team won't see any difference.

D3s and Ivies (D1) don’t give athletic scholarships so it’s a non-factor at those schools

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Anonymous wrote:Not directly soccer related, but now programs want to ask fans to foot the bill for revenue sharing?

https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1836062745998815384?s=46&t=jPTvzXlcxTo5CMOdcSvPVA

Better the fans than all the parents of current students. It’s a service that users should pay for.

Needless to say, I’m fine with it and wouldn’t care if it was a 20% fee.

Makes sense but how far are we away from just having a different level of professional sports? Some programs make enough as it is.

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances

That ship has sailed.

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Anonymous wrote:Not directly soccer related, but now programs want to ask fans to foot the bill for revenue sharing?

https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1836062745998815384?s=46&t=jPTvzXlcxTo5CMOdcSvPVA

Better the fans than all the parents of current students. It’s a service that users should pay for.

Needless to say, I’m fine with it and wouldn’t care if it was a 20% fee.

Makes sense but how far are we away from just having a different level of professional sports? Some programs make enough as it is.

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances

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Anonymous wrote:How can a team like VT have 35 women, with 11 leaving, but 11 2025s... and not start to axe some incoming plus who are on team now? Crazy... I heard JMU is worse! I would want to cut those who underperformed on the team now rather than the prospect of quality incoming players, but who knows. When do 2025s starts to discuss new money options with coaches is more important.

I think schools like VT will have the conversations in November (after the season completes). When they've fully evaluated their existing players, evaluated injuries, and have an understanding of who's leaving via the portal. Then they'll make their cuts (to existing players and/or 2025 recruits) to get down to the 28 number.

Cutting only works if the kid wants to play or cares about being on the team. ACC scholarships are guaranteed for 4 years. They can remove them from the roster, but they're still counting against the cap

With the new scholarship limits, this doesn't matter as much to the big (football) schools.

Not for Soccer they arent. You may have a plan for 4 years but they can be broken by either at any time.

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Anonymous wrote:How can a team like VT have 35 women, with 11 leaving, but 11 2025s... and not start to axe some incoming plus who are on team now? Crazy... I heard JMU is worse! I would want to cut those who underperformed on the team now rather than the prospect of quality incoming players, but who knows. When do 2025s starts to discuss new money options with coaches is more important.

I think schools like VT will have the conversations in November (after the season completes). When they've fully evaluated their existing players, evaluated injuries, and have an understanding of who's leaving via the portal. Then they'll make their cuts (to existing players and/or 2025 recruits) to get down to the 28 number.

Cutting only works if the kid wants to play or cares about being on the team. ACC scholarships are guaranteed for 4 years. They can remove them from the roster, but they're still counting against the cap

No they don't. I know quite a few kids at 2 ACC schools that were cut in the December timeframe. They get the opportunity to enter the portal and hope for the best for the spring. They do not count against the cap - they are not on the team. They are not receiving any financial support. It's not possible/legal for them to impact anything if they are not even in the school.

Anonymous wrote:Not directly soccer related, but now programs want to ask fans to foot the bill for revenue sharing?

https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1836062745998815384?s=46&t=jPTvzXlcxTo5CMOdcSvPVA

Better the fans than all the parents of current students. It’s a service that users should pay for.

Needless to say, I’m fine with it and wouldn’t care if it was a 20% fee.