Would be nice to see the money allocated to wlax for Syracuse, UNC as compared to other wlax teams as it appears they have gone over the scholarship cap. ******Asterisk for this years National Champs.
The NCAA allowed programs to exceed the cap for returning 5th year seniors this year. If any number of players (who were on scholarship) decided to return for a 5th year the institution could honor their scholarships without it impacting the cap of 12. It is up to the institution to decide if they want to fund the scholarships or not fund the scholarships.
Stop whining, there is no asterisk. For the most part there are only a handful of programs that have a legitimate shot at winning a National Championship each year. It was great to see JMU put together such a great run but they were obviously the exception not the rule. That said, JMU has been a competitive program for many years, most years they are top 20. There just is not enough talent to go around, the top 8 -12 programs scoop up just about all of the top recruits and they consistently dominate the rest of the programs. Navy found a way to make it to the Final Four and JMU won a National championship but who else has done anything to suggest that they can complete with the top programs. If a program can’t bring in top tier recruits how are they going to compete with the programs that do? It’s not about 5th year players, it’s about the caliber of the player.
