Yes, things obviously can get in the way of plans

and people often take more than the designed 4 years for a multitude of reasons...as the study you shared demonstrates. My point still stands.

Universities are not going to shift from "5 to play 4" for academic reasons...because they haven't actually changed their designs with respect to degree length.

In response to this post by VTHokie2000

Posted: 02/17/2022 at 11:42AM

With NIL here to stay I think players should have 8 years of eligibility... -- NightVisionHokie 02/16/2022 3:53PM

How long to get Mike Vick back into football shape? LOL ** -- DesertHokie 02/19/2022 09:58AM

Why make them go at all at this point? ** -- Mr. Touchdown 02/17/2022 5:49PM

Just imagine ESPN hawking McCoy to Shipley every week!Or Brady Quinn and -- HokieBrazil 02/17/2022 4:57PM

Imagine all the PhD football players!! ** -- HokieSignGuy 02/17/2022 3:40PM

Interesting idea, but I think it would have the opposite affect -- NOFX 02/17/2022 11:43AM

So in school for 8 years???? Beside the fact that for several years -- fordham 02/17/2022 08:38AM

A player wouldn't be compelled to play for 8 years. . . -- NightVisionHokie 02/17/2022 08:56AM

They really need to drop all eligibility requirements. Players -- lilhokie525 02/16/2022 8:01PM

Syracuse with Jim Brown at 40 TIC ** -- TomTurkey 02/17/2022 12:41PM

Lol. don't hold your breath -- Pylons 02/16/2022 8:28PM

The revenue generating stars would still go to the NFL -- Pylons 02/16/2022 7:30PM

Only if they are good enough to play in the NFL -- NightVisionHokie 02/17/2022 09:01AM

Well, assuming you mean Cardale Jones, -- Pylons 02/17/2022 09:23AM

Why 8 years? ** -- VTHokie2000 02/16/2022 6:32PM

It's somewhat arbitrary,....,I am questioning the 4 year standard ** -- NightVisionHokie 02/17/2022 09:04AM

It's not arbitrary. 4 years is kind of a standard for undergrad degrees ** -- Pylons 02/18/2022 09:38AM

Yeah why should college athletics have anything to do with graduating? ** -- HokieJay 02/17/2022 8:05PM

I think most undergraduate degrees take 5 years now, so the 4 years -- VTHokie2000 02/17/2022 09:15AM

Most undergraduate degrees are still designed to be 4 -- Pylons 02/17/2022 09:44AM

The data suggests otherwise. -- VTHokie2000 02/17/2022 10:02AM

Don't confuse what actually happens with the design -- Pylons 02/17/2022 10:19AM

When I looked at switching to business major or minor my freshmen -- VTHokie2000 02/17/2022 10:57AM

A Pamplin undergrad degree requires 125 credits -- Pylons 02/17/2022 11:11AM

My forestry degree was 134 -- Go VT 02/17/2022 12:57PM

It isn't just about the number of credits though. -- VTHokie2000 02/17/2022 11:28AM

Yes, things obviously can get in the way of plans -- Pylons 02/17/2022 11:42AM

But that is just it though schools are changing their designs/plans -- VTHokie2000 02/17/2022 12:09PM

Start picking VT degree programs not named architecture at random -- Pylons 02/17/2022 12:24PM

If you feel so strongly about your point, then you can do the work yourself -- VTHokie2000 02/17/2022 12:28PM

Business, computer science, and aerospace engineering all check out -- Pylons 02/17/2022 12:34PM

And I bet you didn't both to check the days and times each class is offered -- VTHokie2000 02/18/2022 4:00PM

Correct on the first. -- Pylons 02/18/2022 4:45PM

Because some of them might want to be doctors? -- MP4VT2004 02/16/2022 6:40PM

20 ** -- Stork 02/16/2022 4:48PM

Mandatory retirement at 45 ** -- TomTurkey 02/16/2022 5:01PM

Yes, things obviously can get in the way of plans

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