NCAA President Q&A on Twitter is going about how you'd expect

[valpo04]

Check out the hilarity: http://deadspin.com/the-askemmert-q-a-is-going-poorly-1564610605

[valpotx]

The more I think about it, the more I believe that the NCAA needs to make some concessions to student athletes.  They are making so much money on the whole from various marketing exploits, even though individual schools aren't.  They need to at least gives individual schools the option of paying the 'full cost of tuitiion,' whatever that might be.  I don't believe that they should ever be paid like professional athletes, but they need to at least provide for their daily lives while in school.

[valpotx]

I would very much be in favor of adding a year of eligibility to anyone who transfers.  It has always been complete BS that an athlete loses 1 year of eligibility just because they had to transfer.  This may also help some schools attian a better graduation rate, as sometimes, a school won't accept certain transfer credits.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/10802011/mark-emmert-agrees-ncaa-rule-food-was-absurd

[LaPorteAveApostle]

The extra year seems to have gone through; of course the headline is about what we in midmajordom have often talked about/feared on here:

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/10834339/ncaa-plan-give-major-conferences-more-authority-own-issues

Players who cannot transfer and play immediately without a hardship waiver will be given a sixth year of eligibility.

Sad face for LVD (would KCJr get grandfathered in?)

The board also decided on Thursday that any rules adopted by the power five conferences would not require separate votes by the other 27 leagues.

[zvillehaze]

Players who cannot transfer and play immediately without a hardship waiver will be given a sixth year of eligibility.

Sad face for LVD (would KCJr get grandfathered in?)

The article's comments are extremely vague, but my interpretation of the "sixth year" is that it gives them 6 years (instead of 5) to complete their 4 seasons of participation.  I think it's intended to help players who have redshirted voluntarily or for injury and then sit another season due to transfer.  I don't see how it would help a mid-year transfer like LVD, who participated in 4 seasons of competition over a 5 year period.  Is your interpretation different?  Assume there are more details somewhere out there, but I'm too lazy to look for them.