mrjames
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10-29-20 07:08 PM - Post#315675
In response to ivyrules
I mean, if there's no season in 20-21 (and it would be an absolute coup that would likely involve the league not doing the 8-0 thing it loves, so I think there's zero chance but am still obligated to pretend like there is...), Harvard's incoming "class" for the 2021-22 season right now would arguably be better than the 2016 class. So, it is very well positioned for the future.
Beyond Harvard, I'd say we're having a pretty usual Ivy recruiting year. That being said, we'd be unlikely to see the stronger recruiting until next year - when teams would start having fewer scholarships to offer given all the extra year players on their rosters.
I don't suspect net-net that we're likely to see much change in losing the season, aside from Yale being disadvantaged a bit because it was likely to be the best team heading into 2020-21 (though similar to 2019-20, if the tourney was going to be at Harvard, Harvard might have still been the slight favorite to win the bid this season). I do think it's possible we'll see a headline player or two that isn't a senior enter the transfer portal after the official cancellation is announced, but at a high level, this is a strange enough year that I don't see the Ivy's ultimate decision being all that impactful from a player perspective.
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