and there shouldn't be any two-tiered thing. uh huh, yeah, you can "opt out" but what happens to your eligibility, your roster spot, your scholarship? Seems hard to predict. Also how about the guys looking at the pros? In basketball I guess they have options, in football they don't. It's too competitive of an endeavor to act like you can opt out without penalty under any system.

err on the side of caution. level the field. no sports this year, every student athlete retains her/his year of eligibility and scholarship; it rolls forward.