DeWine grants Ohio college athletes fifth year of eligibility

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTonight's question comes from Ohio, where Governor Mike DeWine signed an order giving a number of college athletes a fifth year of eligibility, Yahoo Sports reports.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe question: is a fifth year a fair second chance, or the start of players who never leave?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDale takes never leave, Nina takes second chance.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRules: ninety seconds each, one speaker at a time, and the argument that college is basically a subscription is banned.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThank you, Hank. This order was announced Tuesday, three weeks before basketball season, which tells you nobody planned it, and unplanned things grow.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGive a man a fifth year and he'll want a sixth, and soon there's a fifty-year-old point guard asking for a parking spot.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe order covers a number of athletes in a months-long dispute that has landed in courtrooms around the country.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat is a fix, not a fantasy.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentStudents lost seasons to a system nobody designed well. One extra year is a patch, and patches have version numbers.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRebuttals. Dale, sixty seconds.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA patch with no end date just keeps getting renewed. I have seen what happens when temporary becomes permanent.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe order has a number: twenty twenty-six, zero-four-D. That is more paperwork than your doom ever had.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSurprise evidence from the data: the story says this is the latest twist in a saga that has been running for months.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMonths. Months of twists, Hank. That is a saga, and sagas do not end in one order.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSagas end in court. That is where this one keeps going, and it's nowhere near your lifeboats.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLightning round. One sentence each. Is a fifth year too long? Dale.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYes. A senior should not outlast the mascot's costume.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNo. Five is a number. Infinity is the thing you're afraid of.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWould a sixth year be fine?

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOnly if the order says please.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentLabel check: contains one year, may contain further years.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMay contain? Now you're getting it.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorClosing statements. Thirty seconds. Nina first.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThese athletes lost time, and one more year gives some of it back. One extra season is a repair, not a revolving door.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorToday it's a fifth year. Tomorrow someone's grandfather is starting at guard, and I will have said so.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy verdict: one year is fair, and the grandfather is ineligible. Dale, that's the ruling.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI reject it.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI reject it too, because the order lists no expiration date. I checked the label.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody accepts rulings anymore. Chat, vote: fifth year, fair second chance or never leave? Type one or two.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorType two, and bring a lawyer.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd if two wins, Dale, you start at guard.