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Athletic Scholarships: Expectation v. Reality
zola:
The link below is to an article appearing in the March 10th NY Times:
THE SCHOLARSHIP DIVIDE
Athletic Scholarships: Expectations Lose to Reality
This is a must read for high school athletes and their parents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/sports/10scholarships.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
Knightstalker:
Very interesting article, perhaps the NCAA and NAIA both need to start holding workshops for parents and prospective students so that they can better understand the system.
Warren Thompson:
--- Quote from: Knightstalker on March 10, 2008, 10:18:45 am ---Very interesting article, perhaps the NCAA and NAIA both need to start holding workshops for parents and prospective students so that they can better understand the system.
--- End quote ---
Of course, that would help. However, the solution, unrealistic as it is, given all the greenbacks involved, might be to eliminate athletic "scholarships" [?] altogether. ???
Knightstalker:
--- Quote from: Warren Thompson on March 10, 2008, 03:39:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: Knightstalker on March 10, 2008, 10:18:45 am ---Very interesting article, perhaps the NCAA and NAIA both need to start holding workshops for parents and prospective students so that they can better understand the system.
--- End quote ---
Of course, that would help. However, the solution, unrealistic as it is, given all the greenbacks involved, might be to eliminate athletic "scholarships" [?] altogether. ???
--- End quote ---
Maybe Myles Brande could swallow some pride and approach Bobby Knight and say, "I didn't like how you dealt with your players and the press but your program was always clean and never got into trouble. Could you coordinate a program to educate prospective students about the NCAA and the rules, regulations and scholarship process and then coordinate workshops around the country with coaches and compliance directors. I know that would make sense and be just a drop in the bucket from the TV Monies.
Warren Thompson:
--- Quote from: Knightstalker on March 10, 2008, 04:34:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: Warren Thompson on March 10, 2008, 03:39:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: Knightstalker on March 10, 2008, 10:18:45 am ---Very interesting article, perhaps the NCAA and NAIA both need to start holding workshops for parents and prospective students so that they can better understand the system.
--- End quote ---
Of course, that would help. However, the solution, unrealistic as it is, given all the greenbacks involved, might be to eliminate athletic "scholarships" [?] altogether. ???
--- End quote ---
Maybe Myles Brande could swallow some pride and approach Bobby Knight and say, "I didn't like how you dealt with your players and the press but your program was always clean and never got into trouble. Could you coordinate a program to educate prospective students about the NCAA and the rules, regulations and scholarship process and then coordinate workshops around the country with coaches and compliance directors. I know that would make sense and be just a drop in the bucket from the TV Monies.
--- End quote ---
OK. For all of his faults -- and they were legion -- Knight ran apparently clean programs. Your suggestion that he could "coordinate a program to educate prospective" D1 athletes about what to expect has merit, assuming that he would [could?] control his temper and eliminate his animus against the press and -- for all we know -- the world in general.
On the other hand, given the current state of big-time collegiate competition, it may be too late do accomplish anything constructive, with Knight or anyone else.
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