[NU Sports] FW: interesting column by NU alum Darren Rovell

[mlinhardt at netzero.com]

This is what I expect Northwestern to follow!  If they don't we will be the first to stop donating.

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Unfortunately these nice guidelines presented by Maureen (or her husband) are rarely met by  many of  the major programs. A large amount of football players drop out after their last year of eligibility either having had no intention of finishing in the first place or not being able to finish.  We hear of a multitude of cases where once the eligibility is up ,the university doesn't care either about trying to help the athlete get through the remaining course load 

Regarding further aid:

This was an issue when I was in college 35 years ago. Players needed spending money beyond their free ride  of tuition,books ,room and board.  I think the loan idea is a good one with the university (not the feds) on the hook for payback 

Harry
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From: "mlinhardt at netzero.com" <mlinhardt at netzero.com>
Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:15:06 
To: <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Cc: <Maureen.Linhardt at plexus.com>
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] FW: interesting column by NU alum Darren Rovell

I read an article where Tressel was quoted that if a player has a hardship the university works with the player within the NCAA rules.  Players don't need to endanger their eligibility for real hardship.

Too many non-revenue sports lose money so football and basketball subsidize the other sports.  If the athletic department had so much excess revenue I think they would consider funding additional sports.

When you sign a letter of intent I think both the student and the university have responsibilities.  
For the university:
* Free ride until graduation no matter whether the student-athlete performs to on the field expectations or injuries, excluding insubordination and NCAA violations
* Academic support to assist the in scheduling classes to meet their sports schedule
* Academic support to bring them to them to graduation as many of them are in the lower tier academically of what we normally accept
* Support staff that makes sure the player understands the NCAA rules
* Support staff that diligently deals with hardships within the boundaries of the NCAA rules
* Coaches that put the health of the player first
* Coaches that put the academics of the player first
* Top notch medical staff that puts the long-term health of the player first
* Support staff that looks after the long-term best interest of the student-athlete whether that be a professional sports career or a career in the "real" world.

For the student-athlete:
* Work diligently towards graduation
* Comply with NCAA rules
* Comply with team rules
* Dealing with health issues realistically
* Putting forth a good faith effort to advance the team including on/off season training both physical and mental

We fund/donate to the athletic department based on those expectations.
---------- Original Message ----------
> Why not let scholarship athletes borrow up to $4,000 a year so that they
> have spending money when they are in school? Then they can get on a loan
> repayment program and pay interest like everyone else.

So, after student-athletes get a free $100,000 - $200,000 education (and 
possibly even a free master's degree should they redshirt), you now want to 
loan them tax-free spending money?  Why should only athletic scholarship 
students enjoy this perk?  Not buying it. 


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