> John wrote:
>
> On the point about some athletes being tourists (great term), I have
> thought
> for quite awhile that it might be worth thinking about a rule that ties
> the
> number of scholarships a school may offer in a sport to the graduation
> rate.
>
> For example, once a scholarship is offered and accepted, that scholarship
> is tied up for six years or until the athlete graduates, whichever comes
> first.
> That, it seems to me, will give coaches some real incentive to think about
> who they recruit, and to make some serious investments in the athletes
> participation in the academic side.  It would certainly have been a nice
> rule for Michigan's basketball program.
>
> Now here is an idea with real merit.  Implementation would have to include
> some kind of check on whether the athlete in question got a "freebie"
> degree (I would suspect that would be rare), but it really addresses the
> problem of people who are not true student athlete-scholars.  BTW, what
> would you do with someone who transfers to another U., then drops out of
> there to play pro hockey?  Would the first school be left short a
> scholarship?
>
> Kudos for an original proposal, though.
>
> Tom Rowe                    [log in to unmask]
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