There was another piece of information in today's Star-Tribune that makes me suspect a little more strongly that there may have been some sort of quid pro quo. Apparently, Woog had thought before the 93-94 season that McAlpine was going to turn pro. Because of this, he reallocated McAlpine's scholarship money to other players, leaving his star defenseman without a stipend when he chose to come back. To me, this smells a bit like the Wooger trying to get around the scholarship limit. Even if there was nothing explicit said between the two, I think the NCAA is justly suspicious of this sort of transaction. For them not to take some sort of action would threaten to open a serious loophole in the scholarship limits. Without getting into a debate over whether the current structure of college athletics is a good one, if you're going to stay with the current general concept, then the NCAA is probably doing the right thing. J. Michael Neal HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.