> 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] > ************************************************************************ > The real secret to life is integrity. When you can fake that, > you've got it made! > ************************************************************************ > http://www.uwsp.edu/acad/psych/tr/home1.htm > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.