Only the tip of the iceberg in college athletics...it’s unreal that schools with such prestige and finances are heavily impacted. How does bloated Rutgers keep plugging along???
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Aside from wrestling and field hockey which of those "sports" was actually a loss for the school?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAside from wrestling and field hockey which of those "sports" was actually a loss for the school?
On the flip side, you can only imagine how much “additional” revenue the athletic department lost from the college admissions scandal not allowing “parental donations” for fictitious scholarships.
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They reported this will save the school $200 million. If those sports cost $200 million then something is really wrong. Also, I doubt any of those kids will be leaving Stanford to play any sport. You don't go to Stanford to be a professional athlete.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOnly the tip of the iceberg in college athletics...it’s unreal that schools with such prestige and finances are heavily impacted. How does bloated Rutgers keep plugging along???
Based on many articles I read over the years, the senior RU people allow the athletic department to unilaterally charge a special extra fee to students to help subsidize the athletic department.
I don't think the students have any say in this.
IMO, this is a BS way of forcing all students to subsidize a more-unprofitable-than-most athletic department while giving the senior RU people some deniability when they pretend that tuition doesn't subsidize athletics.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThey reported this will save the school $200 million. If those sports cost $200 million then something is really wrong. Also, I doubt any of those kids will be leaving Stanford to play any sport. You don't go to Stanford to be a professional athlete.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAnd yet many people have. Strange.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAnd yet many people have. Strange.
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None. People that become pro athletes are a tiny tiny fraction of folks and those that do it from Stanford are more freakishly rare.
Students go to Stanford for the education.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNone. People that become pro athletes are a tiny tiny fraction of folks and those that do it from Stanford are more freakishly rare.
Students go to Stanford for the education.
- academic and life coaching available to athletes
- sense of commitment and purpose
Even when you get education with sports on a side the kids are well aware they are doing it for education and not just to become a pro.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNone. People that become pro athletes are a tiny tiny fraction of folks and those that do it from Stanford are more freakishly rare.
Students go to Stanford for the education.
The vast majority of students go to school for education only. Thats obvious and its not limited to Stanford is it. Your logic is flawed. Of the athletes that have real pro aspirations, a school like Stanford does as good a job as any school in helping that realize that dream.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDont get your thinking at all. ALL pro athletes are freakishly rare and ill bet you that the percentage at Stanford is up there with the best especially if you factor in how many pros they have from a wide variety of sports.
The vast majority of students go to school for education only. Thats obvious and its not limited to Stanford is it. Your logic is flawed. Of the athletes that have real pro aspirations, a school like Stanford does as good a job as any school in helping that realize that dream.
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