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Big Ten considers pay proposal

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In Omaha, we used to tell this joke: Say, did you hear about the tornado that slammed into Norman?
It did $500 million in improvements.
 
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The NCAA has gotten into the game.

WASHINGTON -- NCAA President Mark Emmert backed a proposal to allow conferences to increase grants to student athletes by $2,000, "to more closely approach" the full cost of attending college, beyond the athletic scholarships athletes receive for tuition, fees, room, board and books.

Emmert told the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics on Monday that the proposal will be finalized this week and he'll ask the NCAA Division I Board of Directors to support it at their meeting Thursday. He noted that student athletes have limited opportunities to work outside the classroom and playing fields, and that the current model of athletic scholarship hasn't changed for 40 years.

Emmert says he'll also ask the board to allow colleges and universities to provide multiyear grants, instead of year-to-year scholarships.

"We are going to create a model that would allow – probably ... up to $2,000 in addition to" tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies.
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Old Pio said:
In Omaha, we used to tell this joke: Say, did you hear about the tornado that slammed into Norman?
It did $500 million in improvements.
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I heard this joke in Hutchinson:

Why is Kansas so windy?

-- because Nebraska sucks and Oklahoma blows!
 
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Priceless said:
The NCAA has gotten into the game.
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I hate this with a passion. Why do the athletes get this preferential treatment? Why not give it to kids who actually need it to GO TO SCHOOL rather than play football? Are they going to do this for the women's teams as well? What about the olympic sports? THis is such a pathetic power grab it makes me sick.

These kids have so much going for them already. Take USC, the benefits they get just by playing football are insane. I remember putting together a calculation of the things football players get and took into account things like interest on student loans. A four year scholarship ends up being something like $80,000+ a year in benefits. It may have even been closer to $100k.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I hate this with a passion. Why do the athletes get this preferential treatment? Why not give it to kids who actually need it to GO TO SCHOOL rather than play football? Are they going to do this for the women's teams as well? What about the olympic sports? THis is such a pathetic power grab it makes me sick.

These kids have so much going for them already. Take USC, the benefits they get just by playing football are insane. I remember putting together a calculation of the things football players get and took into account things like interest on student loans. A four year scholarship ends up being something like $80,000+ a year in benefits. It may have even been closer to $100k.
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It's up to each school to decide if they're going to do it at all and for which sports. However, if schools do give the $2000 to the football team, they will have to give the stipend to an equal number of female athletes. Cue the people who complain about Title IX in 3....2....
 
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THis is a case where I fully support Title IX, as much as I hate it.

I hate this entire pay proposal from top to bottom.
 
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It's amazing that people do not consider what an amazing benefit it is to have your college education bought and paid for. Absolutely disgusting to think that it's "unfair" if we don't pay these kids more than they're already getting.
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
It's amazing that people do not consider what an amazing benefit it is to have your college education bought and paid for. Absolutely disgusting to think that it's "unfair" if we don't pay these kids more than they're already getting.
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Perhaps one of these athletes would like to have a student loan to pay off over the next decade of their life. I'm one of the lucky ones. I don't have the burden of student loans. But all in all, what these athletes get from the universities is unbelievable.
 
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Your anger is misplaced. The players did not demand this extra money, the football/basketball factories did. They see it as another way for the haves to separate from the have-nots. The big schools will be able to do this whereas smaller schools won't be able to afford it. Players are like Mongo - just pawn in game of life.
 
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Priceless said:
Your anger is misplaced. The players did not demand this extra money, the football/basketball factories did. They see it as another way for the haves to separate from the have-nots. The big schools will be able to do this whereas smaller schools won't be able to afford it. Players are like Mongo - just pawn in game of life.
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I see it as more of a "guilt tax." The SEC & Big10 schools probably bring in $30 million or more in TV money per school and now they've decide to kick back $2,000 to the football players that probably will just cover their cell phone bills.
 
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I think we're watching the beginning of the fall of the NCAA. NCAA won't go away, but major changes are a-comin'. Too many big name schools are realizing that they can make some changes. We all know the NCAA is corrupt. This might end up being the catalyst for a shake up.
 
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