Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

[Saints17]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

Russell,
My understanding is only two options were given, accept the aid and not play OR pay the full amount to be able to play.

 

[CARDS_rule_the_Burgh]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

Russell,
My understanding is only two options were given, accept the aid and not play OR pay the full amount to be able to play.

Russell was saying that those were the 3 options given by the NCAA. For obvious reasons, the school chose to eliminate one option.

 

[Russell Jaslow]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

Russell was saying that those were the 3 options given by the NCAA. For obvious reasons, the school chose to eliminate one option.

Exactly.

 

[joecct]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

at Chez Redlight, we're counting 2 Americans on the men's roster. NONE are from NYS. Saints is right, if they keep the aid, the Bears will go in hibernation for a year.

 

[Russell Jaslow]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

at Chez Redlight, we're counting 2 Americans on the men's roster. NONE are from NYS. Saints is right, if they keep the aid, the Bears will go in hibernation for a year.

Geneseo and Buffalo State had a large number of Canadians on their teams when they got in trouble. Note how well they rebounded this past season.

I don't expect Potsdam to use this as an excuse.

 

[Saints17]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

Geneseo and Buffalo State had a large number of Canadians on their teams when they got in trouble. Note how well they rebounded this past season.

I don't expect Potsdam to use this as an excuse.

I agree, there should be no excuses.

 

[norm1909]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

I came across this memo from March 1, 2007, dealing with "Financial Aid Variance Information", this comes across to me as a significant "heads up", odd they weren't able to prevent this

Excerpt:

First, your institution's financial aid variance number reflects the difference of institutional gift aid between student-athletes and other students with similar need at your institution. Since the financial aid variance figure equates to an institution-specific self-assessment, it becomes an "apples to oranges" comparison to simply compare one institution's financial aid variance with the variance of another institution. To that end, to claim that a Division III institution with a higher financial aid variance is more egregiously violating Division III financial aid rules than an institution with a lower variance belies the fact that a financial aid variance, regardless of the number, could be completely acceptable if justified during the Level II review of the reporting process. Please note that the four percent financial aid variance threshold and other Level I review filters are not the Division III financial aid rules. Rather, an institution's financial aid variance and the three new review filters are triggers for further review and inquiry into the institution’s financial aid packaging policies by the committee to ensure compliance with the financial aid rules outlined in NCAA Division III Bylaw 15.

From an athletics department staff perspective, it is inappropriate to use the knowledge of another Division III institution's financial aid variance as a means for Division III administrators and coaches to negatively recruit against another Division III school when both schools are recruiting the same prospective student-athletes. Again, the financial aid reporting process produces institutional self-assessments, not school-to-school comparisons.

In sum, we hope that this information is helpful to all Division III stakeholders in better understanding the reporting process and variance information generated therein. We thank you for reviewing these important confidentiality policies as well as the potential implications of sharing your institution's financial aid variance with others. The value of this reporting process centers on evaluating each Division III institution's financial aid packaging practices to ensure compliance with the Division III rules and to reaffirm each institution's commitment to the Division III philosophy of awarding financial aid to student-athletes based on criteria other than athletics participation, ability or performance.

 

[gojackets]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

Has nothing to do with Potsdam...but something that I find curious. A few students at the school i teach at recieved scholarships to play volleyball at the local community college next year. I find it odd that you can get a scholarship to play at a community college but not a D3 school....is there a reason for that?

 

[Russell Jaslow]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

Has nothing to do with Potsdam...but something that I find curious. A few students at the school i teach at recieved scholarships to play volleyball at the local community college next year. I find it odd that you can get a scholarship to play at a community college but not a D3 school....is there a reason for that?

Because the NCAA has NOTHING to do with community colleges. We are only talking about NCAA rules. I have no idea what the NJCAA rules are.

 

[Saints17]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

What I find odd is how Potsdam hasn't dominated in any of these sports, yet they are not in compliance. Makes one wonder how these other schools are in compliance.

 

[NUProf]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

What I find odd is how Potsdam hasn't dominated in any of these sports, yet they are not in compliance. Makes one wonder how these other schools are in compliance.

It means that Potsdam not only cheats, they don't cheat very efficiently either. This is a joke!!!!!!!!!!! :0 :eek

 

[Saints17]

Re: Potsdam Penalized by NCAA for Violating Financial Aid Rules

It means that Potsdam not only cheats, they don't cheat very efficiently either. This is a joke!!!!!!!!!!! :0 :eek

I am thinking of a word that rhymes with "basspole".