Sayonara - Wayne State

[SlewFoot]

Re: Sayonara - Wayne State

Generally (and I believe in this case also), the athletes that have scholarships are honored for the rest of their 4 years at the school. So the current freshman can finish out college under whatever scholarship arrangement they had with WSU.

You can always argue anything in filing a suit but the great majority of the caselaw that I have read has ruled against the plaintiff when contractual arguments are made to extend scholarships beyond 1 year. The NCAA and most if not all schools clearly state that scholarships are for one year only and a renewal procedure is generally clearly stated. Now maybe Wayne State can out of some sense of fairness provide the athlete with other financial accommodations but I don't think they will get a "athletic" scholarship beyond this upcoming year for a sport that no longer exists at the university. There might be some type of due process argument to be made here but again I don't see a claim for damages when the scholarships are being honored for 2011-2012. Regardless, I think you are talking about an expensive endeavor for all if this goes to court.

 

[CanHockGuy]

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If your grades are kept in good order, generally scholarships are renewed are they not? Regardless, I think the argument here is not that of the scholarship issue, but that of the quick exit to which the kids have their lives turned upside down over an apparent spat between a few individuals. It appears that the situation could have been resolved in a more humane manner. I hear some high rollers are involved, we'll see.

 

[SlewFoot]

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If your grades are kept in good order, generally scholarships are renewed are they not? Regardless, I think the argument here is not that of the scholarship issue, but that of the quick exit to which the kids have their lives turned upside down over an apparent spat between a few individuals. It appears that the situation could have been resolved in a more humane manner. I hear some high rollers are involved, we'll see.

Good luck to the girls. I agree that they are the innocent ones and should be compensated. I hope the University sees it that way and does something for them.

 

[brookyone]

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http://www.examiner.com/minnesota-golden-gophers-women-s-hockey-in-minneapolis/q-a-with-ciara-lee

 

[bigmrg74]

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Trust me, nobody cares about any FB in that part of the country except for UNL. UNO going DI in football would be an incredible resource drain for absolutely no gain. At the DII level it was controllable, but at the DI level whether it's D1A or D1AA, the increased cost would eat their lunch. (I know they call them something else, but I'm not sure why.)

True, and that's where I think UNO is foolish for thinking it can go D1, even without football and wrestling. Its roughly another 5 million a year easily just on the increased scholarships and travel, as they're going to be making a lot more trips that what they've done in the past with the NCC and MIAA, their past 2 D2 leagues. And to top it all off, they just ****ed off a lot of donors with dropping football and wrestling just like that. Hell, the Wrestling team was just getting the party started on winning their third straight NCAA Championship, and then they get the call that they're not going to be coming back next year. And there's a donor who paid for a new scoreboard at their football field last year, and I doubt that he's going to be happy to have it just used for Soccer.

So correct me if I'm wrong. The men were given one year notice and then the program was shut down, then Wayne State honored another year of scholarships. If this is correct then shouldn't the women be given two years of scholarships as well?

Its worth it to see if they can't at least force WSU to keep the team going for one more year. Holding it together that long just might help em pull something else together.

 

[SRpunster]

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To get this thread back on track:

Ciara spoke to the WSU Board of Governors today and they are reconsidering things. The players who stayed in Detroit for the summer were there too, as were some who flew/drove in just for today.

Keep your fingers crossed folks.

 

[joecct]

To get this thread back on track:

Ciara spoke to the WSU Board of Governors today and they are reconsidering things. The players who stayed in Detroit for the summer were there too, as were some who flew/drove in just for today.

Keep your fingers crossed folks.

Where will WSU find the $$$ to fund a restored women's program??

 

[CanHockGuy]

Re: Sayonara - Wayne State

To get this thread back on track:

Ciara spoke to the WSU Board of Governors today and they are reconsidering things. The players who stayed in Detroit for the summer were there too, as were some who flew/drove in just for today.

Keep your fingers crossed folks.

Wow, maybe there's hope after all. Most people wouldn't have guessed it in a million years. Way to hang in there girls and good luck!

 

[CanHockGuy]

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Eight minutes later I hear from a reliable source that it's a no go. I guess they took them for a ride until some of the players scattered, I don't know. Sad, keep your heads held high girls and get it done. Again, good luck.

 

[justthedriver]

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Where will WSU find the $$$ to fund a restored women's program??

With endowments being up and money from special donors up and the increase of 6.9% in tuition ( which by the way is the highest increase allowed per State guidlines to still receive State funding) I am sure they could cough up 300K to keep it alive one more year. IMHO