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Originally posted by Betarulz:
Actually at Nebraska, the Athletic Department budget it completely separate from the rest of the university. The money the AD makes stays in the AD. This makes the AD completely self sufficient and allows them to finance many womens sports as well as the men's sports that aren't self sufficient.
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orignally posted by Betarulz
The AD at Oklahoma is also independent of the rest of the university. I think that arrangement is pretty commonplace among large D-1 schools.
I disagree that players recieving scholarships are already being paid -- some of those players wouldn't even be in college were they not on scholarship. I think it is
completely fair for players to receive a small stipend for playing -- nothing exorbitant, but enough to allow them to live like most other students. Players aren't allowed to work during their season, and the rules governing them can make it hard to work during the off-season too. I've seen guys hoard their per diem on road trips so they can actually have some money when they return to Norman. They are so limited in terms of what they can and cannot do and accept that sometimes a simple favor from a friend can endanger their playing eligibility. (Buying them dinner, loaning them money...even allowing them to make long-distance phone calls from your phone can all break NCAA regulations under certain circumstances.)
I think the Nebraska law is a step in the right direction. I also think that if if passes there, passage of similar laws in OK and TX wouldn't be that far behind.
Of course, getting the NCAA to listen would be a completely different story.