Van Pelt Rant RE: Maryland Student Section

[J187Money]

I don't know about Storrs, so it's a problem there. What's nearby? Willimantic?

Summer jobs are not so rare, unless really there are none in Storrs. But they do exist elsewhere.

I would have to imagine that it looks like what Penn State looks like in the summer.

 

[upstater]

I would have to imagine that it looks like what Penn State looks like in the summer.

Penn State has a lot going on, and there are jobs available. State College is horrid, but there are a lot of people there.

 

[bobbyinaz]

While I'm sure this can go on forever about whether to pay or not & how it affects the non-student athlete in regards to fees the simple answer to all of this is that this is the next step in the process of the P5 schools separating themselves from the non-P5 schools.

This is the big schools basically saying that the cost of being a member in a P5 conference that pays $20+MM per year is $2MM in "stipend" money to student athletes. For an SEC or B1G school that will be making $30+MM in the next few years it doesn't matter. To an ACC or Big 12 school (not named Texas or Notre Dame) it might be an issue although doubtful.

For an AAC, MWC or other conference school that is making less than $2MM it effectively eliminates them from competing at the P5 level

 

[huskymedic]

While I'm sure this can go on forever about whether to pay or not & how it affects the non-student athlete in regards to fees the simple answer to all of this is that this is the next step in the process of the P5 schools separating themselves from the non-P5 schools.

This is the big schools basically saying that the cost of being a member in a P5 conference that pays $20+MM per year is $2MM in "stipend" money to student athletes. For an SEC or B1G school that will be making $30+MM in the next few years it doesn't matter. To an ACC or Big 12 school (not named Texas or Notre Dame) it might be an issue although doubtful.

For an AAC, MWC or other conference school that is making less than $2MM it effectively eliminates them from competing at the P5 level

FWIW - UConn was NOT among the 161 schools who voted against the miscellaneous expense allowance.

 

[bobbyinaz]

FWIW - UConn was NOT among the 161 schools who voted against the miscellaneous expense allowance.

I know. That vote occurred in Oct 2011 at a time when UCONN thought they were in for a huge payday as a part of the Big East.

I wonder what Susan would vote today if she knew she would have to payout $2MM per year in stipends as a member of the AAC with no guarantee of being a member of a P5 conference

 

[J187Money]

Penn State has a lot going on, and there are jobs available. State College is horrid, but there are a lot of people there.

Never been out there in the summer. Guess that is a bad example.

 

[Carl Spackler]

So you support the money but only on items you see fit?

Will I need to track the interns I hire to make sure none of their money ends up in g-strings?

Umm - what? YOu have interns that you give money to? They go to strip joints? Never mind.


Yes - If you're providing them with money to spend, that they haven't really earned except to be playing a sport, it's good idea to know what they plan to spend it on. I think. THey are already subject to having to pee in cups, whether they like it or not. My hypothesis, based on years of independant observation, and personal experience, is that a bunch of 18-22 year old boys, that have a bunch of $20's on hand regularly, have a much greater chance of making those pee tests come back positive for something.

That - or they'll take a $20 here or there, or a C note, and get involved with the kind of people that need to check the scores of other games on their phones regularly while watching one game. Wink wink.

Yes- if these athletes are getting spending money, I want it spend in check/debit card form so it's trackable.