*This game is not actually anywhere close to being as fun as football. Choking hazard to children under 3 and Tim Brando.
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Showing posts with label Mike Slive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mike Slive. Show all posts
SEC Media Days, BINGO
SEC media days are here, I can almost smell the football. Rules for this bingo are the same as any other bingo, get 5 in a row to win. So play SEC Media Days Bingo, it's almost as much fun as football*.
*This game is not actually anywhere close to being as fun as football. Choking hazard to children under 3 and Tim Brando.
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*This game is not actually anywhere close to being as fun as football. Choking hazard to children under 3 and Tim Brando.
Click to enlarge.
A Visual Recap of the SEC Spring Meetings
The SEC spring meetings never fail to provide lots of excitement. Just in case you missed any of it, here is a visual re-cap of what went down.
Mike Slive was non-committal about being non-committal.
Mike Slive was non-committal about being non-committal.
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SEC Commissioner Mike Slive is Open to Fixing Problems in Backwards Ineffective Ways
Mike Slive told CBS sports today that he was willing to discuss athletic scholarships that cover a students "full cost of attendance." This would mean the athletic scholarship would be able to cover incidental living expenses beyond the usual room, tuition, meals, and books for students. On the surface it sounds like a decent enough idea, kids need money for transportation, phones, and other incidental expenses that are common to every student. Yet, having a job while trying to keep your grades up and participate in a major college athletic program is tough.
There is a second unspoken reason behind Mike Slive and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany's interest in covering incidental expenses for college athletes. Some believe that if the students were given this little bit of extra money there would be less incentive for colleges or boosters to illegally pay them on the side. But this line of thought ignores some basic facts about the situation. Boosters don't give kids extra money because they feel bad for their situation, they do it to make the kid want to come to their school. This extra money won't stop player payments from boosters and schools. It may keep some kids from breaking NCAA rules in regard to selling memorabilia, but do we really think these kids were selling this stuff so they could make ends meat? Mot of the Ohio State group were selling their memorabilia for free tattoos, not daily expenses.
There is a second unspoken reason behind Mike Slive and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany's interest in covering incidental expenses for college athletes. Some believe that if the students were given this little bit of extra money there would be less incentive for colleges or boosters to illegally pay them on the side. But this line of thought ignores some basic facts about the situation. Boosters don't give kids extra money because they feel bad for their situation, they do it to make the kid want to come to their school. This extra money won't stop player payments from boosters and schools. It may keep some kids from breaking NCAA rules in regard to selling memorabilia, but do we really think these kids were selling this stuff so they could make ends meat? Mot of the Ohio State group were selling their memorabilia for free tattoos, not daily expenses.
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