Hello There, Guest! (LoginRegister)

Post Reply 
SEC considering radical plan for scholarship expansion
Author Message
Bookmark and Share
AllTideUp Offline
Heisman
*

Posts: 5,154
Joined: Jul 2015
Reputation: 559
I Root For: Alabama
Location:
Post: #1
SEC considering radical plan for scholarship expansion
The Oregonian/Oregon Live reports


Quote:“And in another area, that of equivalency scholarships,” Sankey said, “our athletics directors and senior women administrators, in a rule that affects baseball, softball, track and field and any number of sports, started a deep exploration as to the whys and the history and what new options may be available for us in the future in providing scholarships to student-athletes. We expect to provide information and a perspective to the NCAA during the next academic year.”

Though Sankey’s remarks didn’t raise any follow-up questions from a football-focused audience that day, they registered to many in power in college sports, particularly in the Pac-12, where the self-named “Conference of Champions” features many schools that sponsor significant numbers of equivalency sports.

Not a super specific proposal made, but it looks like the SEC wants more headcount scholarships in college sports.

I have a feeling it won't be as drastic as every athlete in every sport gets a headcount scholarship, but looks like they want to change the current system pretty significantly. Can't say I disagree with them as the current numbers were devised in a very different era.

One thing this might be is a competitive move...the SEC is one of the few that can support a large expansion of headcount scholarships. They have more money and they also play a smaller number of sports. Other leagues would be dinged a little harder.
09-17-2019 06:52 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Advertisement


JRsec Offline
Super Moderator
*

Posts: 37,886
Joined: Mar 2012
Reputation: 7737
I Root For: SEC
Location:
Post: #2
RE: SEC considering radical plan for scholarship expansion
(09-17-2019 06:52 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  The Oregonian/Oregon Live reports


Quote:“And in another area, that of equivalency scholarships,” Sankey said, “our athletics directors and senior women administrators, in a rule that affects baseball, softball, track and field and any number of sports, started a deep exploration as to the whys and the history and what new options may be available for us in the future in providing scholarships to student-athletes. We expect to provide information and a perspective to the NCAA during the next academic year.”

Though Sankey’s remarks didn’t raise any follow-up questions from a football-focused audience that day, they registered to many in power in college sports, particularly in the Pac-12, where the self-named “Conference of Champions” features many schools that sponsor significant numbers of equivalency sports.

Not a super specific proposal made, but it looks like the SEC wants more headcount scholarships in college sports.

I have a feeling it won't be as drastic as every athlete in every sport gets a headcount scholarship, but looks like they want to change the current system pretty significantly. Can't say I disagree with them as the current numbers were devised in a very different era.

One thing this might be is a competitive move...the SEC is one of the few that can support a large expansion of headcount scholarships. They have more money and they also play a smaller number of sports. Other leagues would be dinged a little harder.
I'm all for expanding the scholarships. We're all too thin in the depth for our OL's and DL's. If that means more minor sports so be it. Enrollments are going up, why not scholarships.

The issue of course still boils down to the NCAA and the hell that the G5's and lower will raise about it.

Breakaway and all of that goes away.
09-17-2019 08:05 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
AllTideUp Offline
Heisman
*

Posts: 5,154
Joined: Jul 2015
Reputation: 559
I Root For: Alabama
Location:
Post: #3
RE: SEC considering radical plan for scholarship expansion
(09-17-2019 08:05 PM)JRsec Wrote:  
(09-17-2019 06:52 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  The Oregonian/Oregon Live reports


Quote:“And in another area, that of equivalency scholarships,” Sankey said, “our athletics directors and senior women administrators, in a rule that affects baseball, softball, track and field and any number of sports, started a deep exploration as to the whys and the history and what new options may be available for us in the future in providing scholarships to student-athletes. We expect to provide information and a perspective to the NCAA during the next academic year.”

Though Sankey’s remarks didn’t raise any follow-up questions from a football-focused audience that day, they registered to many in power in college sports, particularly in the Pac-12, where the self-named “Conference of Champions” features many schools that sponsor significant numbers of equivalency sports.

Not a super specific proposal made, but it looks like the SEC wants more headcount scholarships in college sports.

I have a feeling it won't be as drastic as every athlete in every sport gets a headcount scholarship, but looks like they want to change the current system pretty significantly. Can't say I disagree with them as the current numbers were devised in a very different era.

One thing this might be is a competitive move...the SEC is one of the few that can support a large expansion of headcount scholarships. They have more money and they also play a smaller number of sports. Other leagues would be dinged a little harder.
I'm all for expanding the scholarships. We're all too thin in the depth for our OL's and DL's. If that means more minor sports so be it. Enrollments are going up, why not scholarships.

The issue of course still boils down to the NCAA and the hell that the G5's and lower will raise about it.

Breakaway and all of that goes away.

At the least, it could be a clever way of creating a line of demarcation so that a new division could be created.

Instead of mandating certain standards with regard to stadium size or other things that might bring a legal challenge, you could simply create standards that price people out. It's the old fashioned way of doing things, I guess.

Mandate that more headcount scholarships are made available while simultaneously increasing the number of sports you have to sponsor in order to qualify for the highest division. If the lower level schools don't go for it then just separate and keep more money for ourselves.

We'd still have to create a version of the NCAA for administration purposes, but it would be a new organization from the ground up and it could have different priorities. Certainly, it would haven't the same access to funds.
09-18-2019 09:05 AM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Advertisement


Gamecock Offline
All American
*

Posts: 3,979
Joined: Oct 2011
Reputation: 182
I Root For: South Carolina
Location:
Post: #4
RE: SEC considering radical plan for scholarship expansion
(09-17-2019 08:05 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I'm all for expanding the scholarships. We're all too thin in the depth for our OL's and DL's. If that means more minor sports so be it. Enrollments are going up, why not scholarships.

The issue of course still boils down to the NCAA and the hell that the G5's and lower will raise about it.

Breakaway and all of that goes away.

I've always thought the scholarship limit should be closer to 100.

Similarly, I think the SEC really hurt itself with the whole 25/class thing it started a few years ago. South Carolina hasn't been at the full 85 in several years because we can only bring in so many per season. I'd love to see this either removed entirely or bumped back to 28.
09-18-2019 12:57 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
JRsec Offline
Super Moderator
*

Posts: 37,886
Joined: Mar 2012
Reputation: 7737
I Root For: SEC
Location:
Post: #5
RE: SEC considering radical plan for scholarship expansion
(09-18-2019 12:57 PM)Gamecock Wrote:  
(09-17-2019 08:05 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I'm all for expanding the scholarships. We're all too thin in the depth for our OL's and DL's. If that means more minor sports so be it. Enrollments are going up, why not scholarships.

The issue of course still boils down to the NCAA and the hell that the G5's and lower will raise about it.

Breakaway and all of that goes away.

I've always thought the scholarship limit should be closer to 100.

Similarly, I think the SEC really hurt itself with the whole 25/class thing it started a few years ago. South Carolina hasn't been at the full 85 in several years because we can only bring in so many per season. I'd love to see this either removed entirely or bumped back to 28.

I agree. A school should be able to fill its maximum as it sees fit. Some years there aren't 25 willing to sign that truly add to the team's overall strength. Some years there are more. A coach should be able to hold scholarships as he sees fit.

I also agree that a return 100 scholarships is needed for the quality and sustainability of a season. Right now schools are so thin that a few key injuries within position groups can really spoil what had been accomplished in the first 7 or 8 games of the season. The P5 for its level of intensity needs more depth, particularly in the lines and secondary and at wide receiver where it seems the most injuries occur.

Such a depth would actually help the overall health of the whole team in as much as nick up injuries would not require players to suit up while dinged up. It would provide rest and time to heal if they had more depth.
09-18-2019 01:13 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
AllTideUp Offline
Heisman
*

Posts: 5,154
Joined: Jul 2015
Reputation: 559
I Root For: Alabama
Location:
Post: #6
RE: SEC considering radical plan for scholarship expansion
100 is a nice round number.

Especially with the new transfer rules, I think the cap on 25 should be opened up.
09-19-2019 11:35 AM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 




User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)


Copyright © 2002-2024 Collegiate Sports Nation Bulletin Board System (CSNbbs), All Rights Reserved.
CSNbbs is an independent fan site and is in no way affiliated to the NCAA or any of the schools and conferences it represents.
This site monetizes links. FTC Disclosure.
We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit our web site. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit http://www.networkadvertising.org.
Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2024 MyBB Group.