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Post by redbeard2008 on Feb 23, 2017 14:22:04 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 18:11:00 GMT -5
You did not read my post very closely. There is nothing these kids need that is not provided by the school. Room and board, tuition and books. Do they maybe want a pizza now and again? Perhaps, but they do not need it. They are still way better off than other poor and middle class kids who struggle to make ends meet. I am tired of hearing that they deserve more. They do not. And the student athletes can get a job. My daughter has a job to pay for the extras. She works when she comes home for Christmas, she works a couple of days at Thanksgving and she works during the summer. University of Michigan's football coach is encouraging his players to get a job. So you can't tell me these kids can't get a job for the extras because they can. And seriously $400-500 a month extra in spending money. That is a lot of money. Read it very well. Just don't agree with you. Simple as that. I also do not agree with you. Your daughter is very fortunate. Others are not. Not all these kids have great homes like your daughter and the extra really helps out to travel home or to actually bring their mother to a game. This is really important to a lot of these kids and has taken the stress away from some that are ashamed that they do not have any money. Levels the field a bit and helps with self-esteem. Harbaugh is a great man and mentor but when you are responsible for 100 young men, you cannot mentor them all. Many need guidance on the simplest aspects of life, something your daughter was fortunate enough to get from her parents. Sure, I agree that 30-40% of the money is not needed (likely 80-90% in volleyball) but in other sports, this is a big deal.
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Post by Vballin on Feb 26, 2017 23:45:08 GMT -5
Read it very well. Just don't agree with you. Simple as that. I also do not agree with you. Your daughter is very fortunate. Others are not. Not all these kids have great homes like your daughter and the extra really helps out to travel home or to actually bring their mother to a game. This is really important to a lot of these kids and has taken the stress away from some that are ashamed that they do not have any money. Levels the field a bit and helps with self-esteem. Harbaugh is a great man and mentor but when you are responsible for 100 young men, you cannot mentor them all. Many need guidance on the simplest aspects of life, something your daughter was fortunate enough to get from her parents. Sure, I agree that 30-40% of the money is not needed (likely 80-90% in volleyball) but in other sports, this is a big deal. Why did you direct this post to me? I was the one arguing FOR the athletes to get the money. But thanks for the lecture anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 11:18:21 GMT -5
I also do not agree with you. Your daughter is very fortunate. Others are not. Not all these kids have great homes like your daughter and the extra really helps out to travel home or to actually bring their mother to a game. This is really important to a lot of these kids and has taken the stress away from some that are ashamed that they do not have any money. Levels the field a bit and helps with self-esteem. Harbaugh is a great man and mentor but when you are responsible for 100 young men, you cannot mentor them all. Many need guidance on the simplest aspects of life, something your daughter was fortunate enough to get from her parents. Sure, I agree that 30-40% of the money is not needed (likely 80-90% in volleyball) but in other sports, this is a big deal. Why did you direct this post to me? I was the one arguing FOR the athletes to get the money. But thanks for the lecture anyway. I did not. Since I started with "I also do not agree" with the point volleymom was making, i felt it appropriate to include your quote of disagreement. Sorry for any feelings of being lectured to that this has caused you?
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Post by trainermch on Feb 27, 2017 12:22:37 GMT -5
I am the parent of a child who is on a full ride scholarship for volleyball. I am also very against the cost of attendance. No one held a gun to my daughter's head or ours for that matter to "make" her play volleyball. She is playing a sport she loves, has tuition, room and board, and books paid for, gets to register first for classes, has all of the academic tutoring one could ever want or need, has the ability to lead her team, has learned how to manage conflict on a team, has learned time management skills, and I could go on. (I think her scholarship is valued at about $30,000 per year.) Everyone who is on a scholarship has at least this and more. This is a gift. Yes she works very hard for it, but I can tell you there is no job she could do that would pay her close to $30,000 per year. But in part of that hard work is what is of value. BTW, she also has over a 3.9 as does many of her friends who are playing volleyball. When it comes time to be get a job or go on to graduate school, these athletes will rise above others. I do not believe they need extra money. For those kids who do not have extra resources, guess what they don't get to order a pizza now and again, they might not even get to have a cell phone, or a $1,000 tattoo. Oh well. There are a lot of kids who are poor and don't have those things either. They are working two jobs and still can't make enough for their tuition. Life is not always fair. BTW, I see these kids in my college classroom. I would also hire any of those kids in a heartbeat. Anyone who is willing to work hard and forgo for the future. So what will this do for other children? Raise the amount of tuition at their schools to pay these athletes who already have so much, or men's tennis will get cut, or some other small sport. I strongly beleive this is not good for overall athletics. GIMME A BREAK. I was a double sport athlete (full ride for bball) at a D1. I came from not so much money. I reffed intramural games for $10/game and worked as a hostess at the Greek restaurant near the gym. I did this to buy pizza, gas,& rolls of laundry quarters. A COA would have been LIFE CHANGING for me. On breaks at the restaurant while everyone else smoked, I reviewed for tests. Today's athletes with 2-a-days and 3-a-days can't afford the hours for a part time job. Really, people, this is a no-brainer. I'm so thankful my daughter has the COA. Side note: Auburn sent her a plan outlining what she should expect to have in total upon graduation if she doesn't spend the annual amount, but invests it instead. (Letting mom/dad cover the COA.) Smh-
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Post by redbeard2008 on Feb 27, 2017 12:46:12 GMT -5
I was a double sport athlete (full ride for bball) at a D1. I came from not so much money. I reffed intramural games for $10/game and worked as a hostess at the Greek restaurant near the gym. I did this to buy pizza, gas,& rolls of laundry quarters. A COA would have been LIFE CHANGING for me. On breaks at the restaurant while everyone else smoked, I reviewed for tests. Today's athletes with 2-a-days and 3-a-days can't afford the hours for a part time job. Really, people, this is a no-brainer. I'm so thankful my daughter has the COA. Side note: Auburn sent her a plan outlining what she should expect to have in total upon graduation if she doesn't spend the annual amount, but invests it instead. (Letting mom/dad cover the COA.) Smh- And many programs, not just football, expect athletes to be enrolled, and doing "workouts", over summer, which is when athletes traditionally made up their deficits, with summer jobs.
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