(01-20-2015 12:40 PM)uccheese Wrote:  

(01-20-2015 12:30 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  So what are the costs at a minimum --- assuming only men's football and basketball are covered (and the required Title IX side)? It looks like the minimum number of athletes will be around 200. Anyone know what the typical additional costs will look like using these numbers? Around a 500K base?

I don't know the actual figure, but the short answer is "not enough to matter".

Until the unavoidable law suits that are already being drafted by industrious firm's on behalf of members of the women's volleyball team start rolling in every federal district in the land. And those will come with attorneys fees paid if settled or adjudicated in the plaintiffs' favor. Cha ching.

(01-20-2015 02:38 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(01-20-2015 11:19 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(01-20-2015 11:03 AM)uccheese Wrote:  I hate everything about this plan, but cheating is so rampant at this point I hardly think it's worth trying to preserve the current system.

That's basically where I'm at on this issue, too.

Concur. Interestingly enough, some recruit switched his commitment to auburn and posted a pic of himself holding a large stack of $20's.

Get used to it. Such images will look downright quaint compared to what's about to come over the horizon.

(01-19-2015 10:04 PM)MUHERD76 Wrote:  

(01-19-2015 09:58 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(01-19-2015 08:29 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-19-2015 01:22 AM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  Aresco speaks:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2015-01...llion-vote

Leagues and schools not in that autonomous group also have the option of joining the new legislation, and most already are planning to offer the cost-of-attendance scholarships.

“There is a public perception that this is some kind of mini Armageddon, and it is not,” American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco said in an interview.

Oliver Luck, who spent four and a half years as athletic director at West Virginia University before taking an executive position at the NCAA last week, said that despite the obvious resource gap, many will keep pace with the autonomous schools.

“My sense is that more will opt in than will opt out, at least initially,” Luck said. “I don’t know if there’s really going to be that much more separation than there inherently is today.”

Just like those in the Middle East that are trying to "break" US Companies fracking for oil (forcing the price to plunge), P5 schools will do the opposite...$5,000 cost of attendance will soon be $10,000 then $15,000 then $20,000 etc...eventually breaking G5 schools that don't have $25 Million - $40 Million annual TV deals.

The key for P5 schools was to initially get this measure passed...as now they can easily increase it each and every year.

NOTE: Remember how Ohio State got travel expenses for family members approved for the National Championship Game?

In a year or two, it will be approved for all PLAYOFF GAMES.

After that, it will be approved for ALL ACCESS BOWLS....and it will STOP THERE...because P5 schools will have either all of those slots...or all but one.

P5 schools are now using the "since we are in the P5...we have a shot at the playoffs...and your family can travel to the game(s) for FREE" line.

It cant go there. Anything in excess of the "full cost of attendance" would represent "payment" and would create a employee-employer relationship. An employee/employer relationship is EXACTLY what the P5 is trying to avoid. They wont go there.

That is 100% correct. When and IF it ever did come to that, I don't see how the government could allow them to remain tax exempt.

The American and CUSA have already voted and stated they will meet the new standards. Not sure about the Belt, Mac or MWC. Havent heard anything concrete from them.

SBC hasn't officially voted yet, but that's just a matter of procedure, it's not really that much money in the grand scheme of things for us.