(04-05-2024 09:59 AM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(04-05-2024 08:46 AM)Musicowl1965 Wrote:  

(04-04-2024 02:43 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  

(04-04-2024 02:38 PM)Ourland Wrote:  As long as baseball players are only getting a 25% scholarship, I don't see things changing. The tuition is too expensive.

Vandy, Wake, and Duke seem to be in the top 25, with the same tuition issue.

Vandy, Wake and Duke allow academic aid added to any scholarship received (Ex: 30% Academic + 25% Scholly = 55% etc.). Rice does not. Most private schools provide other grant aid even to upper middle income families...Rice does not. However even 55% of an 85K bill is hardly enough when compared to quality public universities. It's a problem that, sadly, is only going to get worse for universities like Rice that for some reason refuse to "stack" academic and athletic aid.

Until University Admin remedies this mess, nothing they say about Athletics being an important part of the University and how they fully support D1 Athletics should be believed. It just lip service.

Nailed it!!!!

(04-05-2024 08:46 AM)Musicowl1965 Wrote:  

(04-04-2024 02:43 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  

(04-04-2024 02:38 PM)Ourland Wrote:  As long as baseball players are only getting a 25% scholarship, I don't see things changing. The tuition is too expensive.

Vandy, Wake, and Duke seem to be in the top 25, with the same tuition issue.

Vandy, Wake and Duke allow academic aid added to any scholarship received (Ex: 30% Academic + 25% Scholly = 55% etc.). Rice does not. Most private schools provide other grant aid even to upper middle income families...Rice does not. However even 55% of an 85K bill is hardly enough when compared to quality public universities. It's a problem that, sadly, is only going to get worse for universities like Rice that for some reason refuse to "stack" academic and athletic aid.

I thought so. Rice better do something about it, or nothing will change. Cruz isn't a miracle worker. All those billions of dollars, and they can't help partial scholarship athletes? Not right at all.. Points.

I have confidence the new AD and President will figure this out. I cant believe this is not done already of including academic schloraships.

(04-05-2024 04:53 PM)Texasowl Wrote:  I have confidence the new AD and President will figure this out. I cant believe this is not done already of including academic schloraships.

Hope so.

(04-04-2024 10:11 AM)Musicowl1965 Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 12:45 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 11:27 AM)Musicowl1965 Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 11:15 AM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 12:32 AM)Texasowl Wrote:  We are neck and neck with Berkman Houston Christian 9-19 versuse Rice 9-20.

At least the Owls hold the tie breaker, 3-0 in head-to-head competition.

Sad to see two former Owl greats struggle.

Here's the difference (as I've mentioned before), Rice has way more to offer in terms of facilities, location and academics (albeit way to high of cost) than HCU. So, if you want to normalize the comparison Berkman is doing a much better job than Cruz.

I wss going to make that point, but didn’t see the need for piling on.

You could also argue that Cruz plays a much tougher schedule than HCU.

100% agree on the schedule difference. Non-Conference is comparable but the American is much tougher than the SLC.

Just checked Warren Nolan RPI. Rice at, sadly 214, HCU at 222 so not much difference.