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Message: [QUOTE="rmtsu, post: 1099284, member: 785"] Kids with athletic scholarships transfer all the time without problems, are there a few that have issues, sure. Just like an academic scholarship student who may have a problem with a teacher or a program that they are in. Now if they want to transfer they lose that scholarship and the time they put in. Lots of issues for both. Not saying there aren't issues for players, I played basketball in college and know the time demands, even though it was only D3. Ohio State is notorious for not letting players take the majors they want, ask Robert Smith. Some schools do though, many doctors and lawyers who played D1 sports as an example. Players don't go into this with their eyes closed especially if they are concerned about academics. Coaches and schools get reputations for having issues with players. If players don't take that into account... Everyone knows players get recruited over, it happens, something they have to deal with. Happens in the real world also. As you said not all have pro aspirations so go to class and get your degree. And yes I recently had a parent tell me their daughter was transferring from a school where she had a partial academic scholarship to go into a specific field, when she realized she didn't want to pursue that field, she was told she would no longer qualify for the academic award. So she had to transfer to a SUNY school to be able to afford college. Similar thing happened to my niece. It does happen. Many different circumstances. I understand your point but again, getting the opportunity, especially at a pricey private school to get a degree with virtually no debt (for full scholly kids) is such a huge advantage. Even many SUNY kids are coming out of school with a decent amount of debt. Not every school or coach is ethical or fair, nor are all businesses, teachers, ceo's or managers. Are some schools making money off the kids that play certain sports, sure, but most schools aren't rolling in the dough with their athletics programs. I know kids who have unpaid internships who have to miss classes during the school year to get to where they need they need to go, takes a lot time out of their day, but it is a choice they make to try and better themselves and give them a chance at a better future. Like I said there are issues on both sides of the fence, I just don't have as much sympathy for players who want to make some money in college off their playing when even high performing students may come out of college with enormous debt if they choose to go to a private school that doesn't provide much aid for their given financial situation. We aren't talking about an enormous amount of students who would even warrant getting paid a significant amount of money. Very few basketball programs like SU or Football programs that can make enough money to keep their athletics budget in the black. I don't have a huge problem with a small stipend, some research students get a stipend depending on what they are working on. Is there some inequity's with the system, sure but that exists in all levels of society. [/QUOTE]

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