Recruiting Tough Enough at UK; What About that Low Stipend?
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Thanks for the link, can't believe there hasn't been more talk/outrage about it. As usual UK is choosing to be penny wise and pound foolish. I said when it first came up that they are opening a can of worms that would be twisted to some schools advantage unless the NCAA did something to control the bidding war, and of course they screwed it up like normal. Transfer U third in the nation only an hour or so from one of the cheapest, Lexington, LOL, with the cheaters at Auburn and Thug U among the highest, who would have predicted that?
I think the article might be a little out of date, I think I read where Bama "reevaluated" their numbers and came up with one very close to Auburn's, imagine that.
I think the article might be a little out of date, I think I read where Bama "reevaluated" their numbers and came up with one very close to Auburn's, imagine that.
That's freaking depressing. If I was a recruit, this would definitely play into my recruitment.
You notice the 2 most expensive places in the USA are Auburn Al. and Knoxville, Tn. and one of the poorest states in the country were right behind them. How is UT justify more than twice what Vandy.
At this point, borh from a conference perspective and on the national stage, I don't see how UK can compete. UK is dead last in COA ranking. When a school like Louisville is proving $5K plus and UK is less then $2.5K, it will matter in a close recruiting race.
I thought the NCAA set the amount based on numbers given to them by the individual university.
Alabama reevaluated their COA and it is now higher than Auburn's. I was called naive, absurd and paranoid by some national sports writers on Twitter when I said it would be manipulated. The number is set by the institution. Was told that no academic institution would manipulate its COA for recruiting purposes...
I have always heard that it was more expensive to live in Lexington over Louisville. Don't know if that is true or not but there is no way it is twice as expensive in Louisville.
And I'd bet everything I own that there is no way it costs more to live in auburn or Tuscaloosa !
It's tough enough to recruit to UK without giving other schools even more of an advantage.
And I'd bet everything I own that there is no way it costs more to live in auburn or Tuscaloosa !
It's tough enough to recruit to UK without giving other schools even more of an advantage.
Bottom line...this is what many of us worried with this "paying student athletes" debate become a bigger topic. Now you have schools that are absurdly gauging this to their benefit..and to no surprise...UK is at teh back of the pack. For the life of me I can see why this sort of thing isn't tied to national cost of living factors.
UK needs to get this fixed as Bama did and get it done.
UK needs to get this fixed as Bama did and get it done.
Wait, didn't an appeals court throw out the whole stipend thing? Or is it now under yet another appeal? I have to figure as long as they have money, and some place to appeal the NCAA is going to fight this to the bitter end.
I don't know who makes or influences the decision on stipends. But this demonstrates that, despite many improvements, football is still on the low end of the UK, athletic, totem pole. Those were long, long overdue improvements by the way.
Olympic sports, etc., that only family members care much about and that contribute little, still preoccupy the AD interests.
Give us NC basketball and football and the revenue for minor sports will be there. Then I don't care what they pay the baseball and women's basketball coaches.
You shoulda just stopped at "I don't know who makes or influences decisions"
COA is an institution wide number, applying to ever student on campus. UK basketball recruits receive the same stipend as football recruits. Alabama basketball recruits receive the same stipend as football recruits. Clearly, that's proof that Alabama takes basketball more seriously than UK does, I guess.
Maybe Otis's coach is based on what they pay the president... twice but he like UK's and every president in the acc makes I think
This isn't a NCAA thing and really it doesn't matter...what was appealed was payments beyond the COA...Jim Delany of the B1G wants-(COA in which he advocated for as far back as 2011) this and as does the rest of the P5 Commissioners
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This seems an odd topic for you to post here just as Stoops is right on the verge of signing his best class so far. LOL! A much better discussion would be what new developments may happen in Stoops' 2016 class between now and the February signing date. I predict 1 linebacker, 1 defensive back, and 1 offensive playmaker will de-commit. I think Stoops will add a quarterback, an offensive lineman, a defensive back, and 2 defensive linemen to the class. Alternatively, the extra quarterback may come in as a transfer.
and how
much more likely would we be bringing in most all on out list if we lead the pack in stipend instead of trail it? the prez, the AD, the admin want you to think they are committed to winning. but they are blowing smoke up your ***.
Got it. Thanks! I'd only seen the headline, and hadn't bothered to read the story.