southseasbear said:

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As someone who is still paying off PLUS loans for putting two offspring through another UC campus (at a total cost of about $200,000) I think the FREE education is a valuable asset. In addition to tuition and fees, room and board, scholarship athletes get priority registration and free tutoring. Yes, I think they could and should have received stipends to allow them to live as most college students do, but the million dollar annual "salaries" are too much. One day, we will read about an student athlete who took a pay cut to enter the NFL or NBA.

I agree with Charles Barkley: the majority of colleges and universities will withdraw from an unaffordable arms race, leaving only 25-30 remaining. That means more money for a significantly smaller number of students nationwide.

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59bear said:

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southseasbear said:

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As someone who is still paying off PLUS loans for putting two offspring through another UC campus (at a total cost of about $200,000) I think the FREE education is a valuable asset. In addition to tuition and fees, room and board, scholarship athletes get priority registration and free tutoring. Yes, I think they could and should have received stipends to allow them to live as most college students do, but the million dollar annual "salaries" are too much. One day, we will read about an student athlete who took a pay cut to enter the NFL or NBA.

I agree with Charles Barkley: the majority of colleges and universities will withdraw from an unaffordable arms race, leaving only 25-30 remaining. That means more money for a significantly smaller number of students nationwide.

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That happened about 75 years ago when High Mcelhenney left UW for the 49'ers!

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wifeisafurd said:

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Compared to a lot of other P4 schools, there have been a fairly small number of transfers out.

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