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College Athlete Bill of Rights proposed in Congress

I agree that Wake does invest in their non-revenue sports. The money generated from the football and basketball programs allows them those investments. The success achieved in golf, soccer and tennis is a great return on investment.
 
Rafi said:
That’s incorrect. It’s much more complicated than that - the law requires equal opportunities for men and women, in proportion to the makeup of the student body. This has been interpreted a variety of ways by different schools and conferences, but the bottom line is that the 85 football scholarships are not balanced out with women’s scholarships. You can look at the numbers for Wake (or any other school with football) and you will see many more total scholarships for men than women.
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You sure as shit can't fund a football and men's basketball program and get past title IX with just a women's basketball team.
 
Stan Gable said:
You sure as shit can't fund a football and men's basketball program and get past title IX with just a women's basketball team.
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The number of scholarships just has to be proportional to the level of participation. So if there are 110 football players, 20 men's basketball players, and 20 women's basketball players, then a program could have 100 men's scholarships and 15 women's scholarships. It's a common misconception that the scholarship numbers have to be equal for Title IX.
 
Rafi said:
I think that would be a move in the wrong direction. College sports is such a motivator for some kids to stay in high school and work on their grades. It's a model that other countries are moving toward
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link?
 
JuiceCrewAllStar said:
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Judy Murray (Andy Murray's mom and coach) has been pushing for it in the UK for a while. Here's a quote from her: "@JudyMurray Cameron Norrie is a great advert for the American collegiate tennis system. Allows young players to grow up and grow out as people and as athletes. Gives them an education too. Very few players actually make a good living from the pro circuit." The UK started the BUCS system about 10 years ago, which is intercollegiate competition in 50+ sports and rapidly growing https://bleacherreport.com/articles...niversites-learn-from-american-college-sports
 
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