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[star2city]

The NCAA is authorizing annual $2000 stipends for full scholarship athletes.   Each individual conference will have to approve the stipend for their schools, otherwise a school in a conference that hasn't approved giving stipends can not give out the money.  Obviously, the money-ed conferences will immediately approve, but some of the smaller conference may resist, as hard-pressed schools  may not want some of their conference mates to benefit.

For UND, this would cost at least $360,000 a year if implemented in the Big Sky, NCHC (hockey), WCHA (w hockey), WAC (w swimming), Great West (baseball), MPSF (m swimming), and America Sky (men's gold). For UND, if just the NCHC approved the stipend, UND still wouldn't be allowed to give out the stipends because it would violate Title IX requirements (the WCHA or the Big Sky would also need to allow stipends to ensure gender equity).

For example, the Summit League might reject stipends (USD, UNO, IUPUI, IPFW, Oakland, and UMKC would probably vote no based on the state of their finances)

The Big Sky may allow stipends (although the Big Sky also has schools that would be hard pressed, but Montana and UND might demand the stipend option)

All of sudden, there is a different recruiting dynamic.  Will a total of $8000 over the course of four years influence the school kids pick?

Also, the NCAA is authorizing guaranteed 4-year scholarships.  So one school might authorize a guaranteed scholarship, while another may not to the same athlete.

http://www.boston.co...meeting/?page=3

[Cratter]

If you wanna win national championships you gotta spend the money.

[bincitysioux]

I'm sure all of the walk-ons and partial scholarship athletes would like to send out a heart-felt thank you to the NCAA for this legislation...................

SRSLY, it's not enough that these players get a free education?

[Cratter]

bincitysioux, on 29 October 2011 - 11:55 PM, said:

SRSLY, it's not enough that these players get a free education?

Isn't it a way to keep the "big" schools happy. So they don't break away and start their own league...BCS basketball?

I'm sure that $2,000 will double soon enough.

[Cratter]

star2city, on 28 October 2011 - 04:36 PM, said:

For UND, if just the NCHC approved the stipend, UND still wouldn't be allowed to give out the stipends because it would violate Title IX requirements (the WCHA or the Big Sky would also need to allow stipends to ensure gender equity).

This.

This becomes a big issue quick. This is another reason why sports need to be in the same conference.

Worse case scenario: NCHC approves the stipend, but UND can't offer anyone cause the Big Sky and (W)WCHA doesn't allow it either, while the Goofers are offering recruits $2,000 extra a year.

Same thing with NDSU. Wouldn't be able to offer football players if the Summit doesn't approve.

[star2city]

Looks like Youngstown State is concerned that the MVFC won't approve the stipend:

http://www.vindy.com...ill-affect-ysu/

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“We sit in a region where we compete against Mid-American Conference schools and if our conference [the Missouri Valley Football Conference] decides not to [pay the stipend], there’s another regional conference that could,” said YSU athletic director Ron Strollo. “It could definitely affect us.”

[andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!!]

Has the Big Sky indicated what their stance is?

[Cratter]

Cratter, on 30 October 2011 - 12:22 AM, said:

Isn't it a way to keep the "big" schools happy. So they don't break away and start their own league...BCS basketball?

I'm sure that $2,000 will double soon enough.

http://www.ncaa.org/...athlete welfare

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The figure will be adjusted according to the consumer price index, so the presidents will not need to approve new figures when the cost of living changes. The Board resolved to not revisit the $2,000 amount for three years.

[The Sicatoka]

What are the tax and potential "employee" (workman's comp anyone?) impacts of this?