yekcoh Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 NCAA chief ponders donors' limits No. 2 on the list? Las Vegas casino owner Ralph Engelstad donated $100 million to North Dakota in 1998, which paid for the construction of a plush new hockey arena. Quote
jimdahl Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 NCAA chief ponders donors' limits Even if they cap athletic department donations, what would they do to prevent an REA-like situation where the school plays a sport in a privately funded and owned building? How do they stop UND from playing in REA without stopping Minnesota from playing in the Metrodome (yes, I know, they're getting a new stadium)? How do they plan on enforcing a cap against private institutions -- no post-season tournaments on campuses that accepted too large a donation? I don't see how this possibly has legs. The NCAA is blustering again about athletics being too big a business, but this avenue of attack is untenable. Quote
Sioux-cia Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 NCAA chief ponders donors' limits I hope they don't make a blanket rule to cover all donations. The Oklahoma donation is not enought for the 'Village' the donor wants built. So they will be forced to look to other means of raising the rest of the money. Our arena was completely paid for with the donation and as far as I know it is self sufficient. If a donor wants to donate money for a 'need', what business is it of the NC$$ anyway. Bureaurocracy gone wild!! Quote
ScottM Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 And meanwhile, the NC$$ should be more concerned about graduation rates, schools graduating literate athletes, recruiting practices, etc. Then again, that's not sexy enough for a bunch of wheezy academics. As a practical matter, as Jim alluded, the NC$$ probably has little/no power to regulate how much money a private individual can donate to a school, or its programs, or how it's done. However, one can make the same argument with regard to names/logos, and look where we are now. Quote
Diggler Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 So does this mean some old goat couldn't donate $100 million to the NCAA? Or is that just peachy keen? It's ok for the NCAA to do it, just not for their members. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 Myles "Komrad Catalyst" Brand really is on a power trip. (Now read the signature line.) Quote
The Sicatoka Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 So does this mean some old goat couldn't donate $100 million to the NCAA? Or is that just peachy keen? It's ok for the NCAA to do it, just not for their members. Why do you ask questions that you already know the answer to? The NCAA (prime sponsor: Pontiac) is the home of "Do as I say, not as I do." Quote
Diggler Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 Why do you ask questions that you already know the answer to? The NCAA (prime sponsor: Pontiac) is the home of "Do as I say, not as I do." I like to hear myself speak/read what I have to say. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 I like to hear myself speak/read what I have to say. Indeed. Quote
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