[Vision2020] Say What

[Sunil Ramalingam]

Tom,

Your comment didn't confuse me, and I see what you're saying.  I disagree with it.

Do you think that if the school imposed your plan, we would be fielding a Div. 1 football team?  I don't.  

'Free education?'  Sure, but the university is also getting something out of the students in the high-visibility sports.  And judging by the injuries we see weekly in football, the players are giving away plenty themselves.  

I don't think the university should be imposing more stringent academic standards on athletes than on regular students.  I'm not saying they should drop standards either.  Dan, are you saying the standards your better half was held to were higher?  I certainly read you to be saying they kept an eye on her to make sure she was meeting whatever standards were out there.

I don't know about Stanford's policies; I'm happy to be educated about them, but I don't know if they'd be applicable here.  

Sunil

  

> To: sunilramalingam at hotmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Say What
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:25:22 +0000
> 
> I am sorry if my comment was confusing.
> 
> I meant "athletic scholarships" that virtually provide a free education.
> 
> Stanford has higher standards for their student-athletes as compared to 
> their regular students.
> 
> You see what I'm saying, Sunil?
> 
> Tom Hansen
> 
> > 
> > So is there an eight-man college football league?  Or a half-court
> basketba> ll league, maybe three-a-side?
> > 
> > Why should the university set higher standards for those on athletic
> schola> rships than for regular students?
> > 
> >
> Sunil
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