Maryland-to-offer-lifetime-scholarships-for-all-athletes

By: gtofever on August 20, 2014, 6:56 PM | 13 comments

Maryland-to-offer-lifetime-scholarships-for-all-athletes

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Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 11 years 10 months #

Guaranteed scholarship, meaning guaranteed degree without debt

Yet, it still won't be enough and the kids will still demand to get paid.

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bar1990's picture bar1990
ATLIEN
| 11 years 10 months # ^

Guaranteed scholarship, meaning guaranteed degree without debt

Yet, it still won't be enough and the kids will still demand to get paid.

They haven't exactly 'demanded' it yet. More like request. Not like they're on strike.

HokieBlitz's picture HokieBlitz | 11 years 10 months #

Nice gesture but can UMD afford it ? At some point they wanted to shut down some of their athletic departments.

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Hokieknightfx2's picture Hokieknightfx2 | 11 years 10 months #

Yeah, didn't they just pay a $hitload of $$$ to get out of the ACC?

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HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
| 11 years 10 months # ^

Technically no, they didn't pay the ACC anything. The ACC just withheld the last two years of payments to Maryland.

avtfan's picture avtfan
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| 11 years 10 months #

I read "The Maryland Way...." and stopped reading

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krak_t's picture krak_t | 11 years 10 months #

So is Maryland basically saying it's going to take their student athletes the next 40 to 60 years to complete a degree in basic crab-basket repair?

Hokieknightfx2's picture Hokieknightfx2 | 11 years 10 months # ^

Good question. Let's ask our ACC resident expert. What do you think, Scrong?
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Jander75's picture Jander75 | 11 years 10 months #

Nice gesture by the turtles, should be something that is offered nation wide. These kids kill themselves on the field for our entertainment and less that 5% make it to the pro's so that college degree with no debt is definitely worth something to them in the long run.

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vtnerf's picture vtnerf
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| 11 years 10 months # ^

As much as I rail on them for some of the silly decisions, this is a true positive. They refused to fire Fridge because they wouldn't pay for the buyout. They cut sports because of budget (despite building a brand spanking new basketball arena, then renovated Cole!) They rolled out of the ACC for the B1G because of money. It's refreshing to see them do this for all the athletes showing up on campus there. At least the volleyball player will be able to get a degree while the football team is getting pummeled.

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MV Net 2011's picture MV Net 2011 | 11 years 10 months #

I'm picturing a Van Wilder-type former athlete that keeps taking classes for years after his eligibility expires...

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vtfly's picture vtfly | 11 years 10 months # ^

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AMB4VT's picture AMB4VT | 11 years 10 months # ^

They're called Doctors. (I couldn't resist)

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