OT: March Madness Thread

[flyershockey]

The reason why the AD is one of the few people at the school that brings in money is because sports is one of the few revenue generating aspects of a school. Does it mean it brings in enough revenue to offset its expenses? Hell no. But is that AD bringing in more money than say your Schools French Department, Latin Deparment, Art History Department.. you bet your Behind.

Scholarships are an expense because its a displacement of a paying student. If there is a dorm where athletes live lets say 200 rooms for 400 athletes. Those 400 athletes can live there for free whereas if there were no scholarships 400 paying students would live there. That could be a difference in about 20 million dollars per year.

You really think it costs $50,000.00 per student athlete to house and feed them for a year?

 

[Jtown]

You really think it costs $50,000.00 per student athlete to house and feed them for a year?

for a private school at duke or georgetown that is the tuition. Tuition is one of the few revenue streams of the school and is not intended to reflect the cost of living at school and food, it reflects salary of teachers , maintenance salary, repairs, pretty much all costs of a school.

 

[flyershockey]

for a private school at duke or georgetown that is the tuition. Tuition is one of the few revenue streams of the school and is not intended to reflect the cost of living at school and food, it reflects salary of teachers , maintenance salary, repairs, pretty much all costs of a school.

You didn't say anything about tuition. Just housing. I can buy that number if we're including all the expenses of an athletic scholarship to a private university. It would still be much lower at most state schools.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Changes that should be made to the system IMO are:

Guaranteed scholarships (if you quit, you lose it but can remain if you get financial aid, but if you get cut or injured, you can remain with the scholarship)
Included in scholarship is housing on campus and dining plan
Allowing athletes to accept money or goods from outside sources for necessities (rent, food, fun, etc.)
Healthcare for injuries suffered while a student athlete (if not already available)

Other than that, leave it the way it is. Maybe some other stuff I missed but we don't need to be paying athletes, though I wouldn't be opposed to some small stipend for necessities, but nothing crazy.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Let's all just agree that today is the start of the best weekend of the year. Have my last final in a few minutes and then it's time to run home and sit on the couch in front of the new TV for hours on end.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I'm taking my World Cup Tour de Lose Money talents to NCAA basketball. I surprisingly made a lot of money during the World Cup betting on a sport I didn't know that much about. Now soccer has replaced my following of college basketball so I know not that much about basketball and more about soccer now.

So my first bet:

Notre Dame -8 and Iowa State -10 in a teaser.

 

[sa cyred]

Hey NU dont mess my brackets up please.

Thankss

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Hey NU dont mess my brackets up please.

Thankss

To go with this post, hey Iowa State do you want to get your head out of your ass?

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Some close games to kick off the day; hopefully at least one is an upset.

 

[FLYguy3911]

3 seeds are getting a run for their money today.

 

[Chinatown88]

Why did I trust in Iowa St.....

 

[flyershockey]

To go with this post, hey Iowa State do you want to get your head out of your ass?

Lirl. Sorry, man

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Lulz. Welp there goes my caring for the month. Think this is the second time in like three years my champion got knocked out in the first round.

 

[Chinatown88]

Lulz. Welp there goes my caring for the month. Think this is the second time in like three years my champion got knocked out in the first round.

I had them making the Sweet 16 after I decided that UAB couldn't beat them in the first round. Oh well.

 

[Karma]

I had Iowa State losing to Kentucky in the final. AHHHHHHH

 

[sa cyred]

To go with this post, hey Iowa State do you want to get your head out of your ass?

Checked all 25 brackets of mine.

SIGH

 

[Chinatown88]

Checked all 25 brackets of mine.

SIGH

25 brackets?

I lose my attention span after 2

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I think I pissed of a sports God sometime around New Years. I think it's because I bet on Canada to beat the U.S. in the WJC on New Years Eve. I don't think I've won a bet since and my champion going down in the first round confirms it.

 

[Sniped]

Why did I trust in Iowa St.....

Had them in my final 4.

 

[Karma]

Baylor just lost. Picked them as well. Two 3 seeds both from the Big 12 losing on the first day.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Well good start to my bracket, I had Baylor and Iowa St. in my sweet 16

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

What in the actual hell just happened with Baylor. Went from covering the 10 point spread to losing in the last two or so minutes.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

The three that Georgia St hit was so insane. Clearly no set play, nobody making momentum to the basket, just throw up a hail mary three. Straight back iron and down, craziness.

 

[King Forsberg]

This is outrageous.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

^

This is awesome. Love seeing minnows win a round or two.