01-31-2013, 04:22 AM
(Putting in tables is a bit of a pain, but it also quickly chews up characters toward the 8000 character limit. Things like right justifying columns is really expensive in characters. For the stats I generate, I added code to generate a version with the tabular encoding for the Cardboard.)
Regarding Ruef: I went to an elite school as an undergrad that wasn't (and isn't) allowed to have athletic scholarships, yet many of us competed in sports (for me, 2-3 hrs of workout from before school started in the fall until late March, plus what I did in the summers). If Ruef wants to play basketball, I hope that's up to her and her finances. I'm sure there are numerous students at Stanford and similar schools that either finance their education themselves or with the help of family. I believe Stanford can still pay certain direct expenses (uniforms, airfare to games, hotels). Certainly when I was in grad school, I was employed by that school as a research assistant, which more than covered my (at that school, less) tuition. Of course Stanford would want to be very careful to make sure there is no question that she is treated differently than others. That will be difficult because she will have a full load with classes & basketball from December to March or April, but the great thing about RA is that your RA work is part of your education.
And, if it doesn't work out for Stanford, then I hope she can find another school where she can play her last year of eligibility, and that the NCAA allows this. Who knows, maybe she could get a scholarship that way.
This brings up a strategy for multi-sport, quality students, that go to schools with athletic scholarships. Play one sport as an undergrad and plan on playing the other as a grad student. I don't know if Kristin Folkl went to grad school, but it might have been a way she could have played both sports without the overlap of seasons.
I don't know if the NCAA has any rules against this. Imagine if a Folkl-style player was considering Stanford. Could Stanford offer a scholarship in, say, VB during her undergrad days (assuming she meets admissions) with a possibility (or even a promise?) of a scholarship to play BB during grad school (assuming she meets admissions for that)?
Regarding Ruef: I went to an elite school as an undergrad that wasn't (and isn't) allowed to have athletic scholarships, yet many of us competed in sports (for me, 2-3 hrs of workout from before school started in the fall until late March, plus what I did in the summers). If Ruef wants to play basketball, I hope that's up to her and her finances. I'm sure there are numerous students at Stanford and similar schools that either finance their education themselves or with the help of family. I believe Stanford can still pay certain direct expenses (uniforms, airfare to games, hotels). Certainly when I was in grad school, I was employed by that school as a research assistant, which more than covered my (at that school, less) tuition. Of course Stanford would want to be very careful to make sure there is no question that she is treated differently than others. That will be difficult because she will have a full load with classes & basketball from December to March or April, but the great thing about RA is that your RA work is part of your education.
And, if it doesn't work out for Stanford, then I hope she can find another school where she can play her last year of eligibility, and that the NCAA allows this. Who knows, maybe she could get a scholarship that way.
This brings up a strategy for multi-sport, quality students, that go to schools with athletic scholarships. Play one sport as an undergrad and plan on playing the other as a grad student. I don't know if Kristin Folkl went to grad school, but it might have been a way she could have played both sports without the overlap of seasons.
I don't know if the NCAA has any rules against this. Imagine if a Folkl-style player was considering Stanford. Could Stanford offer a scholarship in, say, VB during her undergrad days (assuming she meets admissions) with a possibility (or even a promise?) of a scholarship to play BB during grad school (assuming she meets admissions for that)?