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Orange_Power_T writes:

in response to packagestore:

DEMDHC ... points you made well taken.
I may be to close to the parent/student side to see objectively.

The idea of an athlete being required to repay the school/athletic dept. if they leave early is interesting. If the four year athletic scholarship becomes the rule, I can see this being considered but never implemented. Can you fathom the cost to repay Notre Dame, Vanderbilt etc... this would put them at such a disadvantage the presidents would never approve IMO.

Funny, I don't see anyone piling on the government when a student leaves school early and the government garnishes their wages for student loans. A case in point, I know of a young lady who quit school early to help support her mother. She was voluntarily repaying her student loan at 15% of her wages, yet that wasn't good enough for them. They garnished her wages and started taking 60%...that's right...60% of her wages for repayment of student loans. Don't expect me to get teary eyed if an athlete who breaks team rules or doesn't try to earn their scholly and expects it to be a four year gimme.

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