Why should "the school" fund them?
(maybe I need clarification on what that means)
Not much academic merit aid is available these days (certainly not at a place like VT anyway)...and much of what is available is donor-funded. Athletic scholarships should be different?
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WVU just approved a $125.00 per semester fee
-- Big12 guy
Jun 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM ET
Big12 guy
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06/16/25 10:23 AM ET
Whenever prices go up, it sucks for the consumer. But in this case, it is
-- Maroon Baboon
Jun 16, 2025 at 01:57 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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06/16/25 01:57 PM ET
Count me in as one of these examples. I could have stayed in-state
-- HouClone
Jun 16, 2025 at 02:18 PM ET
HouClone
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06/16/25 02:18 PM ET
VT is increasing student fees to the tune of about $9-$10M annually.
-- hokieZ71
Jun 16, 2025 at 01:32 PM ET
hokieZ71
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06/16/25 01:32 PM ET
The students are getting screwed big time.**
-- VPI 1924
Jun 16, 2025 at 05:32 PM ET
VPI 1924
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06/16/25 05:32 PM ET
The ones at JMU paying triple for the Sun Belt Conference are
-- hokieZ71
Jun 16, 2025 at 07:27 PM ET
hokieZ71
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06/16/25 07:27 PM ET
Why should "the school" fund them?
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-- Pylons
Jun 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM ET
Pylons
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06/16/25 12:17 PM ET
I'm all for athletes being more student than they currently are,
-- Pylons
Jun 16, 2025 at 01:52 PM ET
Pylons
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06/16/25 01:52 PM ET
Enrollment would decrease without big time athletics**
-- HouClone
Jun 16, 2025 at 01:13 PM ET
HouClone
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06/16/25 01:13 PM ET
The academic's future may be a completely independent issue from athletic's
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/18/25 12:58 PM ET
VT hasn't had big time football for decades and does ok:-)
-- VT757to276
Jun 16, 2025 at 01:28 PM ET
VT757to276
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06/16/25 01:28 PM ET