NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

[run&blade]

Article on Waterloo courier website.

That arms race didn't take long to heat up.

[vbfan19]

Re: NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

I really wish that the FCS (or at least the FCS conferences) would adopt a rule against CoA stipends for football. All other sports, fine. But the whole point of having a FCS/I-AA subdivision is cost containment, and allowing CoA stipends pretty much goes against that.

I'd rather see an even playing field across the subdivision in that regard.

[otter]

Re: NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

For the lazy.

http://wcfcourier.com/sports/college...26b105039.html

Can't say this is a surprise....bigger question is if UNI will follow the same course.

[95UNIGRAD]

Re: NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

I really wish that the FCS (or at least the FCS conferences) would adopt a rule against CoA stipends for football. All other sports, fine. But the whole point of having a FCS/I-AA subdivision is cost containment, and allowing CoA stipends pretty much goes against that.

I'd rather see an even playing field across the subdivision in that regard.

Agree completely. If a school is in a position to start doing that, they need to be going FBS.

[otter]

Re: NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

Agree completely. If a school is in a position to start doing that, they need to be going FBS.

Cue count down to announcement that NDSU will be joining an FBS conference.....

[Panther'73]

Re: NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

I really wish that the FCS (or at least the FCS conferences) would adopt a rule against CoA stipends for football. All other sports, fine. But the whole point of having a FCS/I-AA subdivision is cost containment, and allowing CoA stipends pretty much goes against that.

I'd rather see an even playing field across the subdivision in that regard.

Agree. NDSU is the "Iowa" of ND, they have in-state tuition reciprocity with several states and now CoA. Big advantages...

[06panther10]

NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

UNI has absolutely no choice but to adopt COA for football now, if we want to be serious about contending for conference and national championships.

Time to dig deeper and find even more funding.

[Panther'73]

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UNI has absolutely no choice but to adopt COA for football now, if we want to be serious about contending for conference and national championships.

Time to dig deeper and find even more funding.

WBB gave up their 13th scholarship to use toward their CoA

[BCPanther]

Re: NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

UNI has absolutely no choice but to adopt COA for football now, if we want to be serious about contending for conference and national championships.

Time to dig deeper and find even more funding.

I don't know where you find it. If you give it to football and their ~57 scholarships you're going to have to give it to the same number of female athletes. Where are we going to find an extra $400k on top of the $150k we already are having to chase down??

[Born-a-Panther]

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This is just not great news at all. We're already digging deeper than deep. The challenges to our budget issues just got a lot bigger. Again.

[hoopfan]

Re: NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

I don't know where you find it. If you give it to football and their ~57 scholarships you're going to have to give it to the same number of female athletes. Where are we going to find an extra $400k on top of the $150k we already are having to chase down??

Hire more faculty. They are what bring all the students to UNI. (End Sarcasm)

[otter]

Re: NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

Apparently its simple as creating a donation website:

"NDSU Athletics is launching a new donor website, NDSUAthleticFund.com, that will allow alumni, fans, community members and other Bison supporters within North Dakota and across the country to continue the tradition of success through their financial support."

[06panther10]

Idk where, but it has to be done, period. I would hope that this immediately becomes priority #1 for TD and the athletic department.

You cant sit there and tell the football program to go out and compete for championships or recruit when they aren't even on level footing with a conference peer.

If football is to remain important and/or relevant at UNI, this is a necessity in my mind.

[lakesbison]

Re: NDSU going to start giving stipends in all sports

just a 1st step before they announce that they will be exploring a FBS move. (even though they need to get an actual invite first )


and for OTTER:

the first 3 years of NDSU COA was paid by "anonymous donors donating 50% of it" the fund will help round out the other 50% which should be about $400k-$500k

[UNIDebo]

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How many FCS school will be willing / able to do this? A small hand full I would guess.

Boot them out of the conference make them go FBS independent and call it good.