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$126,935 is the average annual cost of a Student-Athlete at Alabama.

Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:50 am
Posted by GIbson05
Member since Feb 2009
4301 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:50 am
Just got an email from the Crimson Tide Foundation asking for more donations. In the email it shows how much it cost for a student-athlete.

This includes Scholarship, travel expenses, athletic facilities, equipment, nutritional expenses, and general operating expenses.
It doesn't include coaches salaries.

If this is the average of all student athletes then you can assume the football player cost would be way above that average.

Just thought it was interesting to see an actual number put out on what a scholarship is worth. ~$500,000 over 4 years.



*Insert joke about Alabama's scholarships being worth more than everyone else's.
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 10:58 am
Posted by NFLSU
Screwston, Texas
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:52 am to
Marrying your sister...priceless.
Posted by BranchDawg
Flowery Branch
Member since Nov 2013
9873 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:52 am to
HAH! Hugh Freeze paid about 300k

I didn't know Bama was cheap.
Posted by TigerOnTheMountain
Higher Elevation
Member since Oct 2014
41773 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:55 am to
$500k for the football players, maybe. Email them back and ask what the costs of the women’s swim team are.
Posted by bamasgot13
Birmingham
Member since Feb 2010
13619 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:56 am to
this is why i don't put any stock into the whole "athletes are exploited and deserve to be paid" argument.

they SHOULD leave college with zero debt, a degree, connections the average student could only dream about, and having spent 4 years showing potential employers in their dream field what they are capable of with exposure that you simply can't put a price on.
Posted by rockiee
Sugar Land, TX
Member since Jan 2015
28540 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:57 am to
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If this is the average of all student athletes


I seriously doubt that
Posted by BIGJLAW
Member since Mar 2013
8513 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:57 am to
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Marrying your sister...priceless.


They still letting you do thin in LA.
Posted by I Bleed Garnet
Cullman, AL
Member since Jul 2011
54846 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:59 am to
quote:

his is why i don't put any stock into the whole "athletes are exploited and deserve to be paid" argument.

they SHOULD leave college with zero debt,


This is probably true for only football and basketball players.

Any other Men's sport doesn't get a full ride scholarship. So Unless they get other scholarships, or parents can help pay, they will be leaving college with student loan debt
Posted by GIbson05
Member since Feb 2009
4301 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:01 am to
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I seriously doubt that

Tuition, room, board, books for an out of state student at Alabama is ~$45,000 a year. Don't think they get an extra $80k worth of stuff when you think of all the travel they go on, special facilities, equipment, ect.. I could see it adding up easily.
Posted by Lsuchs
Member since Apr 2013
8073 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:03 am to
And your Athletic Department makes ~130,000 per student athlete.

Y’all are in the green, like most in the SEC but not most nationally. Any extra money only helps though, feel free to donate but y’all arent hurting
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 10:05 am
Posted by rockiee
Sugar Land, TX
Member since Jan 2015
28540 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:04 am to
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Don't think they get an extra $80k worth of stuff when you think of all the travel they go on, special facilities, equipment, ect.. I could see it adding up easily.


Not when you are including every student athlete. I think you are probably right when it comes to the football players. You also have to keep in mind who is sending you this. I don't think it would be odd for them to embellish the numbers when asking for donations.
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
50255 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:05 am to
quote:

this is why i don't put any stock into the whole "athletes are exploited and deserve to be paid" argument.

they SHOULD leave college with zero debt, a degree, connections the average student could only dream about, and having spent 4 years showing potential employers in their dream field what they are capable of with exposure that you simply can't put a price on.


Posted by MIZ_COU
I'm right here
Member since Oct 2013
13771 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:29 am to
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this is why i don't put any stock into the whole "athletes are exploited and deserve to be paid" argument.

Not that they have to be paid, but that they can be. Don't make a rule that prevents people from getting their market value.

Don't you believe in freedom and the free market?

Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
12364 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:32 am to
quote:

his is probably true for only football and basketball players.

Any other Men's sport doesn't get a full ride scholarship. So Unless they get other scholarships, or parents can help pay, they will be leaving college with student loan debt


They also won't be part of a team providing a profitable revenue stream for the school.
Posted by ConwayGamecock
South Carolina
Member since Jan 2012
9121 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:38 am to
How much does a Dodge Charger cost these days??
Posted by Razor Dawg
Decatur
Member since Dec 2017
707 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:45 am to
quote:

facilities


What exactly does this mean?Dormitories?Practice facilities?
Weight room?Academic centers for athletes?

Sorry,the screwiest "accounting" In the world is done by college athletic depts.
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 10:49 am
Posted by I Bleed Garnet
Cullman, AL
Member since Jul 2011
54846 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:54 am to
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They also won't be part of a team providing a profitable revenue stream for the school.



Agreed

Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2009
25901 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:11 am to
That is typical of how Universities are padding the books to justify tuition hikes.

Does it cost $45K per year to educate one student ? Most of the infrastructure has been paid for years by generations of taxpayers.
How much of the facilities are paid by ticket holders, TV revenue and Conference payouts ?
They keep asking because they know people will keep giving.
Posted by JCdawg
Member since Sep 2014
8082 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:23 am to
One thing I wish student athletes should be able to do is major in football or basketball and let their meetings and practices count as coursework because that is why most of them are there in the first place. It makes no sense why some of these kids who are academically inept or aren't willing have to take up space in college classes they don't want to be in.
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 11:25 am
Posted by bamasgot13
Birmingham
Member since Feb 2010
13619 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:25 am to
quote:

Not that they have to be paid, but that they can be. Don't make a rule that prevents people from getting their market value.

Don't you believe in freedom and the free market?


I absolutely believe in free market (it's where I earn my living). That said, who determines the players' value? The highest bidder or the NCAA? If it's NCAA, how do they determine value of one player over another? If it is highest bidder, then the margin between the "haves" and the "have nots" will grow even larger.
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