re: Congrats to Vanderbilt.

Understand what you are saying twk but my point is that without Opportunity VU, the school is at a huge disadvantage. Those who complain about the program appear to be ok with the program being at that disadvantage as opposed to a more level playing field that was created with the implementation of the financial aid program.

Personally, I would LOVE for the sport to be fully funded.

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Vandy baseball would be about as successful as Vandy basketball--they'd have their moments, but they wouldn't be quite the Omaha regular that they are now.

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Maybe...but Corbin is also one of the top 5 coaches in the country, right? Maybe some would argue he's only top 10. When has Vanderbilt basketball ever had that? I think it would be really interesting to see what impact going to 18 or 20 scholarships would have. I think it should happen, too, but I also think the NCAA should look at the men's soccer number. In soccer, you only get 9 scholarship equivalents, so you can't even field a starting roster of full ride guys if you wanted to do so.

Note: Vandy was the #1 overall seed in 2007, two school years before the start of the financial aid program people see as a massive advantage. The NCAA didn't even tweak the rules until 2011 to where that financial aid program could be applied to athletes. That was about 5 months after Vandy finished 3rd in Omaha as the #6 national seed. Those finishes are already ahead of whatever the basketball team has ever done.

Taken directly from TAMU’s financial aid website.

“In fact, last year on average, a student with a family income under $40,000 had an out-of-pocket cost of approximately $8,485, and a student with a family income between $40,000 and $80,000 had an out-of-pocket cost of approximately $10,942.”

GTFO with this “advantage” crap.

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But your coaches and admin don't because a level field would sink the anchor

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Oh God you are RIGHT! Nevermind.