Just because it happens all the times doesn't make it right. People are murdered all the time, so that makes it ok? Companies hide side effects of drugs all the time, so that makes it ok, because it's a business.
Until papers are signed, nothing is final. Quite a big difference between pulling a scholarship and murder. I don't think a coach should have to take a worse player just because a some form of a scholarship was offered 8 months ago. Unless you're talking about changing the way signing works, this will remain my opinion.
If they knew they were going to pull it since November, why didnt they do it then?
As long as Michigan is fine, fuck the kids. They don't matter anyways.
Well since this is "a business deal" then you are on the side of paying these kids an extra 30-40k a year, right?
No, their payment is a $200,000 free education at UM. Simply not having student loans is a massive leg up for anyone graduating college these days.
But it's just a business and in business, employees get paid. They aren't there for school, they are they to get paid.
Wait if you ever have a son and he's all set to finalize his college plans that he's had confirmed for almost a year and then in mid-late January he gets the rug pulled out from under him. I'm guaranteeing you aren't talking to your son about "Well it's only fair, son, that the coach just found someone better, so I guess you'll just have to find somewhere else to go." These are kids lives, and he's a scum for waiting this long only to screw them over.
So make them pay for college and give them 30K a year.....so they're out -$10,000/year....I like it!
Nope, education is just a fringe benefit of that business.
Nothing is confirmed. Nothing is signed. They have informal, verbal, commitments. That's why signing day is in Feb and not July. These kids signing in Feb. have 5 months until they report to school, plenty of time to alter any plans. It's not like they're reporting Feb. 4th. I don't think any coach should keep a be bound to keep a scholarship offer just because they don't want to disappoint a kid prior to signing day. I want my coach to try and get the best players possible to sign. If that means pulling scholarships to kids you think didn't work hard enough their senior year, so be it. They'll just have to go to one of the other Div 1 schools offering them. It's not like Michigan was their only offer and now they're out on the street. I do have a problem doing it this close to signing day, but my issue with it is not as big as my issue with over signing and cutting players once signed. That has a dramatic impact on their playing career.
I'm fine with removing all athletic scholarships and making them pay for it themselves. I don't think they should get paid and be on academic scholarship.
Why not pay them? How many companies pay their employees literally next to nothing for full time work?
What about a $200,000 scholarship + food + housing + spending money is not pay?
Nope, it's a business. They need to be paid. If you are going to treat them as meaningless employees, like you want to, then need to be compensated better. Especially since Harbaugh might make up a reason to pull the scholarship any time any year.
They're not meaningless employees. These kids have no affiliation to the University until they sign a letter of intent. Once they do sign with us, they get housing, food, spending money and a $200,000 education. Since these are binding contracts, the scholarships are good no matter what Harbaugh does after that.
