Owen to Creighton

[mstrub]

But they do give “academic” scholarships.

Yeah, but most Ivy League schools are pretty stingy with those too. I don't think they provide greater academic scholarships to athletes, but most are committed to providing substantial aid to those who need it. So maybe Tadjo will end up there if he scored in the 99th percentile for the SATs and his family is low income. Or maybe some rich Penn alumni are willing to cover the costs of all student-athletes on the basketball team.

I knew a kid who played basketball at Brown before the NIL era and he didn't receive any financial support from the school for his education. He would have racked up a few hundred thousand dollars in student debt, but I believe his parents were wealthy and helped him out.

 

[ISUBryce]

These basketball only schools are gonna have an edge in the current NIL environment.

I’ve been saying this from the start. Yeah they make a whole lot less. But they can blow their whole budget on players.

There is a reason the Maryland coach will be at Villanova soon.

 

[amahawk]

Maybe the focus of schools should be to educate and not be money making sports entities. As a fan , I share the blame. It is time to diminish my focus on college sports, athletes, conferences and the hype surrounding them.

 

[littlez]

Ivy League schools do not give out athletic scholarships and Penn costs over $90k per year to attend. Unless they can find somebody to pay them significant NIL $ then I don't see anybody following Fran there.

They wouldn’t pay 90K a year. Cmon my man. While they don’t offer athletic scholarships they would not be paying for school.

 

[HawkLogic]

Maybe the focus of schools should be to educate and not be money making sports entities. As a fan , I share the blame. It is time to diminish my focus on college sports, athletes, conferences and the hype surrounding them.

I definitely lost my interest/love for college sports. While I continue to watch the Hawkeyes in Football and Basketball, I have cut back watching any other teams play, including the tournaments/bowls. The unlevel playing field, Iowa never really having a chance, and now the NIL/Portal excesses. Iowa was going to lose Dix and Freeman regardless of whether Fran stayed because those two guys understandably can't turn down pretty big money.

I don't mind players getting some cut of the revenue but there would need to be some legislation to set up some rules. I also don't like these Elite coach's making so much and job hop with no consequences---they've been doing well all along. I do like our new B-ball head coach and maybe Iowa can compete to some extent.

 

[mstrub]

They wouldn’t pay 90K a year. Cmon my man. While they don’t offer athletic scholarships they would not be paying for school.

Ivy League athletes absolutely pay for school. I know a kid who was a starter at Brown and he absolutely had to pay tuition, room and board, etc. Although this was before the NIL era, so maybe donors are covering that for players now.

 

[Stoopsbrother]

For you to go around saying Owen quit on the team and calling him a scumbag is appalling. I think he knows more about his surgery/ medical situation than you do. Just stop the name calling , it’s a really bad look.

 

[Randon]

I’ve wondered if any players will follow Fran to Penn. Obviously the Ivy League is a step down, basketball-wise; but as much as the players supposedly appreciated Fran, I could see some of them giving Penn a look. An Ivy League diploma might look nice for some of these guys.

You say "an Ivy League diploma might look nice for some of these guys" - sorry, can't stop laughing over that one!

 

[Kinnick 4 Prez]

True warrior.
That black tape job says it all.
Ya'll a bunch of haters.

 

[littlez]

Ivy League athletes absolutely pay for school. I know a kid who was a starter at Brown and he absolutely had to pay tuition, room and board, etc. Although this was before the NIL era, so maybe donors are covering that for players now.

Nobody, absolutely nobody at the Ivy league pays anywhere near full price. Harvard , Princeton, Yale have big enough endowments that actually if they wanted nobody would ever have to pay for school. If Fran wanted some of his Iowa guys and it was mutual I bet it would be almost zero cost.

 

[mstrub]

Nobody, absolutely nobody at the Ivy league pays anywhere near full price. Harvard , Princeton, Yale have big enough endowments that actually if they wanted nobody would ever have to pay for school. If Fran wanted some of his Iowa guys and it was mutual I bet it would be almost zero cost.

You clearly don't know anything about Ivy League schools and you could not be more wrong. I know many, many people who have paid full price to go to these schools. Their financial aid is entirely blinded to everything except family income. Doesn't matter if you are an athlete, scored perfectly on your SATs, or the kid of an influential person. If you don't demonstrate that you come from a middle class or poor family then you are absolutely paying full price.

 

[LukaDuka]

UMMMM, Does Interstate 80 go through Iowa City?

Close enough.

 

[omahawki]

True warrior.
That black tape job says it all.
Ya'll a bunch of haters.

I played receiver and cornerback in football and at 1 time had 4 jammed fingers mainly from the practice drills. Our db coach was a college QB and would point and fire the ball in that direction and you were expected to catch it. The joint on 2 of my fingers were swollen for months. My point is I had my fingers taped every day and played the whole season w/o missing a practice or game. I would never quit on my team or myself. Yes my pinky finger is still slightly jacked up today.

 

[TheRealHerky]

"This is where Some green paper with “In God We Trust” wanted me."

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[Ladell-hawk]

But they do give “academic” scholarships.

Right, they have had a lot of good players over the years. I think they find ways to cover athletes costs, for sure.

 

[Ladell-hawk]

I played receiver and cornerback in football and at 1 time had 4 jammed fingers mainly from the practice drills. Our db coach was a college QB and would point and fire the ball in that direction and you were expected to catch it. The joint on 2 of my fingers were swollen for months. My point is I had my fingers taped every day and played the whole season w/o missing a practice or game. I would never quit on my team or myself. Yes my pinky finger is still slightly jacked up today.

I don’t think what he said is a bad look.

That picture of Owen by himself in the locker room post game…that was a bad look…

I think it’s silly how some here can see a photograph and concoct a story to fit your narrative.

 

[Frosty7130]

I think it’s silly how some here can see a photograph and concoct a story to fit your narrative.

It's not concocted.

 

[Kinnick 4 Prez]

I played receiver and cornerback in football and at 1 time had 4 jammed fingers mainly from the practice drills. Our db coach was a college QB and would point and fire the ball in that direction and you were expected to catch it. The joint on 2 of my fingers were swollen for months. My point is I had my fingers taped every day and played the whole season w/o missing a practice or game. I would never quit on my team or myself. Yes my pinky finger is still slightly jacked up today.

Gutsy!