Looks like the number of foreign athletes taking scholarship money away from home grown kids has surged in recent years. 2/3rds are in Division I schools.
I wouldn't dream of accusing lazy coaches who don't recruit well of using "hired guns" from other countries to win championships. I'm sure they are only accepting foreign athletes for the altruistic good of helping to diversify the student body..... :-)
Influx of foreigners presents new challenges for NCAA
www.usatoday.com/.../2008-10-01-foreign-influx_N.htm
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Foreign athlete here who "stole" a scholarship from an American --
We had our swim workout at LMU this Sunday -Loyola Marymount is a private school in Los Angeles - I am guessing $30,000+ per year. They had the roster of the Men's and Women's tennis teams listed - of the 18 players 11 were foreign born. Not sure how many scholarships LMU tennis gives out - but I know that no European student would consider paying this much money for school - so I am guessing they all get full rides.
That just makes no sense to me - not sure what to do about it, but I said before, a cap in terms of scholarships could be a good start.
Foreign athlete here who "stole" a scholarship from an American --
We had our swim workout at LMU this Sunday -Loyola Marymount is a private school in Los Angeles - I am guessing $30,000+ per year. They had the roster of the Men's and Women's tennis teams listed - of the 18 players 11 were foreign born. Not sure how many scholarships LMU tennis gives out - but I know that no European student would consider paying this much money for school - so I am guessing they all get full rides.
That just makes no sense to me - not sure what to do about it, but I said before, a cap in terms of scholarships could be a good start.
