How many guys from other countries does it take to win a National Championship?
Good thing they all attended classes on campus the entire year..... :-)
Makes everyone feel proud to see the American Record holder on the 4th place podium.
The math is very simple
Team rosters are limited
Capping the number of foreign swimmers on a college team = more US swimmers on that team = more possibilites to develop potential Olympic swimmers for the US.
Yes, very simple...but colleges are simply not in the business of developing US Olympic talent. That's the USAS's/USOC's job.
Why should a university feel obliged to do their job for them? What is in it for them, other than the mushy feel-good stuff that Mr Neg is talking about?
Give a convincing answer to that to the NCAA, ADs, and university presidents and you may get the cap that you desire.
Being an educator myself, and perhaps foolishly believing that to be the main business of universities, I would love it if the argument were put in those terms.
My cynical side says that any argument that persuasively shows a benefit to the bottom line will work too.
The math is very simple
Team rosters are limited
Capping the number of foreign swimmers on a college team = more US swimmers on that team = more possibilites to develop potential Olympic swimmers for the US.
Yes, very simple...but colleges are simply not in the business of developing US Olympic talent. That's the USAS's/USOC's job.
Why should a university feel obliged to do their job for them? What is in it for them, other than the mushy feel-good stuff that Mr Neg is talking about?
Give a convincing answer to that to the NCAA, ADs, and university presidents and you may get the cap that you desire.
Being an educator myself, and perhaps foolishly believing that to be the main business of universities, I would love it if the argument were put in those terms.
My cynical side says that any argument that persuasively shows a benefit to the bottom line will work too.
