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May 3, 2015
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Cougar8Duck
Yes, but they are all schools in shadows who want to be serious contenders.
Auburn is trying to get an advantage over Alabama, Ole Miss and Tennessee are teams with tradition and great fanbases who haven't been that great over the last while.
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BYU to pay $4500 for cost of attendance
mogelijk
5/3/15 3:48pm
What does this mean?
Mathew
5/3/15 3:50pm
this means that things just got a lot better for our football program!!!!
HarlemCoug
5/3/15 3:51pm
It is basically $4500 in spending money above the scholarship benefits
mogelijk
5/3/15 3:52pm
That is great news! This will indeed help BYU
Mathew
5/3/15 3:57pm
BM Troy Warner ASAP!
ldssdl
5/3/15 4:50pm
Seriously!
Mathew
5/3/15 5:56pm
Has Oregon said how much they'll pay?
Ebolarama
5/4/15 9:42am
Yes. Paying players on top of their scholarship I believe
TrueAndBlue
5/3/15 3:52pm
it also means you posted without reading the article.....
HarlemCoug
5/3/15 3:52pm
?
mogelijk
5/3/15 3:54pm
he posted and asked "what does this mean" when the post clearly explained it
HarlemCoug
5/3/15 3:59pm
Lol...alrighty then...
Mathew
5/3/15 4:00pm
Ah, sorry
mogelijk
5/3/15 4:00pm
lots of new Jordans worn on campus
Cougarealist
5/3/15 4:13pm
so true
ag4cougs
5/3/15 5:59pm
the car dealerships in provo are excited
franklyvulgar
5/3/15 11:21pm
FYI - the Yewts will pay $3,500. UT State will pay $3,700
HarlemCoug
5/3/15 3:54pm
Why the difference? Is there a formula?
boiseman92
5/3/15 3:55pm
Probably don't think they need to pay as much to attract athletes due to PAC-10.
byujacob
5/3/15 3:56pm
3 of the top 4 stipend $ are SEC schools
Utesplease
5/3/15 4:32pm
Yes, but they are all schools in shadows who want to be serious contenders.
Cougar8Duck
5/3/15 9:23pm
Kind of
BYUFam1
5/3/15 4:01pm
Apparently there are limits
mogelijk
5/3/15 4:10pm
I know it is voluntary and no school has to do it
BYUFam1
5/3/15 4:20pm
If you notice, I changed my post
mogelijk
5/3/15 4:26pm
Yeah - I already also responded to your other linking of that article
BYUFam1
5/3/15 4:37pm
The financial aid office publishes the numbers here:
BYUMizzou
5/3/15 5:09pm
It would be more funny if it wasn't for the fact that USU got theirs from
Cochise Cat
5/4/15 1:15am
"Utah to pay $4501 for cost of attendance."
slowhiteguy
5/3/15 3:55pm
Where did you get your info? The article states "The University of Utah
HarlemCoug
5/3/15 4:00pm
RE: Where did you get your info? The article states "The University of Utah
Crush4
5/3/15 4:04pm
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southernfriedcougar
5/3/15 4:14pm
RE: Where did you get your info? The article states "The University of Utah
southernfriedcougar
5/3/15 4:15pm
Has the NCAA reversed its bylaws that schools within a conference must pay the
Cougarpride
5/3/15 7:12pm
I thought it was just up to the conference on whether they would allow it to be
BYUFam1
5/3/15 7:28pm
The article certianly describes a major shfit from the original discussions
Cougarpride
5/3/15 7:45pm
Well played
dilbert
5/3/15 4:14pm
Why is it that hard to believe? We are one of only a few athletic programs in
thecelloguy
5/3/15 5:28pm
its exactly because we are one of the few programs that makes money that makes
cougarfann888
5/3/15 5:36pm
You have a point, but I think because we have the financial know how,
thecelloguy
5/3/15 5:46pm
The only way BYU would be able to keep up is if the church was willing to
swingcat
5/3/15 8:02pm
It isn't a "fraction"
mogelijk
5/3/15 9:38pm
BYU's athletic dept generated $60,124,000 last year
BYUMizzou
5/3/15 9:52pm
This is a little misunderstood.
WHO DEY
5/4/15 10:32am
Universities and their athletic departments are tax exempt entities. They don't
BYUMizzou
5/4/15 10:41am
From what I understand, there are some tax considerations in regards to
WHO DEY
5/4/15 12:28pm
Public Sector 101
panguitch
5/4/15 12:41pm
Interesting...
BYUFam1
5/3/15 3:57pm
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CougarForLife
5/3/15 4:02pm
Gotta say, if I had a kid at BYU & there was a tuition hike, I'd be pretty mad.
LeftOfNormal
5/3/15 3:57pm
What? Where is that coming from? Who says that's going to happen?
TrueAndBlue
5/3/15 4:00pm
BYU tuition is lower than all D1 schools in the state. That includes Weber & UVU
CougDogg-e-Dogg
5/3/15 4:01pm
BYU athletics has been spending $5 million less than they bring
mogelijk
5/3/15 4:04pm
no student at BYU should complain about tuition even if it went up 50%
rainorsnow
5/3/15 4:05pm
do you live in Utah? Didn't state leg. Approve state funds for usu's coa stipend
cougarfann888
5/3/15 4:15pm
heres the link state approved 1.5 million to cover usu stipends.
cougarfann888
5/3/15 4:23pm
USC only giving athletes 1,580. But they also have the 2nd highest cost per
Utesplease
5/3/15 4:31pm
BYU athletic department is completely self-sustaining. There won't be any
CalGTR
5/3/15 4:33pm
There would be no connection between the two. And --
lightmann
5/3/15 5:11pm
If BYU gives the option to put this money away in a fund, and once they GRADUATE
ocmyhome
5/3/15 5:12pm
Is this only for scholarship athletes or any player on the team?
Canusa
5/3/15 4:02pm
Scholarship only
mogelijk
5/3/15 4:05pm
From the 2nd page of the article
BYUFam1
5/3/15 4:08pm
The P5 are paying for full and part scholarships
Everymancoug
5/3/15 4:05pm
Higher than all p12 teams
CougarForLife
5/3/15 4:03pm
This is where dirt cheap tuition is a benefit
darkcoug
5/3/15 4:06pm
video game retailers rejoice!
BlueFrog
5/3/15 4:08pm
It may not sound like much $ but to a 17-18 year old
cougarfann888
5/3/15 4:12pm
$4500 sounds like a lot to almost any full time college student working
BYUFam1
5/3/15 4:24pm
Are there limits to what a school can spend? What's to keep some schools
boiseman92
5/3/15 4:15pm
The amount of money they make will limit them
SUAVO
5/3/15 4:20pm
There are limits
mogelijk
5/3/15 4:22pm
So, the article says Utah will spend 5000+?
SUAVO
5/3/15 4:31pm
No the article did the math from the financial aid sites
BYUFam1
5/3/15 4:38pm
Note that from that article where they display their calculations
BYUFam1
5/3/15 4:34pm
The article said it was an estimate of what the various schools COULD offer.
CalGTR
5/3/15 4:38pm
And even beyond the estimates - although the estimates were calculated from the
BYUFam1
5/3/15 4:41pm
I still cant believe Utah's fiscally "responsible" legislature approved money at
concolor couguar
5/3/15 4:51pm
Perhaps operating in the black provides some extra flexibility and leeway
ldssdl
5/3/15 4:31pm
BYU's strategy to be competitive with the P5: outbid them
Utesplease
5/3/15 4:47pm
Ironic considering the low amount they pay coaches and low cost
SUAVO
5/3/15 4:59pm
im not sure how raising tuition would = outbidding
Utesplease
5/3/15 5:23pm
not saying there is anything wrong with that
SUAVO
5/3/15 5:34pm
Grateful that BYU's BOT has a great vision. Significant investment will yield
Rocketman
5/3/15 7:55pm
Those questioning BYU commitment to athletics might reconsider. This seems BIG
BYUfan92
5/3/15 4:53pm
Talk about fishing for readers.
byufan08
5/3/15 4:58pm
So, the NCAA dictates how much BYU can pay, but doesn't help pay?
SUAVO
5/3/15 5:01pm
Great Q, not 100% sure, but I'm guessing yes.
byufan08
5/4/15 6:33am
NCAA pays scholarships, BYU pays COA
byufan08
5/4/15 6:34am
No, the US department of education dictates how much each school can pay
BYUMizzou
5/4/15 7:39am
3 Million a year that BYU is now spending. They wouldn't do this unless they
Blue for Life
5/3/15 5:41pm
It won't be $3 Million. Not every athlete gets $4,500. Read pg 2 of article.
rainorsnow
5/3/15 5:45pm
I wonder what this will do to schools struggling to stay a float?
steve3125
5/3/15 7:39pm
I also think it shows that the BOT has confidence in the donors. The BOT must
HarlemCoug
5/3/15 5:56pm
I'd rather spend 3 million dollars on good coaches.
COACHdrn
5/3/15 6:43pm
You can't possibly think that would be more effective...
HarlemCoug
5/3/15 6:54pm
It means I am no longer paying tithing
Medute
5/3/15 7:58pm
Where can I opt out of UT state taxes? Oh wait...
SLCougar
5/3/15 8:56pm
Tithing monies are never used to fund sports ever
steve3125
5/3/15 11:32pm
That really is unfortunate.
CougDogg-e-Dogg
5/3/15 11:51pm
I am sorry but I find this rather disgusting!!!
digitalayon
5/3/15 11:07pm
Yearly or per semester
steve3125
5/3/15 11:36pm
yearly
HarlemCoug
5/4/15 5:41am
This is what $4500 COA means:
panguitch
5/4/15 7:03am
Great explaination here and spot on
Heinz57
5/4/15 8:38am
Gag. College football has lost every ounce of purity it ever had.
BearsandBulls
5/4/15 11:28am
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