Re: Entertainment or Support

[BBATES825]

Thanks to Zimpf and the bot, we may already be a MAC school.

Bill Bates
Bearcat Boxers
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Milford, OH 45150
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----- Original Message -----

From: address@hidden

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2005 5:21 pm

Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Entertainment or Support

> Consider the athletes, all of them, in non revenue sports. Many 
> of them compete in sports where only top rated athletic schools 
> offer full and partial scholarships in those sports. IF UC is to 
> be part of that tier of schools they need to offer those 
> scholarships. Otherwise UC becomes a MAC school for all intents 
> and purposes. 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Myles Berling" address@hidden 
> Sent: 12/04/2005 08:17 PM 
> To: <address@hidden> 
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Entertainment or Support 
> 
> I would buy that argument if they had not other scholarship 
> offers. But I 
> doubt UC was the only school to offer aid to any of the athletes 
> at UC. 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <address@hidden> 
> To: "bbforum" <address@hidden> 
> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 11:35 AM 
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Entertainment or Support 
> 
> 
> > The student athletes care. The money in UCATS goes directly to 
> them. Less 
> > money in UCATS means less available scholarships. To those student 
> athletes 
> > in less high profile sports it means quite a bit. It means the 
> difference> between having a scholarship or paying for school 
> themselves. I can 
> imagine 
> > that more than just accountants can undertand that. 
> > 
> > ------Original Message------ 
> > From: Dan Marshall 
> > To: bbforum 
> > ReplyTo: bbforum 
> > Sent: Dec 3, 2005 4:29 PM 
> > Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Entertainment or Support 
> > 
> > who cares where the accountants say it comes from... it comes 
> from the 
> > athletic department. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > From: old school [mailto:address@hidden 
> > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 5:24 PM 
> > To: address@hidden 
> > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Entertainment or Support 
> > 
> > I seriously doubt any UCATS money was taken out to pay for the 
> buy-out, 
> > but I do know that money from within the AD budget that was not 
> markedfor 
> > BB use and was intended for other things (facilities, sports, 
> necessities)> was used to pay for the buy-out. I'll be interested 
> to see if this lawsuit 
> > brought forth by the rowing team makes it to court and if the 
> athletic> department has to open their books to the judge. 
> > 
> > 
> > On 12/2/05, address@hidden <address@hidden> wrote: 
> > Dan, I do not know what your source is for assuming that UCATS 
> money is 
> > going toward the payment of Huggin's buyout. But to be sure 
> that my 
> > response is documented and authenticated, I sent an email to the 
> > Foundation to request an explanation of the use of UCATS 
> donations. The 
> > response was clear, funds are used "completely toward athletic 
> > scholarships – nothing else," 
> > 
> > I also think that for the Foundation to do anything else with 
> the funds 
> > could put their status as a 501(c)(3) organization at risk with 
> the IRS. 
> > 
> > We should not forget that not all sports have full scholarships 
> available> to all members of a team. Baseball (not sure about UC) 
> usually has a 
> > limited number to spread around. My original point was that I 
> hope that 
> my 
> > donated share may work its way down to someone who otherwise 
> would not 
> > have benefited. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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