Great article and how true it is. I have always said the same thing. Title IX is a double edged sword. Great for women sports and has opened up many opportunities for women sports. It has 100% discriminated against baseball. How is it fair for D1 baseball teams to be given only 11.7 scholarships when it requires a 30 man roster to play. Basketball and Softball teams are given the same amount when it requires only 15 or so to fill a roster. ( fewer in Basketball). I agree with the amount of scholarships with softball and basketball I just think they need to up the scholarships in baseball because of the amount of roster spots needed to fill a team.

Great article from Ron Polk. I followed Brad Corley, from Louisville PRP, when he went to Mississippi State. I had heard that a reason that he went to Mississippi State and not the University of Kentucky was that he got more money there. I believe that Corley is a very good student as well. Schools can blend in academic aid if the player is a good student. And yes, I could understand if baseball scholarships were strictly related to athletic budgets and the produced revenue of that sport; but there are too many examples to the contrary. By the way, I believe that Mississippi State’s average paid attendance for home games is around 5000. They were the first school that I am familiar with that offered live streaming video on the computer of all home games.

Coach Polk, has an excellent book about Baseball.

Coach Polk, has an excellent book about Baseball.

 

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Great article.