[Farm93]

I know magically having space to give a few walk-ons scholarships can raise questions.  Still, that is far better than the SEC way.  In the SEC the approach seems to be to tell far too many H.S. kids that they will be on the team.  Then if too many are willing they tell some of the others to go to a JC for a while.  Those kids missed the cycle to play at others schools, so they have very little choice.  Or worse yet, many SEC schools find some underperforming current roster kid and tell him to take a hike.

I like the happier system that rewards the hardest working walk-ons.

FWIW, the NCAA really should make the scholarship a four year deal.  This would not change things for Stanford, but it is just the right thing to do IMHO.

[Farm93]

I know magically having space to give a few walk-ons scholarships can raise questions.  Still, that is far better than the SEC way.  In the SEC the approach seems to be to tell far too many H.S. kids that they will be on the team.  Then if too many are willing they tell some of the others to go to a JC for a while.  Those kids missed the cycle to play at others schools, so they have very little choice.  Or worse yet, many SEC schools find some underperforming current roster kid and tell him to take a hike.

I like the happier system that rewards the hardest working walk-ons.

FWIW, the NCAA really should make the scholarship a four year deal.  This would not change things for Stanford, but it is just the right thing to do IMHO.