Hadn't seen this posted yet: Texas Football and Institutional Control. I especially loved this quote:
Each and every one of those situations was because the NCAA rules mandate such differences (I had to pay for my meals at the dining hall, for instance). Before any of the new players in my walk-on class could even use the weight room, we had to spend several hours (part of what would be an annual ritual) with the good folks from our NCAA Compliance Office. I probably could have saved those good folks some time by just bringing them my 30 something page FBI questionnaire that I had to keep current for my Military Security Clearance. To say that the questions were invasive would be an understatement. __________________________________________________ I didnt realize walk-ons had to pay for the team meals. well, that makes these other programs look even worse.