I said something earlier about awarding advanced degrees, so I will explain myself a little better.
I had a full football scholarship and finished with my degree.
I don't have any negatives feelings about it at all.
At no time do I ever feel like "I am owed something" or got "ripped off".
I made a deal and took that deal and enjoyed that deal and it was a good deal.
It was a great deal, so why even bring up getting something extra like more scholarship money to complete a masters degree?
Because I'm greedy just like the rest of you fucks!
OK, but seriously, I measured my goals against my ability to accomplish them and the yard stick told one story PERIOD :
Me = Football or bust
So while I don't deserve anything I would have liked to been able to negotiate for myself beyond what the NCAA currently allows.
I would have asked the school to measure how I performed under my football scholarship and see if extending my scholarship to complete a masters was laudatory.
Some players make All America, some players ride the bench, some show up to camp out of shape and get the boot. All scholarship performances are NOT equal so there lies the legitimacy of offering more to those who busted ass for 4 years and didn't just ride the scholarship out while loafing.