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and BETSY MAHON
Daily Sports Analysis
(First of a Series)
Much has been said and un-
said about the figure known as
"the scholarship athlete." He
is a hero to some; a jock to
others. Others consider him just
another body out on the field
or an object which infrequently
takes up space in a classroom,
complete with varsity jacket
slung over his brawny shoulders.
He is the central character in
the Athletic Department's me-
thod of appeasing and at the
same time exploiting the masses,
hungry for some form of vi-
carious thrill and entertain-
ment. He is pampered, given a
free ride, expected to produce
on the field, not in the class-
room, and if he's lucky, or has
enough tutors, he'll get through
only a couple of hours short of
a degree in physical education.
Inherent in all these stereo-
types is the lack of humanity of
the groups being categorized.
Upon investigation, however,
the stereotype doesn't hold; sev-
eral representatives of the herd,
contrary to popular belief, emit
intelligible sounds which present
a good assessment of their status
on the Michigan campus.
The basic facts of life for a

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scholarship athlete are: he must
carry the same 2.0 average that
the normal student does; he
has four years of eligibility from
the date of matriculation; his
scholarship is a one-year renew-
able type and is not automatic-
ally given for four years; h i s
scholarship is subject to the
same restrictions as the Uni-
versity places on academic ones.
Michigan's rules are in c o n-
trast to the NCAA rule which
allows an athlete to compete
with a 1.6 average and the Big
Ten which demands a progres-
sion from a 1.7 as a freshman,
1.8 sophomore year, to a 1.9
as a junior, with hopes that the
athlete will graduate with a 2.0.
Despite the more stringent aca-
demic requirements, Michigan
leads the Big Ten in number of
tendered athletes who earn de-
grees. Academic Counselor Rick
Bay provides these figures, "Of
our tendered athletes, 72 per
cent graduate within four years
of matriculation. We estimate
that eventually 90 per cent will
receive degrees."
The NCAA also allows an ath-
lete on tender five years of
eligibility from the date of
matriculation. The Big Ten and
Michigan revise this rule to four
years except in cases of injury.
The Big Ten allows 70 schol-
arships per academic year for
all sports: 30 for football, six
basketball, and the remaining 34
are an institutional matter. The
NCAA, however, places no limit
on the number of tenders and
thus at some schools in other

"They're exploiting us as much as we're
exploiting them. We're getting as much asthey
can give you. Each side is looking out for their
own future." - A junior hockey player on be-
ing a tendered athlete.

conferences, as many as 45 for
football are handed out per year.
The Athletic Department
makes approximately two and
one-half million dollars each
year with football providing
most of the revenue. Basketball
and hockey usually make enough
money to cover their scholar-
ship costs.
Athletic Director Don Canham
explains, "Football carries every-
thing. The Athletic Department
spends 1.7 million dollars per
year and one million of this is
on non-athletic items such as

on campus, too, and they can't
isolate themselves from the
world outside athletics."
He continues regarding re-
strictions, "Long hair is a hind-
rance in movements. Since gym-
nastics is based on poise, flying
hair doesn't look good to judges.
Freedom of expression is with-
in their (the athletes') prero-
gative ,but I'd rather they not
get too involved. But it's up
to them."
Hockey coach Al Renfrew giv-
en his views on granting a tend-
er, "A kid may not measure up

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utilities, maintenance of t h e
athletic complex including the
IM Building and the Womens'
Physical Education and Club
Sports facilities. The money for
our scholarships outside of the
major sports is governed by the
amount of fundswe are able to
raise from alumni."
This is the basic context gov-
erning the granting of tenders
and the goals of tendering ath-
letes. Faced with a limited
amount of tenders to be giv-
en, coaches look for certain
qualities in the athletes they re-
cruit and expect certain behav-.
ior once the scholarship has
been given. Several coaches ex-
pressed what type of person
they envision as a scholarship
athlete and what they expect
from him.
Gymnastics coach Newt Lok-
en states, "A tender is given
primarily for athletic skills.
Athletes, however, are students

to your expectations, but that's'
part of the risk taken when you
give a scholarship. As far as re-
strictions, the players themselves
take care of someone who gets
out of line. Everyone is inter-
ested in conforming to a certain
degree."
"I base a tender on how good
a boy is and how great is his
need," explains swimming coach
Gus Stager. "I try not to give a
scholarship unless a boy c a n
succeed both academically and
athletically. I think we should
give outstate kids the differ-
ence between the tuitions- I'm
restrictive a little bit regarding
hair and dress. It won't take a
guy on trips if he doesn't look
right."
Football coach Bo Schem-
bechler, the man who encount-
ers more problems and pressures
involving tenders because he
must produce the major portion

views on the subject. "A grant-
in-aid is basad on achievement
like academic scholarships. A
young man has achieved a level
of ability in football which al-
lows him to earn a tender."
Schembechler defines the ob-
ligations taken on by both sides
with the signing of a tender. "A
tender is a two-way street. No
one gives anything for nothing.
A coach has the obligation to
do everything he can to assist
an athlete in attaining his de-
gree. The coach also should de-
velop each athlete into as fine
a player as he is capable of be-
coming. Also, a coach should al-
low athletes the chance to be
part of a successful, enjoyable
program.
"The players, on the other
hand, have agreed to follow the
rules and regulations of t h e
coaching staff. Each player
should strive to become as good
as possible and to contribute to
the team's success."
In response to comments about
football being more restrictive
than other sports, Schembech-
1er states, "Football is more dis-
ciplined than others. There's no
other way to run a football pro-
gram. It's more disciplined, but
not too restrictive."
His next statements reveal
some of the reasons for foot-
ball's seemingly more restrictive
approach. "One of a coach's big-
gest problems is to solve the di-
lemma between the pressure of
winning (producing revenue)
versus what's right and enjoy-
able for the kids- Football and
basketball have to produce in
order to keep the program go-
ing - the IM, and Physical Ed-
ncation facilities, everything."
Even athletes in other sports
think that football team has the
most restrictions and to the
casual observer this would ap-
pear to be the case. However,
the players themselves are func-
tioning under no illusions, as
their comments demonstrate. It
also seems that Schembechler
has made some progress in solv-
ing his dilemma; he has a win-
ning team that feels it is en-
joying itself.
A senior says matter-of-fact-
ly, "Maybe there's not much
room for complete individual
freedom on a football team."
A junior echoes his sentiments
when he states, "When you sign
a tender, you kind of expect to
be ordered around. This is not
a democratic thing. The football
team is not democratic. It
couldn't be. Couldn't get any-
thing done."
Another junior offers the rea-
soning behind the setup. "The
coaches are authoritarian as far
as playing, but discipline is
needed to get somewhere."
Concerning the prevailing
stress upon winning and its ef-
fect on tenders, a senior ex-
plains, "In college ' you're n o t
getting paid for it, but you've
got to get the right people to
win. If a guy doesn't produce, he
doesn't play. Any businessman
can run the business the way
he wants to and that's the way
it is."

The emphasis on getting the
right people leads most of the
athletes to accept the tender in
the manner in which it is giv-
en. A junior sums up the deal
in this way. "Your mind does 4
not go along with the transac-
tion; just your body. It means
you can keep your sanity out-
side."
One of his fellow junior team-
mates expands on this view.
"The unwritten law is to pro-
duce. We have a commodity 4
which is expected to do this, but
we're getting something in re-
turn."
Another junior puts it in sim-
ilar business terms. "It's like a
contract - Play in the fall,
practice in the spring and early
summer, and in the winter
condition."
The terms and stated aims
may be extremely businesslike,
but both sides approach t h e
operation in the same manner.
The remarks of athletes who are
not football players also show an
awareness of the fact that they
can expect something from the
arrangement. A junior track-
man states, "When I first look-
ed at the tender, I asked my-
self 'Can these guys mess me up
if I'm injured', which they can't.
Also you can't get kicked out
on a whim."
The fact that each side is out
for its own ends is reflected in
the comments of a junior swim-
mer. "When I signed I felt that
I would primarily use the tend-
er to gain an education. I'm not
here just to swim."
A former wrestler expresses the
idea that the majority of the
pressure is on the coach, most
of which is not transferred to
the players. "If you're giving
100 per cent and don't have to
make the team, they won't take
your scholarship away."
The open-endedness of their
part of the contract is also de- W
scribed by a formed basketball
player, who also expresses agree-
ment with Schembechler. "It's
a two-way street. We expect
some things from them; it's a
give and take thing. When I
signed a tender, the only obliga-
tion I felt I owed to the school
is to give my fullest."
Amidst many complaints that
college athletics are, to the point
of being professional and might
just as well drop the facade of
amateurism this observation
from a junior hockey player
who has been involved in a sit- 4
uation which is almost pro. "I
played for the junior Canadiens
where I was treated like a pro.
They didn't care about my
schooling, etc. If you didn't pro-
duce, you were traded. I was-
psychologically messed up, but
here it's so different. At least
Renfrew cares."
Another junior hockey player
sums up the attitude of the
scholarship athletes regarding
their own status and the way
things are at Michigan. "They're
exploiting us as much as we're
exploiting them. We're getting
as much as they can give you.
Each side is looking out for
their own future."

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