Poverty-stricken AMERICAN wrote:
Your line of reasoning is that just because the students in public schools made a "fiscally responsible decision" to attend a cheaper school they should be forced to go DI? You want DIII to be solely made up of brainaics who can get 25K scholarships and rich stuck-up pricks? Preeeeeetty sure that that isn't what DIII is about.
Explain to me why poverty stricken students from Wisconsin unlike their neighbors from Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois etc., should get state funded de-facto scholarships in in the form of reduced tuition and still get to compete in DIII athletics. Students in other states that need to make a "fiscally responsible decision" have to attend state schools that are mostly D1 with a few D2. The WIAC schools have a recruiting advantage over their DIII peers to keep good talent local in Wisconsin. Not just Cross Country but look at other sports like football etc, these WIAC schools are over represented in the rankings in relation to the number of schools.
I know plenty of kids who are good enough to compete in D3 but could not afford the private school tuition because they did not qualify for enough financial aid that are attending a state school who never qualifies for the D1 national meet but still has walk on standards of 9:30 for 3200 meters and 9:15 to obtain a scholarship, yet similar kids from Wisconsin get to compete in D3. Something is wrong with this picture.