Comments on: Fractional Football Scholarships http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:49:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: jamiebeth http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/comment-page-1/#comment-75770 jamiebeth Thu, 08 May 2008 15:17:50 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/#comment-75770 aha -- guess i've been out of the game too long. aha — guess i’ve been out of the game too long.

]]> By: matt http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/comment-page-1/#comment-75761 matt Wed, 07 May 2008 19:18:06 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/#comment-75761 FBS = Football Bowl Subdivision FCS = Football Championship Subdivision FCS (of which howard is a member) is what used to be Div 1-AA FBS = Football Bowl Subdivision
FCS = Football Championship Subdivision

FCS (of which howard is a member) is what used to be Div 1-AA

]]> By: jamiebeth http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/comment-page-1/#comment-75759 jamiebeth Wed, 07 May 2008 18:26:23 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/#comment-75759 Thanks Josh! Can you now explain FBS and FCS? Thanks! Thanks Josh! Can you now explain FBS and FCS? Thanks!

]]> By: Josh Centor http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/comment-page-1/#comment-75758 Josh Centor Wed, 07 May 2008 16:26:43 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/#comment-75758 Actually, FBS football programs and Division I men's and women's basketball programs aren't penalized in fractional amounts because they are counter sports - meaning that there are no partials given. Because Howard competes in the FCS for football, the institution has 63 scholarships that can be split among its players...the 2.91 reduction means that the program will now have dollars equivalent to 60.09 scholarships. Josh Centor NCAA Actually, FBS football programs and Division I men’s and women’s basketball programs aren’t penalized in fractional amounts because they are counter sports – meaning that there are no partials given. Because Howard competes in the FCS for football, the institution has 63 scholarships that can be split among its players…the 2.91 reduction means that the program will now have dollars equivalent to 60.09 scholarships.

Josh Centor
NCAA

]]> By: matt http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/comment-page-1/#comment-75756 matt Wed, 07 May 2008 13:38:34 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2008/05/07/fractional-football-scholarships/#comment-75756 gee, i wonder who played college football around here...hmmmm many student-athletes are on partial scholarships, halves, thirds, quarters etc. you don't give a full ride to a backup punt returner, but if he has promise, he might get a bit of help. a scholarship has a monetary value, and howard loses 2.91 times whatever that value is there. gee, i wonder who played college football around here…hmmmm

many student-athletes are on partial scholarships, halves, thirds, quarters etc. you don’t give a full ride to a backup punt returner, but if he has promise, he might get a bit of help. a scholarship has a monetary value, and howard loses 2.91 times whatever that value is there.

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