re: NCAA rules lesbian D1 athlete can keep Gofundme donations

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The only negative here is that the NCAA may be having to deny hundreds of claims for this type of support per year because it has gotten publicity.

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But why?

Why should this girl be allowed to raise money when Ashley, who plays basketball at Tennessee and was raised by a single mom on welfare, cannot?

This is a white girl who is attending a private Catholic school. I'd be willing to bet money that her background is what might be described as "privileged." In fact, I'd bet that pretty, innocent white face sure attracted a lot of attention (and $$$).

So her sob story gets a pass, but Ashley's situation - which is surely MUCH more common, and is just as much of an economic hardship - does not?

And please stop treating scholarship benefits (tuition and room + board) as tangible cash awards. We both know that's not true.

If Harvard allows me to enroll for free and stay in one of their dorms for free, does that really mean they gave me $250,000? No. If I don't have two dimes to rub together, it's kind of hard to live and continue attending Harvard isn't it?

And I also at your $5000/year stipend "gotcha" argument. The poverty line for an individual right now is $12,140. Even if you factor in free room and board and free meals, you're probably not getting much higher above that line. It really wouldn't be that difficult to argue that $5,000/year is inadequate for an athlete who otherwise doesn't have any other money to their name (and who isn't allowed to have a job).

Like has been said, the NCAA done f'd up.