Interesting insights from retiring SMU coach Rhonda Rompola
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...la-says-athlete-entitlement-factor-retirement
But rule changes, she said, have made the recruiting process more stressful, cut into her free time and given teenagers a sense of entitlement, she said.
She said she does not like the unlimited texting between coaches and high school juniors. And she especially doesn't like that schools are now giving kids "cost-of-attendance" scholarships, which go beyond just tuition, room and board. She said that has led to players shopping for the best payout.
"Kids are making decisions these days to go to a college based on what their cost-of-attendance check is, based on the meals they get, not based on academics, not based on what a great school it is," she said. "I just think the direction it's going is they are making [decisions] for the wrong reasons."
-SMU women's basketball coach Rhonda Rompola
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...la-says-athlete-entitlement-factor-retirement
But rule changes, she said, have made the recruiting process more stressful, cut into her free time and given teenagers a sense of entitlement, she said.
She said she does not like the unlimited texting between coaches and high school juniors. And she especially doesn't like that schools are now giving kids "cost-of-attendance" scholarships, which go beyond just tuition, room and board. She said that has led to players shopping for the best payout.
"Kids are making decisions these days to go to a college based on what their cost-of-attendance check is, based on the meals they get, not based on academics, not based on what a great school it is," she said. "I just think the direction it's going is they are making [decisions] for the wrong reasons."
-SMU women's basketball coach Rhonda Rompola
