Paul 'Bear' Bryant's gift that keeps on giving at Alabama

A very good piece by LA Times columnist Jerry Crowe concerning The Bryant Scholarship, established to ensure the children of Crimson Tide players will attend Alabama.

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I love the line from the story that the scholarship has now given more money back to Bama than they paid Bryant over the years. That’s really an incredible investment and a tribute to his vision for the future of the school.

by Watchman on Jan 4, 2010 9:46 AM CST reply actions

Great Story

And not to be all Negative Ned about it, but some of those players listed you would assume could afford to put their kid through school without financial aid.

by Bobby Briggs on Jan 4, 2010 9:47 AM CST reply actions

I see what you're saying,

but if I was a gazillionaire and my kid could find a scholly somewhere to cut costs or get a full ride, I’d encourage them to take it. That’s one good way to stay a gazillionaire. It’s not like they were taking dollars away from other students or anything, since the focus of this scholarship is for the offspring of football players only (for the most part).

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by SugarBowl93 on Jan 4, 2010 9:55 AM CST up reply actions

that's a fair point...

but who is the reader more likely to recognize? the famous guy who made enough in the pros to put his kid through college, or the legion of alabama players that went on to have relatively normal lives where paying college tuition is a huge concern?

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by kleph on Jan 4, 2010 9:56 AM CST up reply actions

I'm not down on the scholarship in general

I think its great in fact. There’s just a handful of names that seem out of place on a list of people applying for financial aid. Not that they shouldn’t be allowed to apply for it, I just hope whoever administers it has plenty of funds to go around for everyone who needs it, and as much as they need it, that they don’t have to cut back at the expense of so many applying for it.

by Bobby Briggs on Jan 4, 2010 11:37 AM CST up reply actions