Going to Class

[IUHoosier5 1,692]

I didn't really know where to put this topic, so if it is moved that is fine. My good friend at Purdue (bad choice on his part) is getting paid by the university to go to class and let one of the football coaches know whether or not the football players show up. He also said there are other students that make sure the basketball players show up to class as well. I found this interesting and wondered if IU did something similar. Thanks!

[Hovadipo 56,546]

Like that idea. Not sure how or if it's done here, but I know the athletes in my classes pretty much never miss. So I'm assuming there's some system in place.

[NoahW35 459]

Lol my friend at Purdue is doing this for the football team as well. She said she gets paid $3 per class and all she has to do is notify a coach if the player is not in class

[IUHoosier5 1,692]

Like that idea. Not sure how or if it's done here, but I know the athletes in my classes pretty much never miss. So I'm assuming there's some system in place.

If so, sign me up so I can make some easy cash and get paid to go to class.

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

Eh, I hope we don't have to babysit that closely. 

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

If so, sign me up so I can make some easy cash and get paid to go to class.

So---Let me get this straight....

At IU and Purdue---students get paid to make sure the athletes go to class.

 

And at UK ----  the athletes get paid and never have to go to class with the other students!

 

Oh the irony!  :no:

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

All joking aside---nothing wrong with holding the athletes accountable---they are getting a free education from the university and the university has a right to make sure they are there.

 

On the other hand---I paid my own way--so I hope no one was keeping track of how many of those 8 o'clock chemistry classes I missed at IU! :biggrin:

[IUHoosier5 1,692]

So---Let me get this straight....
At IU and Purdue---students get paid to make sure the athletes go to class.

And at UK ---- the athletes get paid and never have to go to class with the other students!

Oh the irony! :no:

I was thinking the same thing. How can one like and support UK knowing this sort of thing happens...

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

I get ill every time I think about what UK has done to college basketball over the years----and especially now!

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,544]

Interesting OT tidbit. Talked to friend tonight about recruiting in general and it's fraudulence. He said he was a college hockey player and the school he went to would give him 5-10 "meal tickets" every day and all he had to do was take them to a designated restaurant and they would cash them in. It was the schools way of paying him.

I'm sure this is not too uncommon of a practice.

[sirhoosierlot 2,818]

Interesting OT tidbit. Talked to friend tonight about recruiting in general and it's fraudulence. He said he was a college hockey player and the school he went to would give him 5-10 "meal tickets" every day and all he had to do was take them to a designated restaurant and they would cash them in. It was the schools way of paying him.

I'm sure this is not too uncommon of a practice.

Happens everywhere. There's bag men at every school.

[GloryDays 5,921]

Interesting OT tidbit. Talked to friend tonight about recruiting in general and it's fraudulence. He said he was a college hockey player and the school he went to would give him 5-10 "meal tickets" every day and all he had to do was take them to a designated restaurant and they would cash them in. It was the schools way of paying him.

I'm sure this is not too uncommon of a practice.

  My brother Coached a kid in high school who played basketball at a certain Catholic school upstate  and he had a job turning on sprinklers in the morning and than off again at night.This was with a local company and he got paid for everything in between in case something came up.Nice gig if you can get it.Thats probably the oldest trick in the book.

[coonhounds 9,132]

I just wonder why instead of paying a kid to tell on another kid why dont the university just tell the teachers which they r already paying to notify them if said student dont show?

[drewheck 749]

I just wonder why instead of paying a kid to tell on another kid why dont the university just tell the teachers which they r already paying to notify them if said student dont show?

classes are to large to take attendance

[coonhounds 9,132]

classes are to large to take attendance

no not attendance just look for the ones they want just like the student would have to

[BGleas 7,917]

When I was in school, my coaches policy was that all freshmen had to call our assistant coach in his office before our first class of the day and tell him we were leaving for class. Certainly not fool proof, as some guys would place the call and then go right back to sleep, but it was something. They'd also do pop-in's to make sure you were in class, but those weren't that often and usually just for guys that had questionable grades. 

[OliviaPope40 6,582]

I get ill every time I think about what UK has done to college basketball over the years----and especially now!

The Fab Five started the trend but not to the degree of UK.

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

no not attendance just look for the ones they want just like the student would have to

 

I know for a fact that the women's bball staff communicated with certain instructors.  I was an AI for a lab and was asked on several occasions if one of the student-athletes attended the lab.  She attended more labs that semester than I did and I was the 'instructor.'  Too many 2$ Tuesdays that semester. 

 

Also know that some of the football coaches have checked in on the student-athletes in the past.

[OliviaPope40 6,582]

This is why we have someone talented like Marni Mooney.

Edited January 9, 2015 by OliviaPope40

[hper50 1,250]

My buddy does it for Purdue Football.  I haven't heard of a similar program at IU as of now.