<p>The other thing to remember with some of those sports is that not everyone on the team is getting a full scholarship or a scholarship at all. On a basketball team, every athlete, except maybe that one walk-on, is getting a full ride. On a rowing team, very few people are usually getting a full ride scholarship, some recruits start out with a few thousand, and some start out with nothing (both of those may be getting more money by their senior year than they were their freshman year).</p>