<p>At the end of the day the issue is one of priorities- whether they be those of the Lafayette College president, wealthy and generous alumni, the league as a group, or whatever.</p>
<p>Today there is an article about this in the NY Times and while I have only skimmed it I can easily imagine Colgate and Lehigh lining up with Fordham favor football scholarships with HC on the sidelines due to what the article says has to do with their financial constraints. Sadly, the article says that Bucknell may be joining Lafayette and Georgetown as ready Nos.</p>
<p>So as finances are at the root of at least some of the confusion it’s up to the football supporters to make a loud case for scholarships in order to advance the league (so it can schedule more scholarship teams) and remain interesting to the Ivies (which have big financial and other recruiting advantages.) The more ambitious football programs/coaches/administrator and player contingent deserve a lot of respect for their ambition. No one said anything about altering academic standards; we are only talking about redistributing aid (and that would include women’s or other sports if that is a problem at certain league schools.)</p>
<p>It would be a shame to split the league on the basis of football scholarship haves and have-nots. Who can say what the ramifications would be?!</p>