SoldierGriz said:CDAGRIZ said:Interestingly (at least to me) is that women’s crew is a well-known Title IX workaround for some PAC schools. Or, at least it used to be. Like 40 woman teams. Some schools would over-recruit, over-sign, and then cut half the team after scholarship reporting. I don’t know if it’s still done that way. Not crew, but I have a female friend who went to Stanford on a sailing scholarship. Sailing.
Still happens. Know a girl...pretty good cross country runner. She was recruited by a Big 12 crew coach. She had never been in a boat before. Crazy.
Wow. I’ve heard of the women’s crew coaches recruiting at HS bball games. Girls who are big and strong but don’t have college bball level talent. “Here’s a scholarship to Berkeley, aaaand you’re off the team. Thanks!”