Talk:Sanity Code

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• ... that in 1949, several athletic conferences, including the Southeastern Conference discussed withdrawing from the NCAA after the Sanity Code, which barred athletic scholarships, went into effect?

• Source: Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform (Discussion on withdrawal is on p. 97, while p. 93 includes the provision that financial aid be limited only to needs-based assistance)

• ALT1: ... that in 1949, the University of Virginia threatened to leave the National Collegiate Athletic Association if the Sanity Code, which barred athletic scholarhips, was not amended? Source: Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform, p. 97
• ALT2: ... that several universities and athletic conferences in the Southern United States were opposed to the NCAA's Sanity Code, a 1948 set of rules that barred athletic scholarhips? Source: Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform, p. 94; Where Football is King: A History of the SEC, p. 15
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JJonahJackalope (talk) 15:11, 8 January 2025 (UTC).