Florida has bright futures and remember that these scholarships are open to everyone, in sports it's just a little less the coach has to give out. And, one must meet certain criteria to be awarded that money. And it is for tuition only.
One thing, if this was a reason to stay and play instate, why would my son, jmepop's, Orlando's, puma's and Dad04's sons have gone out of state (anyone else) to play.
It was not because they didn't meet the criteria. There are plenty of out of state schools that are not afraid to recruit Florida players for that reason. Many fine players in this state, but not enough spots for all of them. The object is to get the best players to come to your program, doesn't matter where they come from and the object is for the player to find the right fit for them. My son gave up his money because he didn't feel staying here would benefit him and yeah it cost more money to go out of state.
The advantage goes to the parents whose son earns free tuition. A bit less out of their pocket.
This may be used as a recruitng tool, but I can't see why the NCAA would get involved to "level the playing field". If that the case, they would have to stop all of the scholarships that are funded by private endowments, and other places they get money from to provide scholarships.
JMO.
