Last March, the NYTimes had some articles on the realities of athletic scholarships. Today, the Star-Tribune addresses the topic in "The myth of the scholarship: A sliver of pie."

• For every 100 high school athletes, there is one full athletic scholarship available.

• More than 60 percent of all NCAA athletes receive no athletic scholarship aid. This includes Division III, which does not give out athletic aid.

• The average NCAA athlete on scholarship gets, per year, about $10,000 less than the value of a full scholarship.

The article doesn't isn't as rich or nuanced as it could be, but some of the comments on the article are quite interesting -- if pithy -- and broaden the discussion.