Last week on the Double-A Zone, readers discussed whether or not athletics scholarships should be guaranteed for four years. In one of the closest Double-A Poll votes the blog has had, 44 percent of respondents said that scholarships should be guaranteed for four years while 56 percent believe the current renewal process is sound.

Blog comments reflected the diversity of opinion on the issue, as respondents ran the gamut with their thoughts. Sheree Franks commented that “the scholarship should be guaranteed for four years as long as the student keeps their grades up.”

On the flip side, Monique wrote that “scholarships should not be guaranteed for four years. I believe it should be on a yearly basis. A program should not have to pay scholarship money to an athlete who fails to perform and meet all of the expected requirements. This would cause other athletes to miss out on scholarships. This is a business.”

Ben Atwood believes that athletics scholarships should be based in part on academic performance: “All scholarships should be predicated on academics. If the student can't keep above a certain GPA, the scholarship should be revoked. If a student has a 1.81 GPA, and is an All-American, how does that in any way reflect the ideal student athlete?”

While voting on the scholarship poll has now closed, make sure to log on to the Double-A Zone (www.doubleazone.com) this week to answer a new question: Should college baseball be played with wood or aluminum bats?