First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree: Giving student-athletes an extra $2,000 per scholarship is fine by me, but the NCAA is doing every one of its Division I members a disservice by making it an elective instead of a required course of action. It?s up to the conferences to decide, and those that can afford it will absolutely pony up. We?re talking most, if not all, of the six Bowl Championship Series affiliates.