Will we be seeing more of this among smaller programs?
https://nypost.com/2023/03/20/st-francis-brooklyn-stunningly-cuts-entire-athletics-program/
https://nypost.com/2023/03/20/st-francis-brooklyn-stunningly-cuts-entire-athletics-program/
Div. I School Pulls the Plug on its Athletic Program
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Athletic scholarships have given many a leg up in life. This isn't good.
Well, thanks to Title IX, you can’t just keep the important sports that people want to see.
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All sports are important. If you think about it, having a "well-rounded" athletic program puts a school in a much better light than if all the school sponsored was football and men's basketball.
Indeed, the sports most people want to see are important to bringing in the $$$ to compete at a high level. But that's not the be-all and end-all of college athletics.
The point is that I'm sure this school could have afforded to keep SOME sports, like MBB, but TItle IX doesn't allow that.
I'm rather surprised that they disbanded altogether instead of going to D-II or D-III, which I would think is more affordable for "schools on a budget."
Well, all a school has to do is forgo Federal Assistance from the U.S. Dept of Education, and they no longer have to adhere to Title lX.
Good Luck finding any takers.
(Should anyone who follows USC Women's Basketball complain about Title lX ? Just Askin)
I'm the biggest lefty on this board, but even I think football should be exempted from Title 9 numbers.
I respect you for that. You have to treat differently the sport that not only pays the bills but also necessarily involves the most male participants.
I agree with you completely, but the $$$ the revenue sports bring in isn't just about competing athletically. The revenue sports, especially football, have become tremendous marketing tools for P5 universities. In some cases, I think it's fair to say they are the primary marketing tool. As hard as it is to build a winning football team, it's a heck of a lot easier for some schools than building a top 10 Engineering or Business school.
In 2008, Clemson processed 15,542 freshman applications. By 2018, this number had nearly doubled to 28,844. It's not as if Clemson's academic standing sky-rocketed over that decade. In 2019, Georgia processed 29,314 freshman applications. In 2022, they processed 39,700.
As of now. Craziness carries a lot of potential. Women's football could be just over the horizon.
Believe it or not, I think that's fair, as long as all other sports and athletes are treated fairly and respectfully.