(09-03-2020 03:12 PM)TDenverFan Wrote: This is disappointing all around, though admittedly not a surprise at this point. P5 schools were cutting sports left and right, not sure why I had thought we would be immune
Only two Power 5 schools have cut sports.
Iowa (4)
Stanford (11)
Overall, there's been (As of 11 p.m. EDT on 9/3) 351 teams cut or suspended (which really means they're cut).
mattalkonline.com/covidsports (I've been tracking since March 11)
As a Peninsula native who spent many a night bouncing between Paul's and the Green Leafe, this hurts. Already lost our wrestling program at ODU and now this.
One thing that irks me is the AD speak in these releases, mainly pointing to making athletics nationally competitive. This isn't a diss at the Tribe, but outside of FCS football, where else is the national competitiveness that doesn't already exist? The sports being cut, to my mild recollection, carry a ton of the honors.
With the schools around the country in D1 cutting the same type of sports, it's not like W&M putting more money into the sports leftover is going to make the teams more competitive, considering that's what the other teams dropping sports are doing.
One thing that was brought up was scholarships - or lack there of - those kids are paying tuition, which benefits the school. While the "departmental" budget may "save" money, there's a good chance the school actually loses money overall.
Sad day. I always liked the Tribe, even though I went to school on the other side of the water.