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(09-12-2019 07:32 PM)crex043 Wrote:  

(09-09-2019 01:23 AM)converrl Wrote:  

(09-08-2019 08:01 PM)mlb Wrote:  I'm guessing he is a professor at UC. He thinks that athletics is a drain on his ability to make money. What he doesn't understand is I give money to UCATS and the college of business and without football I'd never be on campus to be enticed to give that money. I.m quite sure that is a regular occurence. There is a reason why they invite me to CoB tailgates every homecoming where they beg for money for whatever new initiative they have going on.

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I am an instructor at UC, but I don't hate athletics...I hate pursuing impossible scenarios that are a waste of $$$..UC FB is NEVER going to be in the conversation for a National Championship...and to spend $$$ like it will be is a waste of time.

MBB on the other hand has a theoretical shot at a NC every year you make the field of 68...unlike the BCS. It's also CHEAPER to maintain.

IF UC had a history of championship FB and IF UC didn't have to recruit against the likes of OSU and Notre Dame and Michigan and UL and on and on...then I'd sing a different tune. But they are where they are.

If UC wants FB, that's fine, but it's time to admit that it will never be P5 eligible, and thus will be locked out of the premiere talent pool. This will make the gulf in quality of play larger as time goes by...not to mention the fact that the P5 will be able to compensate their athletes with $$$ due to recent changes in NCAA policy.

UC could be successful at FB at a lower level...but that also means fewer $$$ going into the program.

But the idea that the UC FB Bearcats will ever be on the same playing field in term of talent as the top of the P5 is a pipe dream, and the pursuit of such a goal is merely a vanity project for the donors.

And just for the record...I'm a rabid MBB, NFL, and MLB fan. I find College FB mildly interesting, but honestly, it looks to me like NFL football played poorly. That's why I prefer the pros.

NBA is OK, but I like NCAA MBB because they actually play DEFENSE..unlike the NBA.

That my 2 cents.

Bruh... UC is a lot closer to P5 than they are to public ivy. Should we can academics and professors instead since we'll never be among the upper crust of academic institutions since it's a waste of money?

You stumbled into your own answer here--academics IS profitable because UC can ask tuition $$ and pull record enrollments. Note that schools unable to do that recently CUT departments and programs that were NOT profitable!!

Example is here:

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/educat...0170320215

Not to mention schools that are closing their doors due to low enrollment:

https://www.usnews.com/news/education-ne...-education

So...to answer your question...if it weren't profitable for UC...then those programs would be cut! If our enrollment were to drop significantly...then UC would close!