(03-30-2021 01:24 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(03-30-2021 10:51 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(03-30-2021 10:48 AM)MU88 Wrote:  

(03-29-2021 09:51 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  

(03-29-2021 09:26 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  Chicago State Inks Deal With FloSports, Adds Non-Scholarship Football


Football begins in the fall of 2022.

How are they going to pay for it? Football isn’t cheap—even when the kids aren’t on scholarship.

I hope the Pioneer has the sense to black ball them.

Tuition (not including room and board) at CSU is between roughly $14,000 (in-state) and $22,000 (out of state). Lets say they add 100 students, we are talking between $1.4 and $2.2 million in added tuition. You can fund a non-scholarship program for $500,000 or less in some cases. So, it clearly would be a money maker for the school. Given the huge drop in enrollment over the past few yeas, adding football is probably a good move. If they join the Pioneer, you do have a number of schools within driving distance, Drake, Butler, Valpo, etc. Otherwise, they probably could play NAIA. Even if CSU gives out the max scholarships, 24, they still can make money. Overall it is probably a smart move for CSU.

Isn't the whole movement in college athletics these days towards compensating players in more in one form or another, not making money off of them by charging tuition, room and board, etc.?

The movement at the top is to pay players more.

That's NOT the movement at the bottom. D-2 & D-3 schools are adding sports to attract tuition-paying students.

And not just sports. E-Sports, too.

It is at all levels that players will get paid. There is a women's volleyball player at tha NAIA level signed a deal for her name and likeness for a product.