(07-27-2019 08:28 AM)MidWestMidMajor Wrote:  

(07-27-2019 07:22 AM)BruceMcF Wrote:  

(07-26-2019 09:09 AM)MidWestMidMajor Wrote:  But dropping men's hockey get UAA down to the NCAA d2 minimum of 10 sports, so there are no more sports that can be dropped.

I follow D2 rules a lot less closely than FBS rules, but wouldn't it also below the D2 minimum of 2 men's and 2 women's team sports ... that is, MBB, WBB, W Volleyball and M ... ? Is there a men's team sport that UAA plays that I am missing?

I think what $4 M budget cut does is push (strongly) in the direction of UAA and UAF sharing an athletic program. They will have the minimum number and mix of teams, but they will be spread between the 2 campuses.

Fairbanks has M/W skiiing and rifle -- M/W? coed? For the sake of argument I'll assume M/W. If Fairbanks keeps hockey, then Anchorage keeps MBB, so Anchorage has WBB. A second women's team sport is needed, so Anchorage has Women's Volleyball (they have the BBall arena, where Volleyball can be played). Anchorage presently does M/W gymnastics (BB arena, again). That's 2M team / 2W team, 3M individual (skiing, rifle, gymnastics), 3W individual (skiing, rifle, gymnastics). If rifle is coed and another pair of sports are needed, add M/W cross country at Anhcorage.