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(07-09-2020 03:08 PM)Cataclysmo Wrote:  

(07-09-2020 02:38 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  Well, it's the largest source of outside revenue for an institution...while it may not directly fund athletics, it allows institutions to reallocate other sources of revenue that were otherwise centralized to ensure the financial solvency of the institution itself...not saying it would have a significant impact at some institutions, but at others may see certain fee structures that were adjusted to ensure support of primary functions moved back to other non-essential areas.

Plus, if the overall financial health of an institution has a better outlook, it would allow for a nasty financial burden to survive with less need for significant cuts. As someone who works in the academic arm of an institution in Ohio, I would hope that athletics takes the first and largest hit at any school, but a 15% decrease in expected revenue losses at a University would allow for cuts across the board to not be as deep.

I thought you were talking about supplemental security income. Carry on...

No worries, I need to remember to go with long-form on the Higher Education acronyms on here sometimes haha.

For those unaware, SSI in my context means State Share of Instruction...in other words, the per-head disbursement the state gives each University.