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(05-28-2020 05:55 PM)StrikeGold1 Wrote:  Once again I want to reiterate that I do not want to cut college athletics however if we are talking about WMU cutting costs and being more "student-centered" - wouldn't the first "fluff piece" cut that isn't academic-based be the student fees that prop up the athletic department? WMU gets roughly what... 70% of the budget from that?

Yes, take a look at the 18/19 budget, the General Fund pumps 19 million into it. That would be comprised of the student fees.

I NEVER want to lose a sport, but we're hemorrhaging money it appears, I'm just proposing ideas and I guess, getting negative ratings in the process? Huh. Is that a sign of respect around here? hahaha.

(05-28-2020 05:55 PM)StrikeGold1 Wrote:  Once again I want to reiterate that I do not want to cut college athletics however if we are talking about WMU cutting costs and being more "student-centered" - wouldn't the first "fluff piece" cut that isn't academic-based be the student fees that prop up the athletic department? WMU gets roughly what... 70% of the budget from that?

If you don't want to cut anything "academic" based, go for it. You won't be able to sustain even FCS football (unless you want to be a Delaware St I guess) & definitely not hockey.

I think some of the "academic" based items are just as worth cutting.

I don't see anything wrong w/ the football program getting 70% of its budget from tuition.

What we're seeing is the school just shrinking the budget overall. I am fine w/ this. Hopefully the virus crisis is over in the fall & the school can get back to operating as planned

Brown University (Ivy League-FCS) is cutting 11 sports.

Eleven.

(05-29-2020 08:22 AM)MajorHoople Wrote:  Brown University (Ivy League-FCS) is cutting 11 sports.

Eleven.

Thats a legit hatchet to the budget. How many sports did they have? Wonder what the budget savings will be.

Actually, its probably less dramatic than appears at first blush. Not that these sports arent significant to some folks, but this is what I just read:

"Men’s and women’s fencing, men’s and women’s golf, women’s skiing, men’s and women’s squash, women’s equestrian, men’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field and men’s cross country will all transition to club status. Women’s sailing and coed sailing will transition from club to varsity status."

I doubt most students and alums will lose much sleep. Ivy league schools probably care about squash and fencing more than less "wine and cheese" institutions, but probably not a huge loss. and the coed sailors now get varsity jackets, so there is that.

They sponsored 38 sports and the Ivy League does not give athletic scholarships. They will now *only* sponsor 29 lol. Annual savings of $500,000.

https://www.providencejournal.com/sports...ity-sports

More reading on the subject of cutting sports.

https://apnews.com/1c7202d94f1e4e64353b75920dda9dd3

Don’t most Ivies have endowments that rival the GDP of countries?

BG reinstates baseball
https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/...0200602125

(06-03-2020 05:06 PM)BaldingBroncoFan Wrote:  BG reinstates baseball
https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/...0200602125

Great Story!

(05-29-2020 12:38 PM)StrikeGold1 Wrote:  They sponsored 38 sports and the Ivy League does not give athletic scholarships. They will now *only* sponsor 29 lol. Annual savings of $500,000.

https://www.providencejournal.com/sports...ity-sports

Which is possibly being reallocated to other sports.
Only Stanford and Harvard offer more varsity sports.
Brown would be one of the last schools I'd want to see my kids graduate from.

WMU Athletics All Staff Meeting today to "outline the plan for athletics moving forward." Hearing many job cuts including positions in the football department.

If WMU wants to save football, they have to seriously consider cutting hockey.

Central got a two year waiver to stay at FBS while only having 5 men's sports.

Dear bronconick,
Why have rules of compliance? Both the NCAA and the MAC are allowing Central to flaunt what should be standard operating procedures.
How long does it take to figure out what men's team you want, to get back to compliance? A month maybe.

(06-05-2020 03:53 PM)bronconick Wrote:  Central got a two year waiver to stay at FBS while only having 5 men's sports.

Just saw that