Which university will cut Track/XC Next?

85 is not enough because there are many NFL players who began their college playing days as walk-ons.

U Conn having financial problems with funding sports

Title IX is a monster that has taken on a life of its own, but with male students content to play electronic games, cutting mens sports should be expected.

https://www.boston.com/sports/college-sports/2020/05/28/college-sports-cuts-coronavirus-title-ix

UConn may not be the next one, but they will drop men's xc, track, or both. Expect the Ivies to reevaluate the sports they support, since they are overextended with too many teams. Then figure any other schools that are in dire economic situations to continue dumping track, xc, soccer, baseball, golf, and tennis.

DanM wrote:

Title IX is a monster that has taken on a life of its own, but with male students content to play electronic games, cutting mens sports should be expected.

Everyone wants a scapegoat and title IX is an easy target even if false.

$ and football taking the lions share of men's scholarships cause other sports to be dropped, not title IX.

Title IX helps guide "which" sports are cut, but not the basis for cuts in general which is $ shortages. Free up 80 scholarships that football sucks and other men's sports would have to be increased and added. Would title IX be given the credit if that were to happen?

You are correct about the men and they should be howling when the mid-major football teams lose a million-plus yearly. But as you said, they are content to play video games and curse title IX, which only says provide equal opportunity for both genders.

Eliminate Title IX and you would see twice as many roster spots for men as women across every university.

actually title 9 provides equality for both genders only when there are fewer womens roster spots and sports than mens. At a school with roughly equal numbers male and female students, if there are 100 more women's roster spots than men's title 9 would do nothing to add men's spots. In short, title 9 is never implied to give equality for men. Judges have ruled that women are always the underrepresented gender even when men are underrepresented and thus title 9 can't be used to cut women's sports or add men's sports or roster spots.

Predictors,

Your statement belies itself. They fact that schools can attract some many skilled walk-on football players is an argument that they could field a quality football team with fewer scholarships.

Imagine if football went to 65 scholarships in football moving those scholarships to other sports. Raise baseball from 11.7 to 25 scholarships (the number of players they need to field a team) or raise men's track from 12 to 20 (half the number of competitive athletes needed).

I know its blaspheme to many, move 20 scholarships from football and field soccer or Lacrosse teams.

It won't happen because football brings in the $$$.

anonymous4now wrote:

It won't happen because football brings in the $$$.

Only Power 5 conferences. The mid-majors LOSE on average $1.5 million per year.

Someone mentioned roster spots. Football takes the majority of men's spots. That it not the fault of title IX or women.

This is factually incorrect.

mahmood wrote:

uh oh wrote:

If you have seen the list of cut programs ( not just track) then tennis especially men is the most vulnerable sport right now. Low numbers and lots of internationals. If you take out the schools that shut down then tennis makes up close to 40% of all the teams cut so far. Not a good time to be a tennis coach.

Sadly tennis is the best entertainment value in all of college sports. Decently high standard across all levels.

No.

Fiscal year begins July 1st, so expect cuts to happen in the next few weeks.

If schools are unable to fans in attendance, expect to see even more cuts.

I would predict some of these schools to drop sports; Connecticut, Central Connecticut State, Costal Carolina, Chicago State, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Washington, Purdue Ft Wayne, Nicholls State, Tennessee-Martin, Western Illinois, and Western Kentucky,

Berkley has been trying to cut their men’s program for years. Is this the time?

UCONN may not be the next, but expect an announcement this week. Mens XC and track are gone.

Opinionated guy wrote:

anonymous4now wrote:

It won't happen because football brings in the $$$.

Only Power 5 conferences. The mid-majors LOSE on average $1.5 million per year.

Someone mentioned roster spots. Football takes the majority of men's spots. That it not the fault of title IX or women.

Why do non-P5 D1 schools even try to compete in football? They can't win a national championship and they are locked out of the big bowl games. The politics of college football are insane, how can any president of a mid-major school justify spending this kind of money on a sport they are already excluded from?

CO Coach wrote:

Why do non-P5 D1 schools even try to compete in football? They can't win a national championship and they are locked out of the big bowl games. The politics of college football are insane, how can any president of a mid-major school justify spending this kind of money on a sport they are already excluded from?

My experience tells me that every coach and AD are only trying to show their stripes to get a power 5 job. They know they can't compete at a national level but keep the charade going hoping to get a name and move on. If football were cut the mid-major AD would be stuck there at $150K instead of a $1million+ power 5 job that includes prestige and power in addition to $. Most mid-majors lose an additional $600K - $1.25 million if they go to a second tier bowl. They are responsible for a large portion of tickets they can't sell, take hundreds of boosters/officials on their dime, and house players in hotels since dorms are closed for break, food, travel, etc.

How much better and cheaper university life could be by making ALL sports club or intramural level.

Universities are about becoming educated. Make student athletes STUDENT-athletes.

It's far past time for a major reckoning in the US university system, of which subsidized sports programs should be a major part.

How many non power five schools will follow Wisconsin and not have 5th years or 6ths years back?

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