Univ. of New Hampshire is getting rid of its women's rowing. The official line is that it has to get rid of some sports so that it can get into compliance with Title IX. Really is that it is doing a big budget cut. I wonder if this is the first women's team to be axed becasue of Title IX.
I don't understand how Title IX can possibly be used for what seems to me to be a really cheap blow to many girls. Rowing is a somewhat expensive sport, lots of coaches, lots of equipment.
Originally posted by dorothyrde
I don't hate the football and basketball players, but they do get preferential treatment at times, and there are plenty of other athletes who do not get that and plenty of regular students who don't get that. And regular students NEVER get the standards lowered for them.
Boo-hoo, life isn't fair. You don't like football and basketball players, time to get over that, and pretty quickly. Which sports do you think are floating the bill for the other non revenue sports? You wanna start picking on the fball and bball, better kiss most of your other sports goodbye. Who do you think was dancing in the pool on their noodles when Illinois played in the NCAA final game two years ago? That was a massive payday to your school and your conference (although not as much to the ACC).
When you use words like NEVER, you quickly lose credibility. "Regular" students have standards changed for them just as often as other students, you just don't read about it. Take a look at admission rates for student of alum and then of giving alum. It is easy to pick on bball and fball because they are high profile but, in football especially, there are up to 100 kids out there, the majority of who aren't on a full ride.
Originally posted by dorothyrde
I don't hate the football and basketball players, but they do get preferential treatment at times, and there are plenty of other athletes who do not get that and plenty of regular students who don't get that. And regular students NEVER get the standards lowered for them.
Boo-hoo, life isn't fair. You don't like football and basketball players, time to get over that, and pretty quickly. Which sports do you think are floating the bill for the other non revenue sports? You wanna start picking on the fball and bball, better kiss most of your other sports goodbye. Who do you think was dancing in the pool on their noodles when Illinois played in the NCAA final game two years ago? That was a massive payday to your school and your conference (although not as much to the ACC).
When you use words like NEVER, you quickly lose credibility. "Regular" students have standards changed for them just as often as other students, you just don't read about it. Take a look at admission rates for student of alum and then of giving alum. It is easy to pick on bball and fball because they are high profile but, in football especially, there are up to 100 kids out there, the majority of who aren't on a full ride.
