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.
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Originally posted by Blue Horn
Graduation rates are a joke for sports like football, basketball and baseball. Many players transfer to get more playing time at a smaller school, and many leave prior to graduation to play pro ball. The graduation rates for these sports are very skewed because of these two factors. Also, why do so many people believe that football and basketball players are stupid. While the standards are relaxed a lot at some schools, many schools still have strict requirements for getting into and staying in school. Also, playing football requires a ton of time and it is very hard to be a full time football player and make your grades. Yes, you have a lot of resources, but football players do not have it as easy as most would assume on this board. In fact, at many schools being a football player is MUCH harder than being a regular student or even playing another sport. The amount of time that football players spend training and watching film would suprise most if not all of you.
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Blue
Very few leave to play prosports. Most leave because they can't keep up. I have a very good friend who used to be the academic coordinator at George Washington. She worked os hard to get the players the training & to improve their skills.
Here at U of I, there is a real hidden profit from Football. One person (at least he used to) pays the salary of the football coach.
Originally posted by Blue Horn
Graduation rates are a joke for sports like football, basketball and baseball. Many players transfer to get more playing time at a smaller school, and many leave prior to graduation to play pro ball. The graduation rates for these sports are very skewed because of these two factors. Also, why do so many people believe that football and basketball players are stupid. While the standards are relaxed a lot at some schools, many schools still have strict requirements for getting into and staying in school. Also, playing football requires a ton of time and it is very hard to be a full time football player and make your grades. Yes, you have a lot of resources, but football players do not have it as easy as most would assume on this board. In fact, at many schools being a football player is MUCH harder than being a regular student or even playing another sport. The amount of time that football players spend training and watching film would suprise most if not all of you.
Hook'em
Blue
Very few leave to play prosports. Most leave because they can't keep up. I have a very good friend who used to be the academic coordinator at George Washington. She worked os hard to get the players the training & to improve their skills.
Here at U of I, there is a real hidden profit from Football. One person (at least he used to) pays the salary of the football coach.
