As of 8:10am this morning one of the finer programs in the country is lost due to "budgetary" problems.
No one saw it coming and they just recently signed some top level recruits that gave them one of the top 3 recruiting classes in the country.
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It beggars belief that a program the size of ASU, with that enrollment, donor list, and gov't funding should be in the position of cutting sports.
What is needed in collegiate sports departments is complete transparency. There should be full disclosure of all finances. Every expenditure and every salary. Some will balk at this but it needs to be done. Meetings and conferences where the death penalty for sports is under consideration should take place within the public eye. There should full records of the minutes for these meetings. Tax Payers and Alumni, let alone the student athletes deserve that much. The athletic directors and other officials work for them not the other way around.
Due to the furtive nature of the decision making "process" here and it's unexpectedness one has to question the motives and competency behind this decision. Keeping financial troubles and their potential implications under wraps and then ambushing the people that rely on their judgment is poor leadership.
It beggars belief that a program the size of ASU, with that enrollment, donor list, and gov't funding should be in the position of cutting sports.
What is needed in collegiate sports departments is complete transparency. There should be full disclosure of all finances. Every expenditure and every salary. Some will balk at this but it needs to be done. Meetings and conferences where the death penalty for sports is under consideration should take place within the public eye. There should full records of the minutes for these meetings. Tax Payers and Alumni, let alone the student athletes deserve that much. The athletic directors and other officials work for them not the other way around.
Due to the furtive nature of the decision making "process" here and it's unexpectedness one has to question the motives and competency behind this decision. Keeping financial troubles and their potential implications under wraps and then ambushing the people that rely on their judgment is poor leadership.
