Let's keep cutting men's sports. Hey.... it's the economy now, not Title IX.
I find this reasoning amusing.
John Smith
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NCAA's Brand: Don't fault Title IX for Future Cuts
Author: ASA News
Blog URL: allstudentathletes.com/.../ncaabrandtitleix
Description:
Brand expects some schools to drop men's teams in coming months because
of the economic downturn. He is urging them in advance to cite the
economy, not the law that bans sex discrimination at schools receiving
federal funds.
I can't resist:
1. Title IX does have the effect of reducing the number of NCAA Div I mens college swim teams, which I think is something we can all agree is not good.
2. It does appear to me that the blame for this sad state of affairs is that virtually all of the scholarship money goes to the "revenue sports" of football and basketball.
3. Without Title IX, there would be close to zero scholarship money for women's sports (or at least a lot less). All that money would be plowed into the mens revenue sports.
4. I don't think the point of the "revenue sports" is solely or perhaps even primarily revenue. I think a big part of it is alumni relations. Maybe a good football team doesn't bring in enough gate receipts, concessions and TV money to be profitable, or at least not significantly profitable. But a good football team will definitely bring in the alumni donations, as nationally or even regionally televised games will keep the school in the hearts and minds of the alumni base. And alumni donations are a strong motivating factor.
Wish I had the solution. I can definitely see a prolonged economic recession hurting swimming very badly at all levels. Swimming is a costly sport, and unfortunately in most of the country, is purely a "niche" sport.
I can't resist:
1. Title IX does have the effect of reducing the number of NCAA Div I mens college swim teams, which I think is something we can all agree is not good.
2. It does appear to me that the blame for this sad state of affairs is that virtually all of the scholarship money goes to the "revenue sports" of football and basketball.
3. Without Title IX, there would be close to zero scholarship money for women's sports (or at least a lot less). All that money would be plowed into the mens revenue sports.
4. I don't think the point of the "revenue sports" is solely or perhaps even primarily revenue. I think a big part of it is alumni relations. Maybe a good football team doesn't bring in enough gate receipts, concessions and TV money to be profitable, or at least not significantly profitable. But a good football team will definitely bring in the alumni donations, as nationally or even regionally televised games will keep the school in the hearts and minds of the alumni base. And alumni donations are a strong motivating factor.
Wish I had the solution. I can definitely see a prolonged economic recession hurting swimming very badly at all levels. Swimming is a costly sport, and unfortunately in most of the country, is purely a "niche" sport.
