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.
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Former Member
To claim that Title IX has only had positive effects during it's implementation is laughable. To claim that it has not effected secondary men's sports is absurd. Fact is there is only so much money in the athletic budget pie, and when it's cut up to serve more women than previous, the pieces get smaller for the rest of the recipients. As we have seen in recent years, some of the pieces dissappear entirely. Title IX has caused its own budget crunch and women's sports will feel the cutbacks eventually too...... which is not good.
Did Title IX advance the numbers participating in women's sports.... of course. No one can deny this. Is this good?.... It's great. Was the ruling written to protect anything but the women's agenda....... flat out "no".
Of course football is to blame. It has always been to blame for lop sided and unfair budget decisions. AD's have been greedy for more than a half a century in favor of this sport. This fact is no where near as new as Title IX.
Title IX should have been implemented with budgetary safeguards for secondary sports....... i.e. for women AND men. The drain should have been forced back partially on football with cuts in scholarships to reasonable levels.
John Smith
To claim that Title IX has only had positive effects during it's implementation is laughable. To claim that it has not effected secondary men's sports is absurd. Fact is there is only so much money in the athletic budget pie, and when it's cut up to serve more women than previous, the pieces get smaller for the rest of the recipients. As we have seen in recent years, some of the pieces dissappear entirely. Title IX has caused its own budget crunch and women's sports will feel the cutbacks eventually too...... which is not good.
Did Title IX advance the numbers participating in women's sports.... of course. No one can deny this. Is this good?.... It's great. Was the ruling written to protect anything but the women's agenda....... flat out "no".
Of course football is to blame. It has always been to blame for lop sided and unfair budget decisions. AD's have been greedy for more than a half a century in favor of this sport. This fact is no where near as new as Title IX.
Title IX should have been implemented with budgetary safeguards for secondary sports....... i.e. for women AND men. The drain should have been forced back partially on football with cuts in scholarships to reasonable levels.
John Smith
