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.
Parents
Former Member
. . . 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. . .
Of course football is to blame. It has always been to blame for lop sided and unfair budget decisions. . .
John Smith
I think these get to the heart of the matter. Women, being half the population, feel entitled to half the scholarships. Anybody care to disagree?
If beyond that, football is to blame, then why blame Title IX?
(Also, my wife encourages me to point out that Title IX did a whole lot more for women than mandate scholarships. It ended discrimination at universities, so that, for example, a woman could not be expelled for getting pregnant.)
. . . 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. . .
Of course football is to blame. It has always been to blame for lop sided and unfair budget decisions. . .
John Smith
I think these get to the heart of the matter. Women, being half the population, feel entitled to half the scholarships. Anybody care to disagree?
If beyond that, football is to blame, then why blame Title IX?
(Also, my wife encourages me to point out that Title IX did a whole lot more for women than mandate scholarships. It ended discrimination at universities, so that, for example, a woman could not be expelled for getting pregnant.)
