Latest $ challenge in NCAA Sports

[gymdad]

Another dominoe falls on the path of change in NCAA sports programs. 5 conferences petition NCAA for a number of changes including required minimum # of programs offered.

noteworthy statement:
“Among the financial challenges being faced include significant decreases in state appropriations, substantial losses in endowment value, and a downturn in philanthropic activity,'' the commissioners wrote. "An already trying environment for enrollment is expected to see even more sizeable reductions, not to mention the continuing trend in deep reductions in the enrollment of international students. Finally, all of this is playing out with no ability to predict when normal operations might resume.''

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ncaa-relax-division-requirements?platform=amp

 

[interrobang]

Soon enough it'll be football, men's basketball, and a bunch of women's sports.

 

[NittPicker]

Emmert is now in a panic because someone is asking him to make a decision. He'll get around to it in a couple years.

IMHO, FBS is too bloated anyway. It sounds like a good time to thin the herd.

 

[LionDeNittany]

The problem with NCAA sports is the money that is spent on travel and useless competitions.

Does women's volleyball need to travel to Hawaii to play some other teams?

Aside from the major sports all other sports should be regional.

LdN

 

[AWS1022]

Soon enough it'll be football, men's basketball, and a bunch of women's sports.

They may have to repeal Title 9.

 

[interrobang]

The problem with NCAA sports is the money that is spent on travel and useless competitions.

Last year travel expenses were only 8 million of the program's 98 million in sport-specific expenses.

Women's volleyball, which is one of the most expensive sports at PSU, only saw 556k out of its $2.8 million expenses go towards travel.

 

[novaclassof90]

They should request that Emmert take a 90% pay cut.

 

[LionDeNittany]

Last year travel expenses were only 8 million of the program's 98 million in sport-specific expenses.

Women's volleyball, which is one of the most expensive sports at PSU, only saw 556k out of its $2.8 million expenses go towards travel.

What is your point? 556k is a lot of money to fly kids around to play volleyball.

LdN

 

[gymdad]

What is your point? 556k is a lot of money to fly kids around to play volleyball.

LdN

Especially considering the travel squad is limited to max of 12 players. Travel costs possibly exceed funding for scholarships.

 

[bison13]

Especially considering the travel squad is limited to max of 12 players. Travel costs possibly exceed funding for scholarships.

Assume 50k per scholarship and its 600k total so pretty close

 

[interrobang]

What is your point? 556k is a lot of money to fly kids around to play volleyball.

LdN

But it's a very small amount of money in the grand scheme of budgets.

 

[interrobang]

Especially considering the travel squad is limited to max of 12 players. Travel costs possibly exceed funding for scholarships.

Women's volleyball had $769k in scholarship dollars.

 

[LionDeNittany]

But it's a very small amount of money in the grand scheme of budgets.

8% of the entire budget goes towards travel.

That's not a very small amount.

We already know coaches get paid a ton. But for this argument we are considering that a constant.

LdN

 

[gymdad]

Women's volleyball had $769k in scholarship dollars.

Women’s volleyball limited to 12 scholarships so this means $64,000 per full scholarship. Seems high even for Penn State’s 2020 out of state tution of $36,700/yr. A room/board/cost of attendance allowance of $27,000 seems generous

 

[Art]

Focusing on a single non-revenue sport or line item for a non-revenue sport is missing the forest for the trees. At PSU, nearly 40% of the budget is "unallocated" to any sport, much of it administration. So how many AAD and lower positions can be eliminated if 20 or so sports are eliminated? At PSU, none.

 

[RGWhirly]

I have to wonder if number of NCAA men's hockey teams will go down.

 

[bison13]

Focusing on a single non-revenue sport or line item for a non-revenue sport is missing the forest for the trees. At PSU, nearly 40% of the budget is "unallocated" to any sport, much of it administration. So how many AAD and lower positions can be eliminated if 20 or so sports are eliminated? At PSU, none.

Maybe the AD and AAD's should take voluntary pay cuts as some other schools are doing. I think at least 10% should be a good start

https://247sports.com/Article/Coron...es-athletic-pay-cuts-Jamie-Pollard-145623702/

 

[Art]

Maybe the AD and AAD's should take voluntary pay cuts as some other schools are doing. I think at least 10% should be a good start

https://247sports.com/Article/Coron...es-athletic-pay-cuts-Jamie-Pollard-145623702/

You're too generous. 20% minimum. They also ought to consider laying off some administrators.

 

[Obliviax]

It doesn't help that colleges give sports 'ships away to celebrities who have never even competed in that sport.

 

[BobPSU92]

You're too generous. 20% minimum. They also ought to consider laying off some administrators.

And do away with all those committees, task forces, meetings, deliberations, junkets? I don’t get it.

 

[bison13]

And do away with all those committees, task forces, meetings, deliberations, junkets? I don’t get it.

Onion dip alone should save a mill or two

 

[Erial_Lion]

It doesn't help that colleges give sports 'ships away to celebrities who have never even competed in that sport.

Are you trying to refer to the admissions scandals? If so, your characterization isn’t what actually happened. No one was getting athletic scholarships.