Roster caps and Scholarship limits

[ChillW]

Meanwhile, scholarships are being reported to being slashed at Wisconsin and Michigan State:

Corby on 34: "Wrestling won't be added at any power 5 schools anytime soon with revenue sharing happening. Some Big 10 schools will be cutting wrestling scholarships next year. Wisconsin and Michigan st will be at 5 from 9.9. Willie also said he's been told the same. If wrestling is added as a D1 sport it will be at smaller schools. Wrestling is in trouble as are many Olympic sports. Olympic sports will become club sports at many universities which will suck"

A B10 coach told us something similar - that WI was dropping to 6. This could be devastating. If B10 schools are significsntly cutting schollys, most schools (especially if they have football) are in trouble.

We have a dog in the hunt and are waiting to hear if there will be any impact at his school. It's a stressful time even at schools with pretty healthy finances.

 

[PAgeologist]

Meanwhile, scholarships are being reported to being slashed at Wisconsin and Michigan State:

Corby on 34: "Wrestling won't be added at any power 5 schools anytime soon with revenue sharing happening. Some Big 10 schools will be cutting wrestling scholarships next year. Wisconsin and Michigan st will be at 5 from 9.9. Willie also said he's been told the same. If wrestling is added as a D1 sport it will be at smaller schools. Wrestling is in trouble as are many Olympic sports. Olympic sports will become club sports at many universities which will suck"

This is what I suspected would happen. Collateral damage in an arms race.

Let's face it. Wrestling programs operate in the red and are after thoughts at many schools. Many schools are going to cut programs partially or even totally. Everything except football and pumpkin chucking will be on the chopping block.

 

[mcpat]

Track (which includes xc) is dropping to 50 roster spots. There are going to be time trials and kids are going to get cut.

 

[5q]

Just to remind everyone , NIL doesn’t go away with rev sharing NIL will still be needed to get high end talent This really doesn’t solve much, as you still need to raise tons of NIL to compete

 

[5q]

This is what I suspected would happen. Collateral damage in an arms race.

Let's face it. Wrestling programs operate in the red and are after thoughts at many schools. Many schools are going to cut programs partially or even totally. Everything except football and pumpkin chucking will be on the chopping block.

Schools will drop sports so fast so they can give football and basketball 80% of that 20 mill rev share (money driving sports )

 

[ChillW]

Schools will drop sports so fast so they can give football and basketball 80% of that 20 mill rev share (money driving sports )

Football and basketball are actually projected to get 90% of all revenue sharing money. I think the hope is that donors will give to the schools directly to help with revenue sharing instead of "outside" collectives, but that will work for about a minute.

 

[PSU Mike]

I’ve long thought that “country club” sports should be more self-funded anyway. Maybe this will finally move things in that direction.