Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[WrenchFan69]

That makes sense. Interesting NIU still has wrestling in 2025.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[uconntailgater]

Good move by them. Those mid-week MACtion games in November are absolutely brutal. I can’t imagine attending a football game on Tuesday or Wednesday evening in November. That is a too steep of a price to pay to have your games on TV.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Cal Baptist was the only remaining private west coast school should the WCC want to go to 10 teams (or replace St Mary's if the PAC takes them, which I'm doubting). Also wondering if this will be the death of the WAC. Would only leave them with 2 schools in Utah, 3 schools in Texas, and no obvious path forward to adding other current D1 schools.

 

[noeynox]

Probably non key but what the hell

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Probably non key but what the hell

That is spectacularly non key. If you are a podcaster and are going to make stuff up, might as well go big.

 

[CL82]

Probably non key but what the hell

Interesting in that it's not that usual vague non-quantifiable language. Tomorrow morning he'll be right or he'll be wrong.

For what it's worth, I don't see how, say FSU, joining a new super league causes its current GOR not to be effective. I guess, and I'm just spitballing here, if they were to say they are no longer offering college football (this making their existing GOR worthless) and instead are having an FSU affiliated semi pro football team that is a fully separate entity? If schools are going to be paying players directly in any event, maybe this makes some sense?

 

[Kolumbo]

Probably non key but what the hell

I saw that too and I'm a sucker for anything CR related. "substantive conversations." sure, talk is cheap. Flugaur actually replied to Monty.

 

[Hogoff]

That is spectacularly non key. If you are a podcaster and are going to make stuff up, might as well go big.

But at least it’s a tweet.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

 

[Kolumbo]

91.22% to the Men for football and basketball
04.39% to the Women for basketball
04.39% to other remaining sports

 

[UConnTrumbull]

91.22% to the Men for football and basketball
04.39% to the Women for basketball
04.39% to other remaining sports

Considering UGA’s women’s basketball team is one of the worst in the country I’d say that’s a good deal for them

 

[Kolumbo]

Considering UGA’s women’s basketball team is one of the worst in the country I’d say that’s a good deal for them

I'm sure $900,000 will help them improve significantly. I'm curious how women in college will receive this disparity and if Title IX comes into play. You figure at least 94% of total wages are being paid to men. It seems a little skewed.

 

[uconndogs]

"The number of athletes will drop but scholarships will go up."

It's a good thing the "student athlete" is top of mind in all this. For a while I thought it was all about the money...........

 

[Patman]

I'm sure $900,000 will help them improve significantly. I'm curious how women in college will receive this disparity and if Title IX comes into play. You figure at least 94% of total wages are being paid to men. It seems a little skewed.

Well this admin has already said they don't care but that doesn't stop lawsuits brought by the athletes

My real impression is the differential resources question has largely sailed in the 1990s and things only happen if the disparity is ridiculous

 

[UConnTrumbull]

"The number of athletes will drop but scholarships will go up."

It's a good thing the "student athlete" is top of mind in all this. For a while I thought it was all about the money...........

Well, they opened Pandora’s box.

 

[UConnJim]

I'm sure $900,000 will help them improve significantly. I'm curious how women in college will receive this disparity and if Title IX comes into play. You figure at least 94% of total wages are being paid to men. It seems a little skewed.

Basically, they are allocating revenue shares based on what the revenue generation is of the various sports. For Georgia, the vast majority of revenue is produced by football and very little generated by women's basketball. I would think 4.39% for Georgia women's basketball is well above their proportionate revenue generation.

 

[Kolumbo]

Basically, they are allocating revenue shares based on what the revenue generation is of the various sports. For Georgia, the vast majority of revenue is produced by football and very little generated by women's basketball. I would think 4.39% for Georgia women's basketball is well above their proportionate revenue generation.

I get that and it makes complete sense. Just as male athletes make much more money out in the marketplace. One could argue that since they could be considered state employees, they should be compensated similarly. Kind of like the scholarship situation. I have no idea if that holds water or is even an issue, but it could. Georgia has a heck of a women's track & field team, I'm told.

 

[UConnJim]

I get that and it makes complete sense. Just as male athletes make much more money out in the marketplace. One could argue that since they could be considered state employees, they should be compensated similarly. Kind of like the scholarship situation. I have no idea if that holds water or is even an issue, but it could. Georgia has a heck of a women's track & field team, I'm told.

For UConn, the math is trickier because there is not a large media contract driven by football and the UConn women's basketball team generates revenue. Thus, I would expect the UConn women's basketball team to be compensated accordingly.

 

[How Sway?!]

If I'm a small directional school, I cut football and allocate that money to more niche sports that will be cut by larger schools. Much easier to compete in sports like Tennis/Wrestling than football.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

If I'm a small directional school, I cut football and allocate that money to more niche sports that will be cut by larger schools. Much easier to compete in sports like Tennis/Wrestling than football.

Money losing sports at 99% of schools. Near zero positive net revenue for most schools, exception with some B1G, OU, OK ST and a few other Big XII wrestling schools.

 

[Ldandy]

Money losing sports at 99% of schools. Near zero positive net revenue for most schools, exception with some B1G, OU, OK ST and a few other Big XII wrestling schools.

The overwhelming majority of sports, including football and basketball, lose money at most schools. Wrestling is actually at the lower end of money losers due to its lower scholarship numbers (9.9) and the minimal facilities/equipment required.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

The overwhelming majority of sports, including football and basketball, lose money at most schools. Wrestling is actually at the lower end of money losers due to its lower scholarship numbers (9.9) and the minimal facilities/equipment required.

Woosh, missing the bigger point for schools @How Sway?! referenced. Oft schools already with neglible net revenues now to enable neglible to larger net negative revenue sports even today let alone as football and men’s hoop revenues further decline to disappear in the evolving college semi-pro/NIL, P4 (to P3 to P2??? possibilities) to employee college athletics world.

Acknowledging the demographic cliff, more than a few directionals and/or less academically respected public universities may also further cut additional non-revenue sports in university-wide cost cutting actions. Or not, just spit balling.

 

[Ldandy]

Woosh, missing the bigger point for schools @How Sway?! referenced. Oft schools already with neglible net revenues now to enable neglible to larger net negative revenue sports even today let alone as football and men’s hoop revenues further decline to disappear in the evolving college semi-pro/NIL, P4 (to P3 to P2??? possibilities) to employee college athletics world.

Acknowledging the demographic cliff, more than a few directionals and/or less academically respected public universities may also further cut additional non-revenue sports in university-wide cost cutting actions. Or not, just spit balling.

I’m not sure what point I’m missing? Nearly every sport, including football and basketball, lose money at most schools. Unless you have significant paid attendance and a strong TV deal in place, rev share will have many men’s programs sweating bullets. Women will be safe due to Title 9. I don’t understand singling out the one with the least cost of operation?

 

[ZooCougar]

The overwhelming majority of sports, including football and basketball, lose money at most schools. Wrestling is actually at the lower end of money losers due to its lower scholarship numbers (9.9) and the minimal facilities/equipment required.

That’s an interesting point. But lots of schools are cutting wrestling.

I wonder if that’s Title IX and not money related.