OT: UConn needs to change up its sports offerings

[shizzle787]

ncaa-roster-caps-house-settlement-scholarships
The NCAA approved new caps which should actually help UConn keep an NCAA minimum number of sports of 16 while still keeping Title IX-compliant.

Scholarships by sport if we want to drop down to 17 sports:

Men: 227
Football (105)
Basketball (15)
Baseball (34)
Soccer (28)
Hockey (26)
Golf (9)


Women: 232
Basketball (15)
Softball (25)
Soccer (28)
Hockey (26)
Field hockey (27)
Lacrosse (38)
Volleyball (18)
Track and field (45) counts as 2 sports
Tennis (10)


Sports dropped:
Men's track and field (2 sports)
Women's cross country
Women's rowing
Women's swimming and diving


This will allow us to better compete in the other Olympic sports and provide the full amount of scholarships

 

[ctchamps]

Doubt we drop women's rowing after getting one of the biggest donations for UConn sports to build an athletic facility for rowing.

 

[DOZE860]

Doubt we drop women's rowing after getting one of the biggest donations for UConn sports to build an athletic facility for rowing.

I think you meant track and field. Dr. Trisha Bailey, 99 alumnus and member of the track team, gave a pretty large donation, to athletics to keep the track team afloat and to build athlete success center
UCONN RECEIVES HISTORIC GIFT TO SUPPORT NEW STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS CENTER

 

[ctchamps]

I think you meant track and field. Dr. Trisha Bailey, 99 alumnus and member of the track team, gave a pretty large donation, to athletics to keep the track team afloat and to build athlete success center
UCONN RECEIVES HISTORIC GIFT TO SUPPORT NEW STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS CENTER

If you read the article and scroll to the third picture it indicates part of the facility is dedicated to rowing.

 

[temery]

Sports dropped:
Men's track and field (2 sports)
Women's cross country
Women's rowing
Women's swimming and diving

'Is this a suggestion, or has it happened?

 

[shizzle787]

'Is this a suggestion, or has it happened?

Suggestion

 

[temery]

Suggestion

Just so other sports can add scholarship players?

 

[shizzle787]

Just so other sports can add scholarship players?

Yes and keep Title IX compliant.

 

[temery]

Yes and keep Title IX compliant.

That's nuts.

 

[shizzle787]

That's nuts.

Then say goodbye to competing in baseball, hockey, or soccer.

 

[temery]

Then say goodbye to competing in baseball, hockey, or soccer.

Sounds like what umass did years ago to go big time in football and basketball. At least their hockey is good.


I don't see how adding scholarship players would add much to the AD budget.

 

[CCSUblue]

Doom and gloom at it again. There is no way forward folks. Might as well pack it in and cut the fat while the news is fresh.

 

[HooperScooper]

Sounds like what umass did years ago to go big time in football and basketball. At least their hockey is good.

Wait, when did UMass go big time in football and basketball? Lol

 

[ec33]

ncaa-roster-caps-house-settlement-scholarships
The NCAA approved new caps which should actually help UConn keep an NCAA minimum number of sports of 16 while still keeping Title IX-compliant.

Scholarships by sport if we want to drop down to 17 sports:

Men: 227
Football (105)
Basketball (15)
Baseball (34)
Soccer (28)
Hockey (26)
Golf (9)


Women: 232uireme
Basketball (15)
Softball (25)
Soccer (28)
Hockey (26)
Field hockey (27)
Lacrosse (38)
Volleyball (18)
Track and field (45) counts as 2 sports
Tennis (10)


Sports dropped:
Men's track and field (2 sports)
Women's cross country
Women's rowing
Women's swimming and diving


This will allow us to better compete in the other Olympic sports and provide the full amount of scholarships

There isn't a requirement to fill all those scholarships (that I am aware of).

Not to be negative, but the football limit is not for bottom of the pack independent football programs. The very type of football program that will already be losing talent as better schools (pretty much the entirety of FBS) increase their roster sizes.

 

[Nick2005]

ncaa-roster-caps-house-settlement-scholarships
The NCAA approved new caps which should actually help UConn keep an NCAA minimum number of sports of 16 while still keeping Title IX-compliant.

Scholarships by sport if we want to drop down to 17 sports:

Men: 227
Football (105)
Basketball (15)
Baseball (34)
Soccer (28)
Hockey (26)
Golf (9)


Women: 232
Basketball (15)
Softball (25)
Soccer (28)
Hockey (26)
Field hockey (27)
Lacrosse (38)
Volleyball (18)
Track and field (45) counts as 2 sports
Tennis (10)


Sports dropped:
Men's track and field (2 sports)
Women's cross country
Women's rowing
Women's swimming and diving


This will allow us to better compete in the other Olympic sports and provide the full amount of scholarships

If you need 34 baseball players to make a team, get rid of team. Should take 12. Same with softball soccer and football honestly. Way too many players. Should just be 2 basketball teams, 15 each. Why bother with other nonsense?

 

[huskymedic]

If you need 34 baseball players to make a team, get rid of team. Should take 12. Same with softball soccer and football honestly. Way too many players. Should just be 2 basketball teams, 15 each. Why bother with other nonsense?

You want a college baseball roster of 12 players?

 

[UConnJim]

I think people don't understand how little these extra scholarships cost in actual dollars as it depends how you look at/account for the cost of scholarships. Remember, the kids are already on the teams and being coached, fed, travel, equipment,... which is a big cash cost.