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Message: [QUOTE="bendm, post: 5070510, member: 9151"] everyone agrees we'd go to a power conference versus staying in the BE. the issue i'm discussing is what happens if we dont get invited....football and 6 women's sports have to get cut but what happens to bball? that's what i'm discussing. the MWC is not a power conference so i think it was a great sign that they got 6 bids last year. the UConn athletic department has lost money every year since its inception but it's part of a nonprofit, state funded institution. almost all school athletic departments lose money every year but that [B]does not[/B] make them unsustainable. the issue is [B]how much[/B] money can they lose each year and the answer to that depends on how much the school/state is willing to cover. to that end, UConn has covered ~$20 million in losses from football and the 6 corresponding title ix women's teams for 5 years now in addition to the losses from every other sport. it was a prudent investment we hoped would result in a P3 invite. HOWEVER keeping the bball programs funded is not the same short term investment. the school can and should continue offsetting ~$15mill in annual losses from the 2 best bball programs in the country. that's really not much and the intangible benefits they bring to the state are more than worth it. it's funny how scared of UConn's bottom line everyone here is but it's not your money so dont worry so much. [/QUOTE]