While other schools are eliminating sports in favor of football….

[HuskyNan]

 

[hoopsfan22]

UConn would never cut non-revenue sports!!

 

[CL82]

UConn would never cut non-revenue sports!!

Already has. I'm pretty sure men's golf is funded by donation.

 

[broooce]

Already has. I'm pretty sure men's golf is funded by donation.

I remember that as a way to save the program a few years back. Here's a link to an article about the practice facility:

Golf Practice Facility | University Planning, Design and Construction | University of Connecticut

Project InformationThe UConn Golf program has operated on campus for decades, winning two Big East Championships (1994, 2021) and drawing talented student a ...

updc.uconn.edu

 

[topogigio]

An expected consequence of NIL! All the money is going to the major sports to lure top shelf players. The actual "student athletes" get screwed! I gave up on pro sports a few years ago, and I'm leaning toward the same with big time college sports. I've said it many times, "NIL is destroying college sports"!

 

[BBallF]

An expected consequence of NIL! All the money is going to the major sports to lure top shelf players. The actual "student athletes" get screwed! I gave up on pro sports a few years ago, and I'm leaning toward the same with big time college sports. I've said it many times, "NIL is destroying college sports"!

Most of us agree but how do we stop it or control it? Last year's men's NCAA championship Michigan team had a starting five of all NIL transfers, all purchased. The football schools from the top conferences have the money and get the players. Where does it end? Unlike the NBA, MLB, and NFL, there isn't the same stream of income. What effect will it have on tuitions, other sports, mid majors? The only way it can be fixed is federal legislation because of anti-trust laws but quite frankly that terrifies me too.

 

[cohenzone]

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My significant other’s nephew was a tennis star at UConn. In 2020, UConn ditched its men’s tennis a few years after he graduated. Uconn also dropped men’s swimming and diving, men’ cross country and women’s rowing. UConn is no different from other schools making choices.