Plus, getting rid of title IX would basically guarantee no sports would be available for women, which if you're really in favor of, is borderline sexist.
Plus, getting rid of title IX would basically guarantee no sports would be available for women, which if you're really in favor of, is borderline sexist.
coachpipe (07-23-2013)
I do think Wiggins should be allowed to go directly to the NBA. It's not exactly a tearjerking tragedy for him, but I don't see why he shouldn't be allowed to play in the NBA now if he's ready (and apparently he is).
As for college majors that lose money, don't just about all of them lose money? Colleges need big money donations to keep the doors open, and big time college athltics is a big driver of those donations. That's the biggest connection a large portion of the alumni have to their universities after graduation.
The mandate that future NBA players have to be one year removed from high school isn't an NCAA rule, it's an NBA rule. The NFL similarly requires draft entrees to be three years clear of high school. The NCAA may benefit from the rules, but they didn't make them.
Let's at least cast the angry finger towards the right people.
Last edited by paintmered; 07-22-2013 at 06:00 PM.
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
coachpipe (07-23-2013)
If a womans sport can support itself, then play away. Just like mens baseball. If you can't support the sport, then cut it. I don't care if it is baseball or field hockey or anything in between. If you can't support the sport, get rid of it. It isn't sexist. It is simple business.
Not necessarily. There are plenty of athletics departments losing money in the MAC that need the donations still. And it's not just field hockey that's losing money at those schools.
We apparently need to get rid of all liberal arts majors, music programs, theater programs, clubs, intramurals, etc. and turn Ohio State into a for-profit university as well.
coachpipe (07-23-2013)
"Suck it, not my problem."
Sorry, still not very compelling. I have no sympathy for future pro athletes. None. I actually think their attitude is appalling and purely greedy, and can't Ben begin to fathom the absurdity that average fans are tripping all over themselves to line up behind them. Absurd.
coachpipe (07-23-2013)
What you're missing is that intercollegiate athletics have an intrinsic value and enhance the collegiate environment in a way that is impossible to quantify and as such shouldn't be treated like a subsidiary arm of a corporation.
That being said I think it's pretty arbitrary that the funding of non-revenue sports should be derived from the profits of the revenue generating sports and at the expense of the athletes that create that money. If a university feels that intercollegiate athletics are an important part of a vibrant campus (and I do) then they should fund them independently and on an equal basis with regards to gender.
Wonderful Monds (07-22-2013)
I suppose you don't care for the Olympics, either. One of the reasons why the US is so successful in Olympic sports is because of our college sports system. Of course, most of those sports are not revenue generating sports for colleges. So you say goodbye to most swim teams, track teams, women's sports, and more. Colleges provide opportunities for great athletes to perfect their skills while getting an education, and many of those athletes wouldn't be able to afford college or continue to train without scholarships. They'd have to give it up or get a job. Then Olympic sports become more like gymnastics and figure skating, where only those with parents who can afford to fund their kids on their own or put their kids into elite sports academies get a shot.
And I wouldn't call a free education unfair compensation, considering how much those who don't have scholarships have to pay. Oh, add to that the free room and board, where many athletes get special consideration on housing, free food (with much more food credit than the average student), free health care (which I had to pay for myself). Add in the future benefits in earning potential these players get from a college degree, compared to what those who don't have a degree make, and they have it quite good. Take that away and a lot of the players from low income backgrounds end up with a few years of minor league ball and a career in manual labor, or if they get injured, maybe a life on social security disability, because the NFL and NBA aren't going to pay for pensions for players who don't play in the NFL or NBA. If a college kid gets injured, they can at least finish their degree and have the potential to find a job where having blown out knees or a bad back isn't a liability.
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