🏈 I'm guessing you've asked yourself this question. It needs to be asked. Is the B1G lying about the spring season?

[BamaFan334]

Aren't they just trying to balance the pandemic and its unknowns while trying to keep the "business" economically viable? Why would they not do this? If things improve they try the spring season if they do not they cancel. Now they may already have an idea that the probability of a spring season is low but not zero. Things can change a lot in 5 or 6 months.

Personally I think they should have tried it in the fall. Try it and see if it can be managed. I am hopeful that is what the SEC ultimately does. Try it if there is an issue try to manage it and if you can't be reasonably manage then shut it down. At least you gave it a shot.

The mentality our county school system adopted.

 

[planomateo]

Financially speaking, a university makes way more money on academics than it does on athletics.

They've got bigger problems to deal with.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Financially speaking, a university makes way more money on academics than it does on athletics.

They've got bigger problems to deal with.

Maybe so....but athletics and budget is hugh and important.....
For schools and communities...
"Sum of the parts....equal the whole"

 

[planomateo]

Maybe so....but athletics and budget is hugh and important.....
For schools and communities...
"Sum of the parts....equal the whole"

Absolutely.

AD's have a big problem they're trying to solve.

The university president is concerned, but their focus is on academics. They're worried about a drop in enrollment and fees given a virtual learning can be done much cheaper at a community college. My point is, academics have a bigger problem at the moment than athletics do.

Athletics is what it is at this point. From my perspective, the B1G was unprepared and wasted months of time developing a plan forward. Realize this is extremely fluid, but its been like this since March.

 

[TerryP]

Financially speaking, a university makes way more money on academics than it does on athletics.

Maybe so....but athletics and budget is hugh and important.....

There is no maybe about this. Just as one example, the athletics budget at Texas is 180 million per year. That's .05% of the budget of the school (3.1 billion.)

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Thing is, athletics are part of what brings the folks paying tuition to the school and what keeps donors putting money in the donation box. It is the goodwill ambassador of the school. Some of these schools would not have the enrollment they do (especially from out of state) were it not for sports.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

There is no maybe about this. Just as one example, the athletics budget at Texas is 180 million per year. That's .05% of the budget of the school (3.1 billion.)

Like i said..."sum of the parts .....equal the whole"
180mill a year...aint no laughing matter to losebut...should have expected some accounting stuff

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Thing is, athletics are part of what brings the folks paying tuition to the school and what keeps donors putting money in the donation box. It is the goodwill ambassador of the school. Some of these schools would not have the enrollment they do (especially from out of state) were it not for sports.

Thats a fact....with bamas success...enrollment has jumped...
And ..... if I remember correctly...way up fot out of state...

 

[planomateo]

Thats a fact....with bamas success...enrollment has jumped...
And ..... if I remember correctly...way up fot out of state...

Out of state dollars is worth more than in state dollars.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Out of state dollars is worth more than in state dollars.

At Uof A..Tuscaloosa
I dont know how many outta staters there are....but...
Instate.....$10,000+ change
Outta staters....$30,000 + change.....

As compared to my fees in 1971...lol

 

[UAgrad93]

At Uof A..Tuscaloosa
I dont know how many outta staters there are....but...
Instate.....$10,000+ change
Outta staters....$30,000 + change.....

As compared to my fees in 1971...lolView attachment 14404

Two years ago, it was reported that 59% of undergrad students hail from out of state. That isA LOT of bank!!!!

 

[TerryP]

Two years ago, it was reported that 59% of undergrad students hail from out of state. That isA LOT of bank!!!!

In '19 they had about a 10% increase with in-state students. The latest I saw was 56.5% from out of state (roughly 4% international.)