🏈 Reformers recommend changing BCS and NCAA revenue distribution

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Knight Commission continues its goal of slowing fiscal arms race

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[LBS]

What a novel idea...someone showing up and telling you how you should spend your money. <sarcasm>

These "Commission" members, I don't suppose one of us would be asked to show up at their homes to tell them and their spouse how to manage their household budget?:lance:

Our ability, intelligence, or honesty; which are they questioning? They say that there is a problem. Do they think we are unable to address any issue? Are not smart enough to recognize that there is an issue? Or that we don't want the problem solved?

 

[kfo9494]

Karl Max would be proud of the commission.
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This was why the NCAA made different divisions for college football. The universities that cannot make budget should think about going to FCS or Division 2 football.
Just about all football programs make money. It is the other non-revenue sports that drain the department.
As an example- Ga Tech Ath Department had to borrow money from the general fuind in 2009. Yet the reason they were short on money was they built a new softball complex and did not want to borrow the money on a long-term loan.

 

[LBS]

Karl Max would be proud of the commission.
>
This was why the NCAA made different divisions for college football. The universities that cannot make budget should think about going to FCS or Division 2 football.
Just about all football programs make money. It is the other non-revenue sports that drain the department.
As an example- Ga Tech Ath Department had to borrow money from the general fuind in 2009. Yet the reason they were short on money was they built a new softball complex and did not want to borrow the money on a long-term loan.

There are two questions regarding the "20% tax" I have.

First, will 20% of the money left after expenses really solve the education problem, because that 20% does make the difference in athletic departments excelling or just existing? Mediocre across the board is not worth aspiration.

Second, why can that 20% not come from other sources of income? A student body paying tuition or a taxed population will find that sweet-spot where the cost/benefit ratio regarding education is met. "I want better/more, but I'm not willing to pay for it, so someone else should carry my sorry tail" does not make right the raiding of the institution that walks-the-walk.

 

[shipley00]

"The share the wealth mentality has allowed my country to prosper beyond belief" - The President of Greece.

 

[psychojoe]

sadly it is government intrusion, specifically Title 9, that puts most schools in the red. At Bama football makes money, I think basketball is in the black, and probably gymnastics. I'd bet that every otther sport loses money. Football pulls the train, though. Reducing to 75 scholarships might actually end up costing the schools money, if the product becomes less attractive.

If a school is taking a bath financially maybe they need to scale back what they are doing. Not every school gets to run with the big dogs.