ZippyRulz

I appreciate that analysis but the other factor I hear being brought up a lot is the amount of non revenue women's sports scholarships and expenses that are required due to football that would probably go away without it. Irony 1 is that women's sports fans should therefore also be big supporters of the men's sports especially football. Irony 2 is that those who want football scaled back would be the same ones bitching when women's sports get scaled back accordingly.

https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/bronze-medalist-murphy-olympic-postponement-was-the-best-thing/8woyLdTFtLKIPAIh3hNFZK/

Does this mean there's hope for fixing up the track? (and selling off the xc course ?) Didn't the MAC site used to be macsports.com? Now it belongs to a maker of kiddie wagons ?

Not looking likely at this point.

Some posters should find a different school to follow rather than make themselves miserable here.

I'll give them an ounce of credit and assume we weren't paying an exorbitant amount at whatever course(s) we were using.

Best wishes to those athletes affected and thanks for representing. Hopefully they can either finish out at UA or find another program they will like.

getsomemaction.com? When did that happen? 1. men's track & field - only 6 MAC teams participate in outdoor, 5 in indoor (12 each for women) 2. men's & women's golf - it's a Kent thing... 3. rifle - traditionally a strong suit but not sponsored by the MAC and a low profile sport overall; time to be retired

I'd be surprised if the MAC or any conference would enforce the exit fee when dropping to a lower division...just saying..

Welcome to the board. Can I ask where you saw this?

Football is dead. Long live football!

Here's what's going to happen to us: https://www.bobcatattack.com/messageboard/topic.asp?FromPage=1&ForumPID=6&PID=300106

So who can name the 6 colleges that are being eliminated? UA Reorganization for $1000 please, Alex...

We couldn't be cutting more than 1 or 2 sports and still be div. I amirite?

https://www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200506/two-ua-esports-teams-national-champs I wonder if esports is on the chopping block?

https://www.uakron.edu/oaa/initiatives/redesigning-ua/index https://www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200506/plan-to-restructure-university-of-akron-into-5-colleges-doesnrsquot-cut-any-programs-mdash-for-now?template=ampart The restructuring plan calls for five colleges that so far have been given placeholder names. The largest would be a reformed Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, which would have the LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education becoming a school within the Buchtel college. The other four colleges would be the School of Law, the College of Business Administration, the College of Engineering and Technology and Health and Human Services.

https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/utoledo-announces-university-wide-furloughs-pay-cuts/512-8a507121-17ed-455b-904c-b35470494fa0 They are also searching for a new president.

http://dailynous.com/2020/05/04/faculty-non-renewals-staff-layoffs-threats-philosophy-ohio-university/ (Posted as off topic, although it parallels our situation, not smack.)

Redesigning The University of Akron: May 4, 2020 Update Upshot - the big benefit of the 5 college model is lower admin costs and a more collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to edumacation.

1. Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences (the heart and soul) 2. College of Polymer Science (the other heart and soul and patent driver) 3. College of Engineering, Technology and Health Sciences (indispensable) 4. College of Business and Law (another strong suit) 5. College of Performing Arts (dance, music, media, etc.) College of Education is ceded to the historical teacher-training schools and Ohio's smaller colleges. Refund LeBron's COE donation and hope he redirects it.

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/college-basketball-projected-NCAA-Tournament-2020-21-bracketology-146767186/ "Bulls"eye on Canada

Interesting. Track and field is actually more at 12.6 (combined with cross country).

Are we currently providing full athletic scholarships to all the soccer players?

Who? Shouldn't they stick to writing about the Cleveland scene and CSU football?

It would be interesting to see the isolated financials of the soccer program. There is some revenue from tickets but no TV and no major buy games. The team size is large and has to travel farther and wider since there are fewer teams within the regular MAC footprint. Talk about a painful cut -- it would be, but in budget cost saving terms it has to be on the table.