LZIp Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 Not related to UA, but certainly worth discussion this forum. Our Canadian friends are dropping not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 sports. http://www.ubbullrun.com/2017/4/3/15159704/buffalo-bulls-to-drop-four-sports Quote
kreed5120 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 Akron currently sponsors 18 sports with the minimum requirement being 16. With now only 4 MAC teams sponsoring soccer I'd say that would be the easy pick except for the fact that's the sport we excel at. Title 9 would make it challenging to cut women's sports. I'd say if we were to cut more sports it would be rifle and/or men's golf. Quote
jupitertoo Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 Cross country, golf and rifle. It's only a matter of time. Quote
LZIp Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, jupitertoo said: Cross country, golf and rifle. It's only a matter of time. That would put us way under the 16 minimum when considering the men's and women's teams for each sport. I know I will offend some people, but I am all for following Buffalo's lead and cutting down to the minimum and using some of that money to help with the school's finances and then some of it to invest more in football, men's basketball, and even men's soccer. Focus your resources where you can get the most bang for your buck, not where you don't get anything and will never get anything. Edited April 3, 2017 by LZIp Quote
K92 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 Is the 16 minimum an NCAA or MAC requirement? Quote
kreed5120 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, K92 said: Is the 16 minimum an NCAA or MAC requirement? It's set by NCAA. FBS D1 schools have to sponsor 16 sports. Non FBS schools only have to sponsor 14. Quote
K92 Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 13 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: It's set by NCAA. FBS D1 schools have to sponsor 16 sports. Non FBS schools only have to sponsor 14. Thanks. Quote
Balsy Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 (edited) Drop Rifle. I'd say go for Golf too...but apparently we have to maintain that for 16. I'm just trying to think utility here. Does UA get ANY utility fielding a Rifle team? At least with golf theres a lot of local courses (more cost effective? i have no idea if that's true or not...) Edited April 4, 2017 by Balsy Quote
kreed5120 Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 23 minutes ago, Balsy said: Drop Rifle. I'd say go for Golf too...but apparently we have to maintain that for 16. I'm just trying to think utility here. Does UA get ANY utility fielding a Rifle team? At least with golf theres a lot of local courses (more cost effective? i have no idea if that's true or not...) You can cut men's golf, but keep women's golf. That's what CMU does. Quote
Balsy Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 54 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: You can cut men's golf, but keep women's golf. That's what CMU does. is that maintaining 16 teams? Quote
kreed5120 Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 24 minutes ago, Balsy said: is that maintaining 16 teams? We currently have 7 men's sports, 10 women's sports, and 1 co-ed (rifle). They could cut rifle and men's golf or they could keep rifle and cut both men's and women's golf. 1 Quote
jupitertoo Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 13 hours ago, kreed5120 said: It's set by NCAA. FBS D1 schools have to sponsor 16 sports. Non FBS schools only have to sponsor 14. I don't believe the 16-sport rule is correct based on NCAA website. The site indicates that any D1 school must maintain 14 sports, either 7 men's and 7 women's or 6 men's and 8 women's. OU only supports 15 sports and it is D1 FBS. Quote
kreed5120 Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, jupitertoo said: I don't believe the 16-sport rule is correct based on NCAA website. The site indicates that any D1 school must maintain 14 sports, either 7 men's and 7 women's or 6 men's and 8 women's. OU only supports 15 sports and it is D1 FBS. Quote An institution classified in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) shall meet all the Division I membership requirements set forth in NCAA Division I Bylaw 20.9.9 and in addition, shall: 1. Sponsor a minimum of 16 varsity intercollegiate sports, including football, based on the minimum sports sponsorship and scheduling requirements set forth in Bylaw 20. Sponsorship shall include a minimum six sports involving all male teams or mixed teams (males and females), and a minimum of eight varsity intercollegiate teams involving all female teams. Institutions may use up to two emerging sports to satisfy the required eight varsity intercollegiate sports involving all female teams. [Bylaw 20.9.9.1] https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Football Bowl Subqa 12 8 14.pdf Edit: Ohio sponsors 10 women sports and 6 men sports. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-American_Conference Edited April 4, 2017 by kreed5120 Quote
morris buttermaker Posted April 6, 2017 Report Posted April 6, 2017 My guess is the UA will whack something to get to the minimum ...and in addition, stop fully funding a few sports. 2 Quote
K92 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Posted April 6, 2017 4 hours ago, morris buttermaker said: My guess is the UA will whack something to get to the minimum ...and in addition, stop fully funding a few sports. They should. Every school in our situation should. 2 Quote
LZIp Posted April 6, 2017 Report Posted April 6, 2017 44 minutes ago, K92 said: They should. Every school in our situation should. Agree. Out of likes. 1 Quote
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