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Oct 22, 2014
7:52:51pm

wapiti

Baseball is also a revenue sport at many schools

It probably comes close to break even at a lot of places, especially in warmer climates.

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wapiti

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Texas to pay student athletes $10K per year.

Josef K

10/22/14 4:37pm

Meh, that is nothing.

WJCougar

10/22/14 4:41pm

It's roughly $6M per year, which is more than 3 X the TV revenue for MWC teams.

argus

10/22/14 4:50pm

SEC athletes will complain of pay decrease.

10/22/14 4:41pm

Good. Step in the right direction.

Blueto

10/22/14 4:41pm

If the right direction is elimintating all mens sports besides football

Lance71

10/22/14 5:07pm

sounds good to me.

thebruce

10/22/14 7:02pm

Well, college sports were fun while they lasted.

rcbyufan

10/22/14 4:42pm

Lol

El Joffrey

10/22/14 4:45pm

First, Obama. Now, this. smh

rcbyufan

10/22/14 4:48pm

Interesting. I wonder if the IRS will want their cut, and if they'll view

slappy

10/22/14 4:48pm

They will on the likeness payment. Not on cost of attendence.

lawboy

10/22/14 4:51pm

Assuming they earn enough additional income to exceed the standard deduction.

Josef K

10/22/14 4:53pm

IIRC, when the Northwestern team looked at the issue they

slappy

10/22/14 4:55pm

the entire "student-athlete" schtick was devloped to say they weren't employees

molodyets

10/22/14 5:11pm

2013 study of which programs are profitable and subsidies

Hinta

10/22/14 4:48pm

Female athletes and athletes of non-revenue generating sports sure are lucky

hessrp

10/22/14 4:49pm

I bet we see numerous non-revenue sports get the axe.

Josef K

10/22/14 4:55pm

Title IX is going to make it all the more difficult

hessrp

10/22/14 4:58pm

That's why baseball may be the first to go.

Josef K

10/22/14 5:00pm

Baseball is allowed to do partial scholarships, so it varies by school.

molodyets

10/22/14 5:13pm

Baseball is also a revenue sport at many schools

wapiti

10/22/14 7:52pm

This will be a rodeo. All atheletes?

CosmoK

10/22/14 4:55pm

Title IX. No way around it.

lawboy

10/22/14 4:56pm

From the beginning, the P5 have said

10/22/14 5:06pm

Yes, even the University of Texas Rodeo Team will get paid.

ByuMba90

10/22/14 5:19pm

We're headed toward most schools having football, basketball, and all other

Lance71

10/22/14 5:05pm

Pandora's box. Hate this.

Downtown

10/22/14 5:06pm

You all realize that full scholarship athletes at BYU already get $900/month

molodyets

10/22/14 5:10pm

This 10k would presumably be on top of the stipend they already get

byutx

10/22/14 5:20pm

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