Wow, I’m starting to think college athletics as we know it needs to die

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Jul 25, 2021
11:53:32am

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Wow, I’m starting to think college athletics as we know it needs to die

There is no longer any reasonable nexus between the academic mission of a Bama or an LSU or a Michigan or a USC and the athletic teams they sponsor. I’ve loved the college game for a long, long time but maybe its time has passed and something different needs to take its place.

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Originally posted on Jul 25, 2021 at 11:53:32am

Message modified by spinner on Jul 25, 2021 at 11:54:11am

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Time

Update on Cincinnati athletic department's finances

Gustav

7/25/21 11:29am

Ouch.

Eddie

7/25/21 11:32am

That is disgusting.

dilbert

7/25/21 11:33am

IMO, this is important stuff for CFB.

CosmoK

7/25/21 11:36am

Only about 30-35 teams make a profit each year. BYU is one of them.

Benfica1

7/25/21 11:36am

Not last year

rggee

7/25/21 11:37am

Most institutions have no reason to show a profit, though.

CosmoK

7/25/21 11:42am

This isn’t entirely the full story. Athletics has to cut checks to the various colleges. BYU’s tuition is dirt cheap

RdF3

7/25/21 11:48am

...kind of. BYU also masks losses with tuition allocation to athletic department

krindorr

7/25/21 1:17pm

For a uu guy, you sure have a lot of 'information' about BYU.

Benfica1

7/25/21 4:24pm

Honestly, I'm more a data guy

krindorr

7/25/21 4:33pm

Yeah, that's it.

Benfica1

7/25/21 4:48pm

Thanks, I'm glad I'm here too

krindorr

7/25/21 6:17pm

I haven't heard much of either of your 1-4s. Someone's probably said it, but....

Benfica1

7/25/21 10:29pm

You've never heard CB complain about Tuiaki? Are you sure you're not trolling?

krindorr

7/26/21 6:08am

Yes, there has been lots of complaining about Tuiaki.

Benfica1

7/26/21 8:24am

Great… share what you got about this “masking”.

7/25/21 5:25pm

Masking might not be the right word, but BYU's profits are due to student fees

krindorr

7/25/21 5:58pm

Bull Yewt. BYU was out early discussing the projected 20 million shortfall

travelcoug

7/25/21 4:32pm

Lol. Can you be more specific please?

7/25/21 5:22pm

Here's the post and donor report from someone who isn't me

krindorr

7/25/21 6:02pm

This has to be true. The church is famous for opening their books and detailing

travelcoug

7/25/21 7:40pm

People keep saying that, but keep not giving evidence

krindorr

7/25/21 7:55pm

I think there is A-lot of evidence that the church doesn’t share these kinds of

travelcoug

7/25/21 8:06pm

Ah yes, let me link you to BYU and the church's special compendium of private

Gustav

7/25/21 9:11pm

The thing is that the church not revealing the true value of the espn

travelcoug

7/25/21 10:39pm

Not unique to Cincinnati

Tare

7/25/21 11:37am

Think how much UofU could lower tuition if instead of wasting the PAC money on

BYUtka

7/25/21 11:38am

I feel like this could be a class action lawsuit

Social Distance

7/25/21 11:40am

I wish the elimination of student subsidy were a requirement for P5

Nat Gas Man

7/25/21 11:41am

It should be a requirement to be an FBS school

KingDave

7/25/21 12:30pm

Then sadly nobody would be an FBS school (including BYU)

krindorr

7/25/21 1:20pm

Wow, I’m starting to think college athletics as we know it needs to die

spinner

7/25/21 11:53am

This is why I truly hope the SEC turns into a 24 team super conference and stops

7/25/21 12:30pm

It's hard to justify taking tuition subsidies. They should require AD's to be

runnincoug

7/25/21 12:34pm

BYU takes money from tuition though

krindorr

7/25/21 1:21pm

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AZbronco

7/25/21 1:43pm

Is that just the scholarships though? I see that differently then straight up

runnincoug

7/25/21 1:53pm

It's not the scholarships (or if it is, that's worse...)

krindorr

7/25/21 2:03pm

Not sure I'd go that far

krindorr

7/25/21 1:56pm

Should just go to a professional model like Junior Hockey. The original posted

kotacoug

7/25/21 12:45pm

That seems like a good model - much more logical than the current system

spinner

7/25/21 12:56pm

They could even keep school affiliation and names etc… just treat the athletes

kotacoug

7/25/21 1:06pm

Agreed 100%

spinner

7/25/21 1:20pm

I understand why and how it evolved the way it did, but it really is weird for universities to sponsor developmental

dilbert

7/25/21 1:05pm

Criminal

Avery

7/25/21 11:55am

They are going to try anything to get into a power conference

LiveCoug

7/25/21 11:55am

THIS. They are trying to be big time in hopes of getting picked up. Look at the

7/25/21 3:15pm

Sounds like they learned this from the yewts play book.

JohnnyC

7/25/21 12:08pm

Lots of schools choose football over academics...

miggida

7/25/21 2:30pm

This is immoral

hdx57

7/25/21 3:14pm

Comment from my UC buddy: "At least my school let me into the games for free."

7/25/21 4:00pm

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