IIRC that is the reason why BYU doesn't have a NCAA men's lacrosse team. I think David Neeleman wanted to essentially

Mar 19, 2023
12:35:22pm

SingleStrapBackpack Truly Addicted User

endow a men's lacrosse team with his own money but BYU wouldn't commit to using his $$ only for that. I'm sure there are others here that can correct me if I'm not quite describing that situation right.

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Any truth to the rumor that if someone wanted to donate 10 million to BYU Basketball or Women’s Golf

cougarfanatic All-American

3/19/23 12:28pm

IIRC that is the reason why BYU doesn't have a NCAA men's lacrosse team. I think David Neeleman wanted to essentially

SingleStrapBackpack

3/19/23 12:35pm

How many P5 level schools even have a men's lacrosse team? Curious.

ManicBlue

3/19/23 12:57pm

Not sure. NCAA men's lacrosse is mostly an east coast thing. I think Utah has a team now (thanks to Neeleman) but I'm

SingleStrapBackpack

3/19/23 1:19pm

Looks like 5 ACC schools and 5 B1G schools is all. Rest are lower division schools. I'd much rather see BYU have an

ManicBlue

3/19/23 1:32pm

Or wrestling, especially in the B12.

lbmango

3/19/23 4:49pm

This is exactly what happened at Utah.

The Toolman

3/19/23 1:12pm

How did they solve the Title IX scholarship disparity? Add a women’s sport?

LeGrandBleu

3/19/23 1:37pm

Beach Volleyball. Even though it’s the same girls as regular,

The Toolman

3/19/23 8:11pm

Thanks. So accepting the Men's Lacrosse donation money would have required BYU

LeGrandBleu

3/19/23 8:26pm

I believe one of the issues with Neeleman’s offer is it would have required BYU

Str8CashCougar

3/20/23 12:14am

This is true. If you're a multibillionaire that wants to update all things BYU athletics you have the follow challenges

DJROSS

3/19/23 1:10pm

I doubt a donation to any existing women's sport would be rejected.

ParentingNotForSissy

3/19/23 2:28pm

That was “then” this is now

Elvis

3/19/23 3:41pm

This and Title IX is why there is no men’s soccer

coot20

3/19/23 3:53pm

You’d hope it’s not true… but BYU in this instance seems to take its cue from

Polecat

3/19/23 8:37pm

BYU’s always had a situation where all donations go to athletics general fund

Mabuhay Coug

3/19/23 9:03pm

I'm confused. I was assuming the reason why you couldn't direct funds to a sport was football is king. You're telling

Yllage Vidiot

3/19/23 10:42pm

Any direct donation, to any specific sport.It all goes to a single account.

Mabuhay Coug

3/20/23 8:58am

My BIL asked where his donations could go and BYU specifically said gymnastics

BlueBull

3/20/23 5:25am

Totally doable.

wilsdad

3/20/23 7:18am

Unless it has changed in the last few years, it all goes to the athletic depart.

Mabuhay Coug

3/20/23 9:01am

It's easy to pay scholarships directly to players: NIL. It doesn't even need to

Great38

3/20/23 9:16am

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