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Post by res on Apr 3, 2017 7:44:17 GMT -5
This is a school with just under 20,000 undergrads and 30,000 total enrollment. From: buffalonews.com/2017/04/03/ub-will-drop-four-sports-teams-athletics-budget-cutback/The University at Buffalo will eliminate four sports teams at the end of this school year in a belt-tightening that ultimately will save $2 million a year in athletic department spending. Men’s soccer, men’s swimming and diving, baseball and women’s rowing no longer will be sponsored, the university revealed Monday. “This has been a very difficult decision made only with extensive deliberation,” said UB President Satish K. Tripathi. “The unfortunate reality is that we no longer have the resources to support 20 competitive Division I athletic teams. I know that this is a difficult day for our student athletes, our coaches and the entire athletics program and university.” The cuts bring UB’s sports teams down to 16, the minimum number required to compete at the NCAA’s top level of Division I athletics, known as the Football Bowl Subdivision. Three other Mid-American Conference schools – Ohio, Toledo and Western Michigan – were at 16 teams this year. The rest of the MAC is between 17 and 21 teams. |
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 3, 2017 9:03:53 GMT -5
Will HC be next?
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Apr 3, 2017 9:18:49 GMT -5
Props to UB's prez for speaking the truth.
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 3, 2017 10:32:06 GMT -5
I vote for men's swimming-diving (only 2 frosh on the team) and men's tennis(with 1 frosh) to be dropped imme. keep the women's teams for title IX considerations when upgrading mens and womens hockey
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Post by sarasota on Apr 3, 2017 13:07:39 GMT -5
Turn the pool into a wonderful recreational facility for Worcester residents?
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Post by alum on Apr 3, 2017 13:53:13 GMT -5
This is a school with just under 20,000 undergrads and 30,000 total enrollment.From: buffalonews.com/2017/04/03/ub-will-drop-four-sports-teams-athletics-budget-cutback/The University at Buffalo will eliminate four sports teams at the end of this school year in a belt-tightening that ultimat ely will save $2 million a year in athletic department spending.
Men’s soccer, men’s swimming and diving, baseball and women’s rowing no longer will be sponsored, the university revealed Monday. “This has been a very difficult decision made only with extensive deliberation,” said UB President Satish K. Tripathi. “The unfortunate reality is that we no longer have the resources to support 20 competitive Division I athletic teams. I know that this is a difficult day for our student athletes, our coaches and the entire athletics program and university.” The cuts bring UB’s sports teams down to 16, the minimum number required to compete at the NCAA’s top level of Division I athletics, known as the Football Bowl Subdivision. Three other Mid-American Conference schools – Ohio, Toledo and Western Michigan – were at 16 teams this year. The rest of the MAC is between 17 and 21 teams. So they are going to save $2 million at a school with 20,000 undergrads. That's $100 per student--about what the average college student spends each month on coffee. (In my day, we had the good sense to waste our money on Busch beer at $6.99 per case at Chieftans.) If they don't want to support the teams, don't do it, but to justify it on such a small amount per student seems a little outrageous. |
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Post by hcgrad94 on Apr 4, 2017 20:54:30 GMT -5
I vote for men's swimming-diving (only 2 frosh on the team) and men's tennis(with 1 frosh) to be dropped imme. keep the women's teams for title IX considerations when upgrading mens and womens hockey It would probably cost the school money if you drop those sports. Think about the relative affluence of the enrolled swimmers and tennis players vs the rest of the student body. Far more to these considerations than just the operating budget which by the way in the case of both of those supports is extremely low. |
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Post by ncaam on Apr 5, 2017 5:52:52 GMT -5
One fact often overlooked: the losing and the don't give a chit attitude about it
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