Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Editorial counterpoint: Financial, Title IX realities drove U decision on sports - Ken Powell and Steve Sviggum, Star-Tribune

 According to ESPN, 352 NCAA sports programs have been cut since March. The University of Minnesota's painful decision in October to eliminate three sports proves we are not immune ("More clarity needed on U sports cuts," December 19). As all know, television, ticket and advertising revenue from football and men's basketball fuels college sports. What is underappreciated is how that revenue supports all of the other non-revenue-producing sports — and how that model is eroding.

https://www.startribune.com/financial-title-ix-realities-drove-u-decision-on-sports/573469471/