Article on Athletics & HUGE Costs at Missouri State

[tornado]

This writer seems to be calling for more accountability and maybe even some drastic action
like dropping back to D-II or dropping football. He details HUGE monetary losses
for multiple sports that then have to be covered by "the university" and the taxpayers!
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20090606/OPINIONS/906060311/1006/OPINIONS

 

[Da Coach]

A few years ago Missouri State dropped a couple sports to save money. At that time it was revealed they were getting $5 million a year from the general funds (taxpayer money) of the university to support the money-losing athletic department. I suspect this happens at most non-BCS state schools.

 

[Disturbed]

Nothing to do with MSU, but on a related note, Western Illinois dropped men's and women's swimming and diving yesterday. These sports were only funded with about 10 scholarships total. A sign of the times, with more of this nationwide I expect.

 

[Da Coach]

Here are a few interesting articles about schools dropping sports and other problems-

Multiple schools dropping sports recently-
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/2009/03/16/budget-woes-force-colleges-to-cut-sports.html

http://www.ultimatesportsinsider.com/2009/05/athletic-budget-cut-update-27-indiana.html

http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/45195057.html

Rutgers, the largest state university in New Jersey, is dropping several sports because of large financial losses-
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/education/23rutgers.html

MIT dropping 8 sports-
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517828,00.html

Women's sports benefit from schools dropping men's sports-
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.o...-Women-in-Sport-without-Eliminating-Mens.aspx

 

[tornado]

here are two more articles on costs and budgets cuts at other D-I's

--Minnesota cutting jobs (1200 layoffs!), hiking tuition (7.5-15%)
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2009/06/22/daily29.html

--FIU dumps Cheerleading to save $$
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1112089.html

 

[tornado]

--FIU dumps Cheerleading to save $$
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1112089.html

wow....just as Florida International Univ. was all set to dump cheerleading just to save money
(they recently hired Isiah Thomas as basketball coach and Isiah said he'd work his first year for free to save $$)

then along comes a great idea for the cheerleaders to save the day...

let me know if the BU cheerleaders come up with the same kind of idea...
http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2009/06/29/fiu-cheerleaders-use-bikini-car-wash-to-save-squads-future/