
BGSU Announces Athletics Restructuring - Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green, Ohio – Bowling Green State University today announced that it has eliminated the men's baseball program effective immediately. This action is ...
Title IX needs to be revised. Not sure how but maybe football scholarships shouldn't count towards the mens counts since it funds most programs anyway.
Not a horrible idea. Was just discussing this with a buddy yesterday that if football was removed from the title 9 equation it would be a game changer for sure.
To be honest...these moves have nothing to do with Title IX. It's an easy excuse to make budget cuts. As someone who's deeply involved in the wrestling community...my hope is that Woman's Wrestling will save the sport at the college level. Easier to justify both male/female teams getting use of a facility. Unlike baseball/softball we don't need separate fields.
F-ing shame. Great program and Schmitz is a great coach.
We just experienced the best of times economy wise and one downturn forces these kind of moves? Buckle-up.
Title IX does not make it easier.
I hate to see any programs eliminated. I feel for these current and incoming players, coaches.F-ing shame. Great program and Schmitz is a great coach.
We just experienced the best of times economy wise and one downturn forces these kind of moves? Buckle-up.
Title IX does not make it easier.
I agree and why I said it.The economy was smoke and mirrors.
I hate to see any programs eliminated. I feel for these current and incoming players, coaches.
Not to put any negativity on it, but this program has really gone down hill. You have to go back to 2008-2010 for their last winning seasons and before that it was early 2000's. They've had like 7 winnings seasons in the last 20 year's. If this program was full of success consistently or even more recent, it would have made it that much harder to eliminate it.
It is safe to say BGSU is just the start of programs being eliminated at the D1 level.
And just think last year people were clamoring for all D1 college athletes to get paid above their scholarship? Very few understand that only the top college athletic departments actually make money. Most, even in some power 5 conferences try to break even. The MAC doesn't have the same TV deals that the power 5's do. This was going to happen eventually.
Probably too late...