Louisville to cut athletics budget by 15 percent, furlough staff (MU to follow?)

[Heisenberg]

First of many AD budgets to get hacked?  (MU to follow???)

If so, how does this change college sports next year?

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29074654/louisville-cut-athletics-budget-15-percent-furlough-staff

Louisville to cut athletics budget by 15 percent, furlough staff

Louisville athletic director Vince Tyra says his department will cut 15% from its sports budgets and furlough staff this week in further economic moves resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

[brewcity77]

I don't see Marquette mentioned in the article as you insinuate in the title and post.

Superbar.

[Heisenberg]

No, I asked if you see a risk of MU having to do the same.

[The Sultan]

No, I asked if you see a risk of MU having to do the same.

Still should be in the Superbar. But of course there's a risk.  You'd be foolish not to think otherwise.

[Heisenberg]

Still should be in the Superbar. But of course, there's a risk.  You'd be foolish not to think otherwise.

Agree ... but now, maybe for the first time since MU dropped football in 1960, they might benefit from not having a football team (ditto the entire BE).

If the big FBS programs cannot pack 100,000 in a stadium this fall, and all the spending that goes with game-day in/around campus, their athletic budgets are going to get destroyed, way more than what Louisville cut. 

And don't look to the state to bail them out.  Their budgets are going to so far underwater, they will be unable to help.  The NCAA cannot help as they lost hundreds of millions because they had no tournament.

And Title X precludes them from cutting unprofitable women's sports.  They can get rid of all the men's sports they want.  So, good-bye, Men's track, hockey, baseball, soccer? (those that have kids hoping to get a scholarship or admittance based on sports, they are going to get squeezed out as formerly high D1 athletes settle for lower D1 and D3 spots).

[Nukem2]

Still should be in the Superbar. But of course there's a risk.  You'd be foolish not to think otherwise.

Seems like a relevant subject here..?

[The Sultan]

Agree ... but now, maybe for the first time since MU dropped football in 1960, they might benefit from not having a football team (ditto the entire BE).

If the big FBS programs cannot pack 100,000 in a stadium this fall, and all the spending that goes with game-day in/around campus, their athletic budgets are going to get destroyed, way more than what Louisville cut. 

And don't look to the state to bail them out.  Their budgets are going to so far underwater, they will be unable to help.  The NCAA cannot help as they lost hundreds of millions because they had no tournament.

And Title X precludes them from cutting unprofitable women's sports.  They can get rid of all the men's sports they want.  So, good-bye, Men's track, hockey, baseball, soccer? (those that have kids hoping to get a scholarship or admittance based on sports, they are going to get squeezed out as formerly high D1 athletes settle for lower D1 and D3 spots).

Schools can cut both men's and women's sports.

The big football schools have the television contracts.  If they play in the spring, which many are suggesting, they will still get those payments. 

Regardless, Marquette will be hurting as well.

[Heisenberg]

Schools can cut both men's and women's sports.

The big football schools have the television contracts.  If they play in the spring, which many are suggesting, they will still get those payments. 

Regardless, Marquette will be hurting as well.

TV alone is not enough.  They need those huge gates to make it work.

Yes, they can play in the spring, and then water-down basketball as it has to compete with Football. Or does basketball play next summer (July madness?)

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

And Title X precludes them from cutting unprofitable women's sports.  They can get rid of all the men's sports they want.  So, good-bye, Men's track, hockey, baseball, soccer? (those that have kids hoping to get a scholarship or admittance based on sports, they are going to get squeezed out as formerly high D1 athletes settle for lower D1 and D3 spots).

This is incorrect. Title IX (I assume that's what you meant) cuts both ways. It prevents discrimination based on sex. Not discrimination against women.

[The Sultan]

TV alone is not enough.  They need those huge gates to make it work.

Yes, they can play in the spring, and then water-down basketball as it has to compete with Football. Or does basketball play next summer (July madness?)

Heisey, you are debating things that have been mentioned here weeks ago.

It really isn't earthshattering news that intercolligiate athletics is going to be in for real hard economic times.  I mean, did you just wake up and realize this?

[GooooMarquette]

Does anyone on the 'inside' know if it is common for schools to have insurance against disruptions resulting from force majure or other catastrophes? I seem to remember reading that the NCAA had such a policy covering the tournament.

Not that I would expect it to cover all losses, but a policy like that could go a long way to cushioning the blow...at least until the issuing insurers go belly up....

[DFW HOYA]

Agree ... but now, maybe for the first time since MU dropped football in 1960, they might benefit from not having a football team (ditto the entire BE).

Four of the 11 BE teams play football, wish more did. But football won't drive any decisions on cuts at these schools.

[marqfan22]

Not sure why those schools even bother having football. It's like a glorified high school program for Georgetown football.

[Galway Eagle]

Not sure why those schools even bother having football. It's like a glorified high school program for Georgetown football.

Nova won the fcs natty a few years ago. That's something kinda cool.

[The Sultan]

Nova won the fcs natty a few years ago. That's something kinda cool.

I think marqfan22 is talking about non-scholarship D1 football.  It has more value now that conference champions make the FCS tournament, but to me it doesn't seem worth the effort.

[PBRme]

I think a lot of the furloughs were in Athletics