Iowa Hawkeyes Drop 4 Sports, Admit They Are in Deep Financial Trouble

[BusSport]

Forbes: "Iowa Hawkeyes Drop 4 Sports, Admit They Are in Deep Financial Trouble"

From Iowa's own press statement:

Iowa Athletics now projects lost revenue of approximately $100 million and an overall deficit between $60-75 million this fiscal year. A loss of this magnitude will take years to overcome.

 

[Debbie Does]

Too bad for getting overextended.

Get rid of some Assistant Deans, Associate Deans, and Assistant to the Associate Deans. College payrolls are bloated with useless, non-academic personnel.

And give serious thought to courses that push Social Justice but don't help the students get real jobs when they graduate.

 

[outofyourmind]

Which 4 sports

 

[outofyourmind]

Which 4 sports

Mens Gymnastics
Mens Tennis
Mens and Womens Swimming and Diving


How much savings is in those exactly???

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

Too bad for getting overextended.

Get rid of some Assistant Deans, Associate Deans, and Assistant to the Associate Deans. College payrolls are bloated with useless, non-academic personnel.

And give serious thought to courses that push Social Justice but don't help the students get real jobs when they graduate.

It's the Athletic Department taking the loss. That's where any cuts should be.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

Mens Gymnastics
Mens Tennis
Mens and Womens Swimming and Diving


How much savings is in those exactly???

I imagine the travel expenses are substantial.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Mens Gymnastics
Mens Tennis
Mens and Womens Swimming and Diving


How much savings is in those exactly???

Per the article just shy of 1 million.

 

[HuskerinBig10]

UCONN might cut EIGHT sports

https://www.si.com/college/2020/05/26/uconn-football-sports-cuts

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...will-drop-seven-sports-amid-economic-fallout/

Nebraska same boat as Iowa.

Nebraska athletic department furloughs dozens of employees

Minnesota, same boat.

SPORTS FEEVER – August 13, 2020 | KROX

Aug 12, 2020 · The University of Minnesota Gopher Athletic Department estimates they will have a budget shortfall of 75 million dollars. Wisconsin Athletics is estimating a budget deficit of 100 million. Colleges will likely have to cut sports, including the U of Minnesota. It is definitely a troubling time.

Wisconsin, same boat.

Students not happy

As more colleges stay online, students demand tuition cuts

Now, those fees I paid for my kids are coming back to haunt the schools.

why pay for athletics, if you are not on campus?
Why pay for student health, if you are not on campus?
Why pay for Student Union, if you are not on campus?
Why pay for campus transit, if you are not on campus?

university fees

Mandatory Fees | Office of the Registrar

Fee Information – Office of the Registrar

What a bunch of bullshit

 

[We Are Decent]

Don't worry guys by canceling the season that means they are TOTALLY putting their students needs above all us! Daddy Desmond Howard said so!

 

[olympicoscar]

Too bad for getting overextended.

Get rid of some Assistant Deans, Associate Deans, and Assistant to the Associate Deans. College payrolls are bloated with useless, non-academic personnel.

And give serious thought to courses that push Social Justice but don't help the students get real jobs when they graduate.

You'd be surprised at all the shit that happens in the corporate and academic world.

When I was working, we hired people with college degrees, regardless of what the degrees were. A degree shows you have analytical skills and that's what most companies are looking for.