Reorganize College Athletics

[steelfrog]

An interesting idea...

By the way—great point that college athletic departments are not in financial trouble because of the golf team...

https://www.outkick.com/ncaa-schools-cry-poverty-use-pandemic-to-cut-sports-they-didnt-want-anyway/

 

[TxFrog1999]

Sorry, wouldn't work under Title IX.

 

[froginaustin]

Turn all non-revenue sports into club sports? Something like an Ivy League model?

That sounds like what "outkick" is calling for.

 

[LeagueCityFrog]

If TCU is not serious about winning championships in both men's and women's swimming, they should chop that overhead.

 

[Frognosticator]

Stupid. Delete thread. Kill OP.

 

[Pharm Frog]

If TCU is not serious about winning championships in both men's and women's swimming, they should chop that overhead.

If you aren’t serious about fielding winning teams in any sport they should be intramural.

 

[McFroggin]

If TCU is not serious about winning championships in both men's and women's swimming, they should chop that overhead.

Why stop there? What percent of non scholarship kids consider any sport outside of football when choosing a college?

I do enjoy watching baseball/softball and basketball now, but had TCU not had them, I’d still have attended.

 

[Double D]

#BanSteel
#overdue

 

[LeagueCityFrog]

I think TCU not having softball is a mistake. I think it would be a wildly successful sport in that talent rich market, would well compliment TCU baseball, and maybe 4th in revenue. TCU will point at Title IX and needing to build a $30 million dollar stadium, but I call BS on that.

 

[Peacefrog]

I think TCU not having softball is a mistake. I think it would be a wildly successful sport in that talent rich market, would well compliment TCU baseball, and maybe 4th in revenue. TCU will point at Title IX and needing to build a $30 million dollar stadium, but I call BS on that.

Without a stadium where would they play? If a cheap stadium is built do you think that would attract top recruits?

 

[HToady]

I think the original intent (maybe 100 years ago) was to give scholarship opportunities to students in area outside of academics and provide an esprit de corps for the student body. Don't all sports outside of football and basketball still fit this design?

 

[froginaustin]

Without a stadium where would they play? If a cheap stadium is built do you think that would attract top recruits?

Raise your hand, SMU baseball.

Or TCU women's soccer for that matter, until fairly recently.

 

[HG73]

I think the original intent (maybe 100 years ago) was to give scholarship opportunities to students in area outside of academics and provide an esprit de corps for the student body. Don't all sports outside of football and basketball still fit this design?

Only if students actually watch them.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

Without a stadium where would they play? If a cheap stadium is built do you think that would attract top recruits?

Are a bajillion tennis courts absolutely necessary?

 

[Peacefrog]

Are a bajillion tennis courts absolutely necessary?

For softball? I don’t think even one is.