U6 in a bit of a financial situation
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Happening everywhere. Had a meeting with a guy this week who works for Univ of Georgia athletic department, said they were projecting a revenue shortfall of $55M. LA Dodgers president does not think the "fan experience" will get back to normal until the 2022 season, meaning they are not expecting anywhere near full capacity at Dodger Stadium next April. Honestly, not sure when "normal" will ever come back.
14 million to Petrino didn’t help. They ought to sue Jurich. Nothing but a thief.
I really think that Tom Jurich is in the top 5 worst people in the world. I honestly believe he would take a player if they raped his daughter if he thought they could help.
Don't they get a cut of yum revenue? No concerts put a dent in that.
Either way, sports attendance will never be back to normal. Too many people used to watching it in comfort now. Especially since it may last beyond one season. No going back
Either way, sports attendance will never be back to normal. Too many people used to watching it in comfort now. Especially since it may last beyond one season. No going back
Iowa athletics director Gary Barta said last month Hawkeye athletics faced a $65 million to $75 million budget shortfall with the loss of football TV money in 2020. The losses forced the UI to cut four sports programs: men's gymnastics, men's and women's swimming and diving and men's tennis.
Good point but not sure if that is the reasoning. I could see this going one of two ways.
1. More people than ever go once we are back to normal.
2. People lose interest and not only don't go to games but quit watching them too.
I say this only from my personal experience. The past 7 months or so has shifted me a bit...if I miss something I really could care less. It isn't the same right now and life has changed. Rolling with the punches.
You have people like Forde out there screaming they should not be playing football while also screaming at ADs for cutting olympic sports.
Maybe this brings some changes to Title 9? Cutting non- revenue sports doesn't affect everyone equally. It affects women's sports a lot more due to Title 9 regulations, wouldn't it? Lot more money for women's tennis than men's due to Title 9, for instance. If the TV contracts come back to reality, you may see an even bigger shift.in coaches salaries, facilities, etc.
Title 9 isn't going anywhere. The Supreme Court has no interest in finances, they care about "fairness."
One article I read made a lot of sense in that the smaller sports may shift to club status. Meaning you can still play tennis soccer volleyball etc., it's just that the University won't underwrite the cost. A lot of schools do this with a lot of sports. Rugby at UK has always been a club sport