So UC-Riverside is thinking about cutting all sports, which would make them the only UC university without sports. It's mentioned briefly in the article below, go D2 or D3, but quickly dismissed with ignorant athlete quotes that their lives will be ruined without D-1 athletics.
Riverside has been D-1 since 2001 (didn't know that) and are the most heavily subsidized school in America for athletics (taking in the most student fees and other fees from the college) ... for what? They are on absolutely no sports radar regionally or nationally. They stink. Oh sure, they can point out an MLB player on the Dodgers right now. So what? WOU has had two NFL players in the last 20 years, CWU has had two of the best CFL players in the entire league; APU has had NFL guys.
It's like when Cal Baptist went D-1. Why? Going D2 for Riverside would mean zero overnight trips in most sports. Their travel budget would be cut in half, probably more.
As the prof (former A.D.) said in the story, the "front porch" mantra is just a saying and it's not correct in regards to collegiate athletics as all money brought in is quickly spent on facilities and salaries. WSU is more than $100 MILLION in debt with no relief in sight. They have to do something. Oregon State is $60M in debt -- both OSU and WSU debts were BEFORE the pandemic. Cal is $20-$40M in debt. It's not sustainable.
I'm not saying everyone go D2, Pac-12 schools obviously not. But UC-Riverside, Cal Baptist, and Sacramento State, Portland State, Idaho State, Northern Colorado, Southern Utah, Chicago State, most of the WAC ... why are you chasing this expensive D-1 endeavor? For one shining CBS moment where you get beat by 40 in the NCAA tourney? Stop the madness.
Link:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...eason-covid-19
Riverside has been D-1 since 2001 (didn't know that) and are the most heavily subsidized school in America for athletics (taking in the most student fees and other fees from the college) ... for what? They are on absolutely no sports radar regionally or nationally. They stink. Oh sure, they can point out an MLB player on the Dodgers right now. So what? WOU has had two NFL players in the last 20 years, CWU has had two of the best CFL players in the entire league; APU has had NFL guys.
It's like when Cal Baptist went D-1. Why? Going D2 for Riverside would mean zero overnight trips in most sports. Their travel budget would be cut in half, probably more.
As the prof (former A.D.) said in the story, the "front porch" mantra is just a saying and it's not correct in regards to collegiate athletics as all money brought in is quickly spent on facilities and salaries. WSU is more than $100 MILLION in debt with no relief in sight. They have to do something. Oregon State is $60M in debt -- both OSU and WSU debts were BEFORE the pandemic. Cal is $20-$40M in debt. It's not sustainable.
I'm not saying everyone go D2, Pac-12 schools obviously not. But UC-Riverside, Cal Baptist, and Sacramento State, Portland State, Idaho State, Northern Colorado, Southern Utah, Chicago State, most of the WAC ... why are you chasing this expensive D-1 endeavor? For one shining CBS moment where you get beat by 40 in the NCAA tourney? Stop the madness.
Link:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...eason-covid-19
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