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[chapmaja]

There could be several reasons why these sports were chosen.

First is NCAA scholarship limits.

I mentioned in another post...

[chapmaja]

People talk about the March Madness money like it is the end all be all. It really isn't, unless your conference actually wins some games.
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[chapmaja]

Nope, too much money lost by making that move, not to mention the reputation hit a school in the eastern US would take from moving down like that. the...

[chapmaja]

I am only going to reference the bolded statement from above. Yes, tuition does outpace the decline in state revenues, HOWEVER, it is not outpacing the...

[chapmaja]

Baseball at the D2 and D3 levels doesn't have the same issues as it does at the D1 level. Recruiting is largely localized, so those budgets are not that...

[chapmaja]

Good question. I think it is because it was a staple sport for so many for so long, schools have hesitated to cut the sport. Once that trend starts through,...

[chapmaja]

The conference, which relies heavily on funding from the ESPN contract, is not doing well financially in my opinion, or should I say the member schools...