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rbg Postdoc Posts 3052 |
10-22-18 08:28 AM - Post#263185
Here is an op-ed piece from the most recent Brown Daily Herald, in which three seniors discuss their semi-serious thought that Brown should abandon all of its sports except the men's and women's basketball teams in order to save the school money, eliminate sports with the highest medical risks, decrease the overall number of athletic admissions, and increase the chance of providing a sports winner or two that can improve the spirit of the campus community. http://www.browndailyherald.com/2018/10/21/august-... |
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palestra38 Professor Posts 32815 |
10-22-18 09:27 AM - Post#263192
No Ivy school can do anything remotely like that. What makes the Ivies unique is the belief that athletic competition is worthy unto itself without regard to finances. Doing something that Temple did (eliminate a bunch of non-revenue sports to help fund in that case, football) is not something an Ivy institution does or considers. Let's not forget, it's not as though Brown Basketball is a revenue sport. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147 
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10-22-18 12:36 PM - Post#263215
No school, Ivy or not, can do anything like this. NCAA rules require a school to sponsor at least 15 sports. Practically speaking, they likely would lose a huge number of donations from former athletes and supporters of the various sports they cut.
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Mike Valmas Freshman Posts 26 |
10-22-18 04:15 PM - Post#263264
Brown eliminated grades bro, why not sports? |
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HARVARDDADGRAD Postdoc Posts 2691 |
10-22-18 05:05 PM - Post#263269
How about all extracurriculars? No band needed, no cheerleaders or dance squad. Actually, no fraternities or maybe even dorms. Why not convert to an online college? No issues with sexual assault, drugs, alcohol. Ivy schools can accept all applicants, thereby saving tons of $$ in legal fees and admissions infrastructure. Because only tuition would be charged - no room and board, activities fee, etc. - tuition can likely be free! Better protect that endowment though as there won't be any more expected. |
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Bruno PhD Student Posts 1419 |
10-22-18 10:10 PM - Post#263285
Although this would solve the problem of Brown hoops under-funding...
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HARVARDDADGRAD Postdoc Posts 2691 |
10-22-18 10:31 PM - Post#263287
Admittedly, a bit of an overreaction. Another solution would be if the Justice Department and plaintiffs prevail vs. Harvard. Pure academic meritocracies would like produce really poor basketball teams. Can't even picture what football and hockey would look like. Maybe my grandkids would earn athletic letters - somewhere, but possibly not their legacy college. |
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Columbia 37P6 Postdoc Posts 2178 |
10-23-18 09:39 PM - Post#263384
What will happen to organized sports programs in the Ivy League and elsewhere if the Socialist Democrat party takes control of Congress next month? If you read the New York Times, you would think that anyone who has ever played football or soccer has suffered brain damage and is therefore entitled to major compensation. Will the Socialist Democrat Party enact legislation establishing a nationwide trust to compensate "injured athletes" that will be funded by both professional and amateur sports teams? |
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palestra38 Professor Posts 32815 |
10-24-18 07:56 AM - Post#263390
I didn't know that CU graduated wingnuts. Take it to the OTB---we always love contrarians down there. |
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rbg Postdoc Posts 3052 |
10-29-18 08:48 AM - Post#263694
Here is a response to the op-ed from three alums, who were with the swimming program. http://www.browndailyherald.com/2018/10/29/glenn-1... |
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