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<blockquote data-quote="grue2" data-source="post: 1935719" data-attributes="member: 747155"><p>I never intended to say that college athlethics should be about making money. I think all of the college sports are hobbies**, and the university should not be spending money on any of them. I would turn all of the sports into clubs. Any club that is good enough to charge for attendance to help offset the costs is welcome to do so. The result is FB/BB end up operating as businesses due to their success and scale - they can afford to pay coaches.</p><p></p><p>** Most of the BB players at UI seem to go play pro somewhere, at least for a few years. I think the percentage will drop significantly over the next 10 years as other nations players improve and fewer American players are imported.</p><p></p><p>For HS sports, I'd ditch any sport that is expensive or dangerous. Football is the first to go. Medicals scans are showing long term health consequences from the head hits, even in players who never play beyond HS. The cost/benefit also isn't there compared to other ways the schools could be spending the money. If schools wants to offer team sports, they can choose something like soccer which is much less dangerous/expensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grue2, post: 1935719, member: 747155"] I never intended to say that college athlethics should be about making money. I think all of the college sports are hobbies**, and the university should not be spending money on any of them. I would turn all of the sports into clubs. Any club that is good enough to charge for attendance to help offset the costs is welcome to do so. The result is FB/BB end up operating as businesses due to their success and scale - they can afford to pay coaches. ** Most of the BB players at UI seem to go play pro somewhere, at least for a few years. I think the percentage will drop significantly over the next 10 years as other nations players improve and fewer American players are imported. For HS sports, I'd ditch any sport that is expensive or dangerous. Football is the first to go. Medicals scans are showing long term health consequences from the head hits, even in players who never play beyond HS. The cost/benefit also isn't there compared to other ways the schools could be spending the money. If schools wants to offer team sports, they can choose something like soccer which is much less dangerous/expensive. [/QUOTE]
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