With the settlement this past week, where are we in college football and college athletics as a whole 2 years from now?
I don't understand a lot of this, but I do understand there is a major financial shortfall for most universities to cover their portion. The mid to low majors are especially not in favor of it.
Curious what everyone's predictions are going forward.
1) The one I hope doesn't come true. Track, Wrestling, Baseball programs (non-revenue sports) on the men's side will be cut all over the place. We already have seen this with budgeting issues. Stanford tried to do it in 2020, but the alumni's deep pockets kept them going. Lindenwood just cut a ton, UNLV and Missouri State don't have men's track, etc. Because of this, more kids go out for football in junior high and high school as they know the limited scholarship nature of those other sports just got much more limited.
2) I said the men's sports get cut, but if you start cutting them universities will also be able to cut some women's sports and still be good with Title IX.
3) Will some football programs be cut? Can some of these mid to low majors elect to go DII to avoid all of this? These appear to be the universities most impacted negatively.
4) Coaching staff pay will go down a lot (or be paid by alumni). Athletic departments will be reduced.
5) Tuition and Room & Board go up, along with the Student Fees (see George Mason Model)
