Akron cutting some sports

[Cycsk]

I think the football players will survive without having cross country runners around. Why do cross country runners deserve scholarships? They bring in no money. If they want to run, let them but they have to pay for their own school.

No jimlad ?

Are you aware that we have an Athletic Department, not just a football team?

 

[rochclone]

I think the football players will survive without having cross country runners around. Why do cross country runners deserve scholarships? They bring in no money. If they want to run, let them but they have to pay for their own school.

They deserve partial to full scholarships because they are high level athletes and the job of our coaching staff in any sport is to win conference and national championships.

 

[rochclone]

No jimlad View attachment 71933 ?

Are you aware that we have an Athletic Department, not just a football team?

The answer is No.

 

[rochclone]

I think the football players will survive without having cross country runners around. Why do cross country runners deserve scholarships? They bring in no money. If they want to run, let them but they have to pay for their own school.

Probably should cut academic programs and departments that are not profitable. And any student that doesn’t major in a program/school that is profitable for the University needs to have their academic scholarships pulled.

 

[CyJack13]

Probably should cut academic programs and departments that are not profitable. And any student that doesn’t major in a program/school that is profitable for the University needs to have their academic scholarships pulled.

Not remotely the same thing. It’s Iowa State University not Iowa State Running Club. You’re one of the tens of people who care about cross country apparently but the average ISU fan couldn’t give a **** about it.

 

[rochclone]

Not remotely the same thing. It’s Iowa State University not Iowa State Running Club. You’re one of the tens of people who care about cross country apparently but the average ISU fan couldn’t give a **** about it.

I care about Olympic sport athletes having the opportunity to compete for NCAA Championships.

 

[Cycsk]

Not remotely the same thing. It’s Iowa State University not Iowa State Running Club. You’re one of the tens of people who care about cross country apparently but the average ISU fan couldn’t give a **** about it.

Tell it to Jamie Pollard! Please send him an email. I would like to see his response.

 

[CyJack13]

I care about Olympic sport athletes having the opportunity to compete for NCAA Championships.

You need an ISU degree to get into the Olympics? When did they add that as a requirement?

 

[CloneLawman]

One might say they are "zipping" up their budget?

 

[Cyched]

You need an ISU degree to get into the Olympics? When did they add that as a requirement?

You are not bright.

 

[Cyched]

Probably should cut academic programs and departments that are not profitable. And any student that doesn’t major in a program/school that is profitable for the University needs to have their academic scholarships pulled.

While we're at it, have the Regents cut out programs that don't lead to high-paying jobs. Gotta get back that taxpayer cheddar somehow.

 

[IcSyU]

Not remotely the same thing. It’s Iowa State University not Iowa State Running Club. You’re one of the tens of people who care about cross country apparently but the average ISU fan couldn’t give a **** about it.

Get rid of the non-profit status of college athletics and I'm happy to talk cutting sports down to FB and MBB.

No deductions for donations.
All tuition paid is a taxable benefit.
All benefits are taxable.

Let's see what happens to collegiate athletics that way.

 

[CyJack13]

You are not bright.

How many cross country races you been to? You a season ticket holder?

 

[Gunnerclone]

You are not bright.

People just die on the dumbest hills every 3-4 hours these days.

 

[Drew0311]

You clearly never played sports in college. We have one of the best cross country teams in the nation. Ask some of the revenue coaches how much pride as an athletic department they have in the non-revenue sports. A lot of synergy between athletes in all sports. You start cutting sports and it hurts the culture of the entire athletic department.

I actually did play college football

 

[ISUTex]

All colleges and universities should trim it down to scholarships for football and basketball only. Everything else goes to the club level. Maybe wrestling and baseball/softball can be regionally based ...IDK. But a lot of people are right. Nobody gives a **** about anything else. They barely give a **** about baseball and wrestling.

 

[ISUTex]

Cancel the Olympics.

They did.

 

[CTTB78]

...We have one of the best cross country teams in the nation. Ask some of the revenue coaches how much pride as an athletic department they have in the non-revenue sports.... You start cutting sports and it hurts the culture of the entire athletic department.

Unfortunately it doesn't really matter how competitive your teams are nationally. Sometimes the best programs ever to wear Cardinal and Gold
get cut because the money supposedly isn't there.

Signed,
10 time Big 8, and 3 time NCAA Iowa State Men's Gymnastics Championship teams

 

[ISUTex]

I care about Olympic sport athletes having the opportunity to compete for NCAA Championships.

They can. Just do it like they do at Simpson or Central. After college they can all become PE or Art teachers.

 

[Drew0311]

I care about Olympic sport athletes having the opportunity to compete for NCAA Championships.

so are you emailing Pollard about getting curling, cross country skiing, and every other Olympic sport and why can’t they compete for Iowa State?