Still, they will have plenty of money to do what they need to do
Re: Iowa Cutting Athletics Budget; What Does It Mean For Wrestling? Still, they will have plenty of money to do what they need to do
"It ain't about how hard you hit, it is about how hard you can get hit and keep moving foward, how much you can take and keep moving foward. That's how winning is done!"
Re: Iowa Cutting Athletics Budget; What Does It Mean For Wrestling? I think it means nothing. The football and wrestling are the top two sports.Originally Posted by ideamark
Any cuts would come from the basketball, volleyball, baseball or anything else before they even tapped in to the Wrestling program.
In the future how ever I think they might have to save up to match some school from trying to steal Tom Brand with a huge money contract.
Re: Iowa Cutting Athletics Budget; What Does It Mean For Wrestling? If they punish wrestling because the roundball team isn't popular anymore, that's not going to sit well with many of us. I think that Barta is smarter than to make significant cuts in the defending National Champion wrestling team. I'm not saying that budgets won't be tightened. They're tightening everywhere. But significant changes won't happen. Ya don't screw with things that work.
Re: Iowa Cutting Athletics Budget; What Does It Mean For Wrestling? Nothing is changing, wrestling is still one of the cheapest sports to have around-administrators just don't see it. They are not going to touch a sport that packs the house and puts people in the seats. Too long of tradition.
However, they did cut Cal State Fullertons program, unless they fund it themselves.
Re: Iowa Cutting Athletics Budget; What Does It Mean For Wrestling? While the Hawks are currently the top dog in college wrestling, even the #1-ranked team in the nation got bumped out of "prime time" against Arizona State for a women's volleyball game between two under .500 programs.
Even though Iowa's at the top of the heap in wrestling, they still get the shaft at times from their own athletics dept.
Re: Iowa Cutting Athletics Budget; What Does It Mean For Wrestling? $550,000 out of $66M is peanuts and easier to achieve than anyone outside the program may think. Right now airfares and hotel rates are down significantly and low hanging fruit for enabling lower budgets. Auto, van and bus fuel is the big question mark. That hurt a lot of schools a little while back.
One big change Rutgers made was to not budget/pay for the airfare and meals of coach and admin spouses/children that get to tag along to bowl games/NCAA championship events. Even though bowl revenue has been sufficient to cover the cost, the U decided to not be so generous. Oh, they'll still get to eat free at team functions, but will have to pay for their own outside those meals. Since the jets are chartered, the chargeback airfare is nominal. That expense chop alone cut almost $500,000 out of the budget.
Another change was a reduction in the number of strength and conditioning coaches. Fball still has one dedictated but, other sports share the trainers now. Since team rosters are much smaller it is not a big issue. Instead of handling 2 sports, s/he may handle three or four.
RU is just finishing the $120 M stadium expansion. A big chunk of funding came from student ticket sales. In past years, RU gave 10,000 tix in the student section free in a lottery. Now the students must buy the tix for $12 a game. You know, attendence is much better now that the students are paying a nominal sum. Far fewer no show / vacant seats. The lux boxes at $2500 / seat have sold out since being constructed. With some generous past endowment, that section will be paid off early in 3 years which enabled RU to go ahead and 12,000 more seats enclosing the horseshoe.
A $300 million renovation/new build is no small funding issue, particularly these days. Most schools have increased their alumni giving over the past year. Many donations last winter/spring were severely depreciated stocks the donor got to deduct as a charitable gift at purchase value. RU held them and gained on the market value increase. The athletic department has been able to trim the value of the bonds required to fund the buildout with the gains.
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Re: Iowa Cutting Athletics Budget; What Does It Mean For Wrestling? They wouldn't drop wrestling. That would be completely ridiculous and would make no sense. I doubt that they would drop their best sport and/or discontinue one of the greatest all time teams in any collegiate sports, especially after repeat titles. No.
"Wanting to win, that is common to all. But working to win, the drive to go the extra mile, to push yourself while no one's looking..that is the mark of a true champion."
Re: Iowa Cutting Athletics Budget; What Does It Mean For Wrestling? No one ever suggested that. Where did you get that idea? Ridiculous.
Don't let inflammatory headlines get the better of you.
Is Cornell dropping wrestling?
Re: Iowa Cutting Athletics Budget; What Does It Mean For Wrestling? No one is saying they will drop wrestling.
They're asking what effects it may have on the program,
such as less traveling, limited gear upgrades, etc.
"It ain't about how hard you hit, it is about how hard you can get hit and keep moving foward, how much you can take and keep moving foward. That's how winning is done!"
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