re: So the cutting of programs begins - Arkansas cutting Men's and Women's Tennis

I do not remember when we had a predominantly American team. So if these go away, it won't bother me.

Men’s Tennis is the best program State has

They'll be the first school out of the conference when the conferences are trimmed.

...they should have dumped football for 4 or 5 years and completely reset it.

When I was a student at Georgia, most of the non-rev sports were free to attend with a student ID. I remember WBB having free entry one game (vs. an SEC opponent) to everyone with a donation of 2 cans to a food bank. Those days are going to be long gone, if they aren't already.

Baseball at Arkansas, the Landmasses, and LSU are going to be put in a position where they cannot operate in the red, because they are not just funding that sport, but the women's sport that provides those Title IX mandated scholarships. Expect the baseball outfield to look like that scene from Major League or "hey I donated to have my name over the new bullpen" "sorry bro, best we can do is name a gate for ya at the softball field".

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Men’s Tennis is the best program State has

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Ironically coached by an Arkansas alum.

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Smart move. This will save hundreds -- maybe thousands -- of dollars that Arkansas can otherwise divert to football NIL.

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Equipment and travel costs along with maintenance of your facilities and paying coaches. No sport is cheap at the SEC level. I thought this would hit the Big 10 first with UCLA having to travel to Rutgers for minor sports.

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I hate this shite.

All of it.

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Students who play non-revenue sports are having their scholarships taken away so future multimillionaires who will likely never set foot in a physical classroom at any of the three, four, or five colleges they attend can be millionaires three years earlier. A free college education, food, clothing, health care, job training, rent, and stipend were just "exploitation" to them.

This sucks.

What the frick is non-program specific?

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What the frick is non-program specific?

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Facilities would be the biggest expense then I'd imagine official ______ of the ________ would be the biggest income.

College athletics have evolved well beyond the original intent. A few of the non-mainstream sports are a nice distraction while waiting for football or basketball season. NIL, travel footprint of SEC has made it nearly impossible for most sports outside the big two to survive.

“The original intent of college athletics was to promote physical fitness and moral education among students, fostering a sense of community and school spirit through organized sports. This focus on amateurism aimed to ensure that sports served educational purposes rather than commercial interests.”