07-13-2020, 05:53 PM
The NCAA also sponsors skiing, rifle, and ice hockey in addition to bowling, as mentioned, as sports where women can compete for NCAA-sanctioned championships.
The core question is whether the AD is actually making these cuts for financial reasons or not, and the fact that they are trying to dissuade donors from saving these sports says that it's not just a money issue -- but we know it's all about the money (and secondarily, the egos of the decision-makers involved).
The non-monetary reasons they're giving for the cuts don't hold up. Stanford is a leader in the collegiate athletics world, and cutting sports to "increase the competitiveness of the other sports" as well as to realize cost savings is extremely short-sighted and does not comport with its mission statement.
The core question is whether the AD is actually making these cuts for financial reasons or not, and the fact that they are trying to dissuade donors from saving these sports says that it's not just a money issue -- but we know it's all about the money (and secondarily, the egos of the decision-makers involved).
The non-monetary reasons they're giving for the cuts don't hold up. Stanford is a leader in the collegiate athletics world, and cutting sports to "increase the competitiveness of the other sports" as well as to realize cost savings is extremely short-sighted and does not comport with its mission statement.