D1 school eliminates entire athletic department

[Bball31]

Yes, the non-power conferences and teams do outnumber the big boys. But, if the Power 5 or 6 conference teams don't get their way, they will just leave the NCAA and set up their own BCS-type organization to rule over college basketball. They did it for football with great success and they are reaping billions in revenue from it, while the non-BCS schools get almost nothing. I'm surprised they haven't already done it for basketball.

That very well may happen at some point. The SEC, ACC, Big 10 and Pac 12 also took financial risks and invested in their own television networks. That has turned into a huge revenue producer. It may not be long until the Big 12, Big East, American Athletic and maybe even the Atlantic 10 start their own television network. Conferences that had the ability, foresight and took the risk to make these investments have clearly benefited, while those that didn’t have fallen behind.

[Bball31]

Yes, the non-power conferences and teams do outnumber the big boys. But, if the Power 5 or 6 conference teams don't get their way, they will just leave the NCAA and set up their own BCS-type organization to rule over college basketball. They did it for football with great success and they are reaping billions in revenue from it, while the non-BCS schools get almost nothing. I'm surprised they haven't already done it for basketball.

Upon thinking on your reply for a while…I believe the days of the NCAA may be limited. The NCAA needs the 250+ mid majors more than they need the NCAA. Perhaps it’s time for the mid majors to break away from the NCAA and start their own organization.

[bradleyfan124]

Upon thinking on your reply for a while…I believe the days of the NCAA may be limited. The NCAA needs the 250+ mid majors more than they need the NCAA. Perhaps it’s time for the mid majors to break away from the NCAA and start their own organization.

The NCAA is supposed to be promoting college athletics. Instead they are destroying it

[Bball31]

If college athletics is all about "amateurism", perhaps we should go back to playing in small gyms, free admission, no television, much reduced practice time and a much shorter season. Not to mention, reducing coaches salaries from several hundred thousands to a million dollars a year, to that what high school coaches make. In reality it is only about "amateurism" when discussion of players leaving for other schools or being paid. I think we all know that isn't going to happen and the reason why. I wonder who was the last basketball or football player that went to a specific college because he was recruited by an engineering professor.

[Tommy]

Players in college sports have been getting paid for a very long time, it's just out in the open now. The problem isn't they pay, the problem is the wide open portal. I don't think anyone has a big gripe with someone like Rienk, who has a graduate degree moving on, but now that there's basically no penalty, everyone is testing the portal to see what they can get.

I still believe that this issue will work itself out over time to some extent. One thing that will never change is the NCAA making rules that benefit the Power 5 and hurt the mid-majors and smaller schools. I agree with a previous comment - eventually, the Power 5 (maybe 6) will have their own league and the rest of the schools will have their own.

[Old Coach]

Players in college sports have been getting paid for a very long time, it's just out in the open now. The problem isn't they pay, the problem is the wide open portal. I don't think anyone has a big gripe with someone like Rienk, who has a graduate degree, moving on, but now that there's basically no penalty, everyone is testing the portal to see what they can get.

I still believe that this issue will work itself out over time to some extent. One thing that will never change is the NCAA making rules that benefit the Power 5 and hurt the mid-majors and smaller schools. I agree with a previous comment - eventually, the Power 5 (maybe 6) will have their own league and the rest of the schools will have their own.

FWIW - If you're separating the Big East from the traditional P5, as of this morning, there are still 8 non-P5 teams alive (San Diego State, Creighton, Princeton, Florida Atlantic Univ., Gonzaga, UConn, Xavier, Houston). On the flipside, only Alabama, Kansas St., Miami, and Texas are still alive from the P5 conferences.

[Tommy]

FWIW - If you're separating the Big East from the traditional P5, as of this morning, there are still 8 non-P5 teams alive (San Diego State, Creighton, Princeton, Florida Atlantic Univ., Gonzaga, UConn, Xavier, Houston). On the flipside, only Alabama, Kansas St., Miami, and Texas are still alive from the P5 conferences.

That is very encouraging!