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Subject: Re: Maybe you're right. But who wants to test that theory? Author: observer [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 13:28:41 10/17/24 Thu In reply to: Go Green 's message, "Maybe you're right. But who wants to test that theory?" on 12:52:20 10/17/24 Thu It's not football that will be the driver here, but basketball and to a lesser extent ice hockey. We all know that the Ivies have made their Sophie's Choice about what they want football to be. But the D1 Basketball tournament is where the monies come in. If the Ivies have to sacrifice their Tourney payout because of the "House" settlement, and they have no other real revenues (tickets, broadcasting, etc.) to lean on, then there really is no enticement to stay D1. The other thing is that it is probable that the super conferences will blow up the basketball tourney to the point where all 1-AA schools will be faced with a dilemma. Not to mention the poaching of basketball rosters - especially with the ability to redshirt for 'injury' - and gain playing time as a graduate student elsewhere after earning the Ivy undergrad degree. Note that this article talks more about Okpara and Mack than anyone playing football in Allston. And to An Observer's point above - the costs of maintaining 30-40+ teams on each campus makes no sense if the goal is to continue to compete at the highest level, rather than as a glorified extracurricular activity. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Maybe you're right. But who wants to test that theory? Author: WCJH [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:26:38 10/20/24 Sun At one time, the NCAA allowed schools to compete at different levels in different sports, but this is no longer permitted -- except for a handful of schools that were "grandfathered" in when the policy changed. Perhaps the most conspicuous example is Johns Hopkins, which competes at the D3 level in most sports, but plays men's and women's lacrosse at the D1 level. In fact, JHU lacrosse is not just D1, they play in the ūber-D1 Big Ten Conference. Unfortunately, this sort of D1/D3 split is no longer allowed, although it works for JHU and could potentially work for Ivies. So unless the NCAA revises its policies again, moving football to D3 would imply moving all other sports to D3 as well. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]