So, if I'm reading this right they are cutting 7 programs to save $3M on a $44M budget which is around 6.8%. $3M is peanuts. Based on last years budget $166K was the operating budget for baseball, again peanuts. The school was providing almost $10M in athletically related student aid (58 men and 42 women). Recruiting expenses were $482K for all mens and womens sports. To me this has less to do with money and possibly more to do with complying to Title IX. Yes, they have serious overall financial & image issues, but these financial cuts were small. So small that they really don't address the central issue. They are losing money on what should be a revenue generating sport (football).
I was waiting for someone to say this. I just didn't expect it to be this contradictory. So, which is it? Is it something that has "less to do with money and possibly more to do with complying to Title IX," or is it an issue of "losing money on what should be a revenue generating sport?"