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Quote from: Salty spork on Yesterday at 11:32:25 pmSwim is a product of title 9. Got to have women's sports to offset football. That's why many schools have ladies swim, soccer, rowing and not men's.


Hard to say what happens if football m9ney leaves the equation.

But leave swim alone. My oldest is working hard at getting good enough to swim in college. Pick on polo.

Fair enough.

Undoubtedly the other sports will suffer.

Without delving too far out of sports, I think college should be free such that the need for your oldest to get a swim scholarship is gone. If they want to swim competitively, they can do so for fun rather than their education depend on it.

That said, COVID proved what many have said all along that athletic scholarships cost the school next to nothing. They could add mens sports to keep title 9 balanced, but we all know they would likely just cut 85 women's schollys.

I hate this.
I really, really, really wanted Battle back.

The way he finished the year..it's like Johnelle who?
No way Johnelle Davis can out-do what Khalif Battle has already shown in the SEC.

At the end of the SEC tournament, if you tell me we have 20+ regular season wins. 1-2 Tourney wins, and want to put us in the 2-4 seed window? I'd be absolutely perfectly happy with that.

Quote from: popcornhog on Yesterday at 11:43:57 amSame reason we followed Eddie for so long and that we still follow Nolan.

They're pillars of Arkansas basketball's historical success.

Eddie and Nolan were both here a long time...

Thank you for your ncaa tournament play. Good luck

Quote from: bennyl08 on Yesterday at 10:26:51 pmI'm talking about if it happened right now or even last year, but I agree. ACC has a good a chance of existing in 5 years time as the PAC has a chance of reforming with the same teams.

That leaves the Big 12 in a potentially interesting predicament. They are full of teams that are too good honestly to be part of the G5, but not good enough to be part of the P2. Plus, most of those schools don't exactly have a big connection or loyalty to the Big 12 so it could easily splinter and fracture too.

As for the other sports, I agree, and honestly, most sports, IMO, would be better off going back to the 'club' type of mentality. I'm of the opinion that no state funds/taxpayer funds, or student fees should go to athletics. Unless that swim coach is willing to give swim lessons to EVERY student, etc... Heck, not to pick on swim, but according to

https://swimswam.com/want-to-earn-the-big-bucks-be-a-d1-head-swim-coach/

even the 50-100th ranked swim coaches (ranked by salary) still have a median salary of 100k a year. Is that really necessary? Sure, if they bring in tons of money then by all means. But if their salary is coming from football money, taxpayer money, or student fees, then absolutely freaking not.

Swim is a product of title 9. Got to have women's sports to offset football. That's why many schools have ladies swim, soccer, rowing and not men's. 


Hard to say what happens if football m9ney leaves the equation. 

But leave swim alone. My oldest is working hard at getting good enough to swim in college. Pick on polo.

I think all our bats went into the portal and were replaced with K-mart blue light special editions. At times it looks like we have covered wiffle ball bats

Quote from: Darren DeLoach on Yesterday at 06:36:25 pmHmmmmm...

Went to the 'pokes.

Interesting

There goes our national championship 

Quote from: Snout team on Yesterday at 08:29:58 pmSurely there are a few guys in the portal who want to play on a team with a chance to win it all, even if it means no NIL.

I honestly don't think that player exists anymore.