Collegiate Sports Spending Unsustainable

" And it's got its capital that talk about college sports in particular witness now is doctor William break here and chancellor. University system of Maryland and co chairman of the Knight commission on intercollegiate athletics. So I thank you for being here with us this I now is three and -- it's blowing out of proportion how much money is spent on college sports. At the same time don't so many kids come to school certain schools because of the athletic program --"

" And that I mean the athletic programs. Thank everyone sees is. Plain and it is very important role in the life a university end of its students but. I think what's happened is this fiscal. Crisis where we're in which we now understand isn't going to go away for. And maybe throughout that this that coming decade is pay is placed fiscal pressures on intercollegiate athletics that just aren't sustainable. We we do not have a model for supporting athletics going forward. That in my opinion is is is viable because of the drain is taking on resource is that should be supporting our academic institutions blown out -- from -- don't -- athletic associations have different budgets than the schools themselves and they operate separately -- there's plunging between the two -- that they're there is the separation which is a very strict set separation at some schools but nodded and I mean here's a piece of data that I think you find interest there's a 120. Football sub as subdivision schools that they play big time football but yes this yeah -- the BCS schools. Of those 120 only 25. Balance the athletic budget on athletic revenue flow. 80%. Of those institutions are running a deficit in -- that has to be. A covered back institutional resource -- zone you're in the end bail out they get a bailout Seattle and so the everything. The every deficit is seven million dollars and for these 80% of the schools. And this is -- time went institutions are laying off staff. Raising tuitions. It growing you know having larger section sizes. And I just don't think that you know it's just not Bible to continue this optimization. At a time when the rest of the university which is really what they are there to do give education. Are in such. Terrible state this so what is the competition -- now rice university's. I mean in your notes the medium budget at the top twelve institution. 83 million dollar dollars and know how we have gotten ourselves into a very difficult corner and it isn't going to be easy to get out but. We have to start. You know start down that this this road. What has heartened to me is that the did. Put big football -- school a dean soon met and two and came to the Knight commission to present their findings. For the first time I heard him speak collectively saying we have to change the model we cannot continue on the path that -- on. I know something about Ohio State that was present moment they -- always before. Ohio State's athletic budget but it -- have enough money to give some back for the university -- or they can't do that anymore so. What we just have reached desist -- situation we're baptists are changing the model. Now the Indies. Admittedly don't have all the solutions though they they're talking about. Fewer scholarships -- coaches shorter -- seasons. But that's just the start. The more radical change is that -- going to be called for in the coming years."

" What about doing away -- sports because the title mine plays a role -- see that's -- that's a big issue that at some sands he can't do that you're gonna have. In women's crew team by going to have women's soccer team because the football team pays for all of that it determines what's it pays for men's tennis in men's lacrosse and those things right."

" Right so I mean it's going to have to be 88 -- paring down across the board of expenditures because. He -- expenditures and intercollegiate athletics are going. Four in five times the rate. Of the investment in the academic institutions well you know that's that they did you just can't -- you know that's irresponsible if not allow that to continue."

" Is there are a solid alumni support for certain teams like -- I know and I went to Lehigh and at least I you don't have to. You you can give really to whatever area of the school you want a lot of people give back to their fraternity as opposed to the overall institution. As their alumni support for these teams where they're giving having strictly to the athletic sons there's no question about it so I mean he -- this is going to have to be a communication."

" If you. For it first what we need transparency so people know what's happening what is really the cost of running big time athletics program. That has to get out there and then we're going to have to build a consensus. A round funding some some solutions and it's going to take he's going to take considerable effort that you've got to -- is -- you period I would agree with and it became is that some way to put a cap on well. -- Alabama contain a football Coach and now a lot more and then Maryland and if football Coach even you know and these wealthy top -- yeah and the added that when the presidents were surveyed about the viability of the model and the overwhelming consensus is we have to change. The number one problem they cited was -- out you know. We have situations now where assistant coaches are being paid six and 700000. Dollars a year yeah."

" But you also have college presidents getting paid a million dollars as well many is that -- well but their salaries all right -- can't get control of the thing is an acting and you know we've seen stats like this where in many states the highest paid public official is the football Coach of basketball -- a little but. It's already there probably the two highest paid but the Coach at Kentucky and the code available products lies Palin does well servants about it say that the distortion of value hated it that at that. We've got to do something about it. The doctor recruitment thanks so much for somebody to be lingering stuff okay you gotta -- a -- to -- Susan Allen also -- and Knight commission. On -- who collegiate at less amazing what how how college sports -- They don't -- an -- it's at time right at."