University of Connecticut to Officially Cut Men’s Swimming and Diving (UPDATE)

Ashli Christen except at this school football loses the most money of all the sports https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theuconnblog.com/platform/amp/2020/1/16/21068282/uconn-huskies-athletic-department-financial-budget-deficit-big-east-american-athletic-conference-sux

Ashli Christen remarkably few college football programs make money.

Rhi Jeffrey football program

Rhi Jeffrey thank you! Yes and football loses more money than the other sports with the exception of the big conferences like Big 10, Pac 12 etc. why does everyone think football financially supports the non revenue sports?

Joan Sauvigne Kirsch most lose money!

Susan Marburger Shannon because the program that do, make a lot and all others chase that golden goose

Lisa O’Keefe That’s really sad, and eerily reminiscent of what happened to the other Huskies, at University of Washington. I’m sure the football team there is happy with the larger, more convenient workout facility where the pool used to be.?

Keith Brown well said.

Deb Lauterstein Ehret this lends to why the WHAT Northeast Showcase has become so popular. It’s rocking! Music going, big awards, lots of excitement and fun.

Keith Brown CT swim needs to take some lessons from that!

Keith Brown and football generates a disproportionate amount of $$$ for the school.

Jenn Cheri depends on the school. Sure the Power 5 conferences and their swim programs are pretty well set (Clemson?). But it’s the mid-majors that are suffering. UCONN’s football program is hemorrhaging money and it has affected other sports.

Jenn Cheri that is actually not true. Other than the big conferences such as Big 10, Pac 12 etc, the football programs typically LOSE money and they tend to lose more money than the other sports! The colleges that have fb teams that don’t lose money generally do not put any money into other sports- it pretty much all goes back into their own program. Why don’t fb programs get cut? Because generally the football program’s record is tied to the athletic director’s salary, resume and bonuses. Fb is so popular in our country that ADs use it and rely on it for their own upward mobility. Colleges don’t hire ADs based on their previous school’s swimming/cross country/lax record- it’s all about fb even if their team has a lousy W/L record. Check out this website to look up the budgets for each sport in each college. It was eye opening to me.

https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/

Keith Brown FYI everyone other country in the world swims to swimnot for a collegiate future. We have swimming clubs that train our swimmers all the way through from junior to the national team level. If colleges cut programs it just means the clubs will have more senior swimmers.

Micheal Jason Babich there are a lot of foreign swimmers swimming for US colleges

Keith Brown agreed but not all of them

Like Deb Zimmer and Jean and Barb…..

John Eife They are only long when it’s guys and women together. And it’s college! Never too long.

Lisa Greenberg tooo long 🙂

John Eife Then don’t go. I have watched 4 kids through college and love it each time I go.

Lisa Greenberg I don’t. I swam 4 years in college and coached one. The issue raised was people aren’t going to the meets. I know that to be true. My suggestion is make them shorter. That is all

John Eife That’s not the real reason. When in college, most are not local . Mine is In California and depending where they are swimming I may not go. But always go to championship meets. That’s common.
They aren’t going to meets because f the length of the meet. Parents would love to watch their college swimmer if they could.
Swimming is and always will be a non revenue sport. Just depends how the school markets it and the Alumni base.

Lisa Greenberg I’m talking about attracting the student body, not the parents.

John Eife Never seen a problem with my 4 kids in college with student body. All the school s also had an Alumni meet and a student meet where they gave free tshirts . You have to get the events in ,so can’t make it shorter

Christopher McInnis holy shit. I’m in shock. This was always such a strong program. I am totally at a loss…

Tim Lecrone time to head south, open the wallet and coach again?

Christopher McInnis hah! Gotta get the youngest out of school first, but when I do, you game?

Tim Lecrone gimme a call and back up the uhaul

Christopher McInnis damn straight.

Michele Snyder-Willis unfortunately, they don’t bring in $$$…☹️

Michele Snyder-Willis unfortunately, they don’t bring in $$$…☹️