The P5 will go down kicking and screaming, but

The P5 will go down kicking and screaming, but
by NDFanSince81 (2020-07-08 20:51:49)
Edited on 2020-07-08 20:56:39

In reply to: Premature posted by BIG MAC

they are really in a box.

The Ivy's are not acting in a vacuum. With USC reversing its decision and going to remote education for the Fall term, that's another of the PAC-12 schools that will have to explain why athletes should be taking risks that are unacceptable for other students.

The AD's are in denial hoping for a break. The trends are against them, and they are running out of clock. The P5 will hold out as long as possible in the hope of avoiding a financial catastrophe. Without the huge revenues of the P5, the Ivy's had less incentive for keeping their options open. But there is absolutely no evidence that things will get better rather than worse over the next month.

Plan accordingly. When people ask about the permanent consequences of COVID, one of them may be a restructuring of higher ed, including intercollegiate athletics.

Replies:

No fall sports feels like an inevitability at this point * - garbageplate 2020-07-08 21:45:55
the first step should be drastic staff and salary cuts in - ACross 2020-07-08 20:58:20
- That's already happening * - weirdo0521 2020-07-09 13:28:21
- Hold on - Ty Webb 2020-07-09 10:14:49
- I think that Stanford has shown the first step - Jt 2020-07-08 23:25:47
  - No one goes to Stanford to major in synchronized swimming, - ND_Rumpus 2020-07-08 23:53:04
    - ah, but lots of kids go to D1 schools to play baseball - jt 2020-07-08 23:57:15
      - Let's look at what Stanford cut. - ND_Rumpus 2020-07-09 00:12:31
        rumpus, you're missing the forest through the trees - jt 2020-07-09 00:22:39
        Correct. The takeaway here is that Stanford, which... - FL_Irish 2020-07-09 08:22:55
        BTW, Stanford has a $27 billion endowment - jbrown_9999 2020-07-09 08:48:19