That’s what most programs will have to do under the Portal System.
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I mean the portal is just going to ruin division 1 basketball in general, or at least how we know and love it today.
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It’s NIL collectives (aka pay-to-play dark money) ruining college hoops. The transfer portal is just chasing those paydays, which I can’t blame players for.
Players should be able to make money from things like sponsorships, autograph signings and social media ads. It’s the direct payments for simply joining a team that’s ruining the sport.
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Latest article on midmajormadness worth a read.
In case one is hibernating and wondering why no midmajors are left in ncaas…ha
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Just stop with this nonsense. I can’t really speak about any of the other 7 Ivies but D-1 athletics is a huge part of the culture at Princeton, which fields 38 varsity teams. Nearly 20% of undergraduates at Princeton are varsity athletes and millions of dollars have been poured into athletic facilities in recent years. Thousands of alumni turned out for the Tigers’ Sweet 16 appearance a mere two years ago and turned downtown Louisville orange.
Obviously the main aspect is basketball.
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Thinking about SF NY dropping sports. The ivies would likely drop down in hoops to d3.
Well I got hammered for starting a “road to d3” Yale post months ago.
Most everything is repeating itself as all the trends were so obvious then
It’s a valid debate. I would note most donors at least to Yale are former athletes.
The statistics are incredible actually which is why we keep so many sports and such a high % of each class are recruited or admitted athletes.
I presume this is true for hyp+. This is also a good counter to what might feel inevitable
The niche sports could continue. Tough to restock hoops with guys looking at the cash as much as the degree. Sad, but likely the case.
very true at PU. i can’t overstate how big athletics are at princeton (some people say too much) and the university and its alumni are damn proud.
This is what we’ve come to expect:
"Once again, Princeton ranks among the nation’s top overall Division I athletic programs, finishing the 2022-23 academic year ranked No. 26 in the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup. With a total of 799.00 points, Princeton was again the highest-finishing FCS program and led all Ivy League schools.
“The Tigers’ 26th place finish was one point behind Oklahoma State which finished 25th overall. Texas A&M was 24th, with Oklahoma (23rd), California (22nd), Washington (21st) and Notre Dame (20th) also just ahead of Princeton in the overall standings. Princeton was ahead of Wisconsin (27th), Utah (28th), Nebraska (29th) and Northwestern (30th) in the overall standings.”
Basketball has been the most public face of Princeton athletics. With Penn hoops on its back, Princeton has led the other Ivies in attendance at basketball games by a long-shot–this year averaging more than 3,700 in the 7 home Ivy games (which was tracking higher until we swooned). I believe that’s more than the capacity of 6 of the other Ivy schools’ gyms.
I just don’t see Princeton throwing in the towel on athletics generally or basketball in particular any time soon.
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Same thing with Columbia. Especially given Incredible success so far this academic year: FB. Ivy Champs; Women’s Soccer, Ivy Runner-up; Wrestling; Third in Inaugural Ivy League Wrestling Tournament, ahead of Princeton; Women’s BB, Ivy Champs, only team among Harvard, Princeton and Columbia to win a game in the NCAAs; Men’s and Women’s Fencing, 2nd in NCAAs; Baseball currently on its usual tear; Same thing with No. 8 men’s tennis, who include the defending NCAA champion; and Women’s Softball, who are currently 4-0 in the Ivies. Go Lions!
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Any word on staff replacements?
with the portal opening and high school
seasons ending, this seems an important time.
Again, the fact that coaches were let go with
no replacements in line suggests this was
more a reaction than a considered decision.
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