Here we go - Ohio St eliminating men's gymnastics scholarships due to NIL

[clarity]

The dominoes will continue to fall.

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/ohio-state-university/this-ohio-state-sports-team-is-losing-its-scholarships-sources-say/

 

[Vertigo]

The dominoes will continue to fall.

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/ohio-state-university/this-ohio-state-sports-team-is-losing-its-scholarships-sources-say/

I guess I’m a little confused? I thought that NIL money did not come from the colleges themselves, but from outside sources? Not sure what part NIL plays in this.

Or is it that colleges will now be funneling more money to the more popular sports to try to keep up with the schools that seem to get NIL?

 

[YoungBuck]

Ohio State is one of the largest universities in the country. This is merely an issue of priorities for the school. They're choosing to make their men's gymnastics team less of a priority.

In the past, other schools have balanced their budgets by eliminating certain sports (long before NIL).

 

[clarity]

This is 100% about freeing up room in the salary cap to pay football players

 

[RADcatchers]

how many College men's gymnastics competitions has everybody watched?

..... 12

 

[4Martini]

I’m guessing the scholarship limit increases in revenue sports will lead to non-revenue men’s sports getting dropped. Otherwise with title 9 don’t they have to add a women’s scholarship for every men’s one they add. Good for softball potentially but bad for areas they can offset. Add ballooning travel budgets for non-revenue sports due to football conference decisions and the cost benefit to sports like men’s gymnastics is a harder sell.

I follow swimming and there is a lot of concern around this.

 

[YoungBuck]

The concern around this issue is a great example of why this level of athletics should be independent of education.

 

[LEsoftballdad]

I would bet it has more to do with the 80% decrease in D1 men's gymnastics schools than NIL money.

 

[angispeds]

I think your concerns are correct but the reality is men’s gymnastics is just not a thing in our country all the way up to the Olympic level. We are not realistically competitive in a national stage and that decreases popularity all the way down to the youth level. Womens gymnastics is wildly popular. Universities are looking to spend money wisely.


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