New Mexico Cuts Four Sports

[Cerebus]

ABQJournal: Four Lobo sports are gone

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The governing board approved cutting men’s soccer, men’s and women’s skiing, and women’s beach volleyball despite more than two hours of public comment by opponents.

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Athletics missed budget eight times in a 10-year span and had accrued a $4.7 million deficit to the university’s reserves by the end of fiscal year 2017.

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In May, the department released a report showing Lobo athletics is significantly out of compliance with federal Title IX mandates that require a university to provide equal opportunities to male and female student athletes at a proportionate rate to the general student body enrollment.
According to the report, females in the 2016-17 school year made up 55.4 percent of the general enrollment, but just 43.8 percent of the participation “opportunities” in the athletic department.

 

[MeanGreenTexan]

UNM needs a RV.   

They'd stay in budget 100% of the time, and stay above/beyond Title IX compliance 100% of the time.

[DeepGreen]

2 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

UNM needs a RV.   

They'd stay in budget 100% of the time, and stay above/beyond Title IX compliance 100% of the time.

Good point.  And I'm sure RV could find 17 select donors to turn things around at UNM.

[untjim1995]

If football was just removed from Title IX, as it should be, these sports wouldn’t get dropped so easily.

[UNTLifer]

Does TWU have to comply with Title IX?

[Hunter Green]

What are the ramifications for not being compliant with Title IX?

[97and03]

19 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Does TWU have to comply with Title IX?

Of course they do. But keep in mind that it is tied to your student population, not some kind of 50/50 split. 

 

Edited August 1, 2018 by 97and03

[UNTLifer]

9 minutes ago, 97and03 said:

Of course they do. But keep in mind that it is tied to your student population, no some kind of 50/50 split. 

 

I thought so.  Second question.  Does this apply only to undergraduate population or total population?

[97and03]

25 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

I thought so.  Second question.  Does this apply only to undergraduate population or total population?

That I do not know. I have to assume undergrad, but only an assumption based on the student population of athletics. 

[NorthTexan95]

20 hours ago, untjim1995 said:

If football was just removed from Title IX, as it should be, these sports wouldn’t get dropped so easily.

Correct. Title IX as it currently stands is very unfair to men sports.  I think a lawsuit from some men would have a good chance of changing the law.

[GrandGreen]

On 7/31/2018 at 2:55 PM, Hunter Green said:

What are the ramifications for not being compliant with Title IX?

The NCAA unless recently has never sanctioned any school for non-compliance.  Title IX has been the basic for many lawsuits of individuals or groups against a school. 

 

Edited August 1, 2018 by GrandGreen

[97and03]

2 hours ago, GrandGreen said:

The NCAA unless reasonably has never sanctioned any school for non-compliance.  Title IX has been the basic for many lawsuits of individuals or groups against a school. 

 

Lawsuits cost a lot of money, even when you win.

[UNT 90 Grad]

8 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

I thought so.  Second question.  Does this apply only to undergraduate population or total population?

 

For participation requirements, institutions officials must meet one of the following three tests. An institution may:

1. Provide participation opportunities for women and men that are substantially proportionate to their respective rates of enrollment of full-time undergraduate students;

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http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/inclusion/title-ix-frequently-asked-questions

[GrandGreen]

15 hours ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

 

For participation requirements, institutions officials must meet one of the following three tests. An institution may:

1. Provide participation opportunities for women and men that are substantially proportionate to their respective rates of enrollment of full-time undergraduate students;

...

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/inclusion/title-ix-frequently-asked-questions

The point is the NCAA doesn't enforce these rules.   As noted, I think men would have a much greater law suit because these rules have done enormous damage to all men sports other than football and basketball.   

For financial reasons, compliance has been also unanimously met by cutting men sports instead of just funding new women's sports. 

The tragedy of title 9 is that it does not consider the popularity or benefits of having some teams over others.  

[UNTLifer]

15 hours ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

 

For participation requirements, institutions officials must meet one of the following three tests. An institution may:

1. Provide participation opportunities for women and men that are substantially proportionate to their respective rates of enrollment of full-time undergraduate students;

...

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/inclusion/title-ix-frequently-asked-questions

Thank you.