GWRising wrote:

PKGW wrote:

St Francis (NCAA play in loss) moving to D3 next year. The Schools board cites the new rules and dynamics as a major factor.
Think we will see some more of this as the cost outweighs any positives the smaller schools get from publicity

Think you will see a lot more of this unless the system changes. Why invest in big-time athletics if you have no shot to be successful? I am making a prediction that perhaps 100+ current D-1 schools will drop by 2030-2035. That's 1,500 basketball scholarships for each of men and women not  to mention the other sports. Also, don't get caught up in thinking it can't happen here. The next 4-5 years will dictate.

 

As it is designed to. Much with football being made in to a 40-team, two league competition, the same consolidation is going to happen in college hoops. Opperating costs are much lower for basketball, which is one of its charms with the public at-large, so the cull will not be as severe. But the TV and gambling powers want concentration of attention, and 300+ DI schools including a bunch of schools so obscure that even a dedicated fan has to look up their nicknames and hometowns does not concentrate eyeballs/wagering action.
Can GW stay in it? Well, if the finances are good then "yes". When/if it gets to the question of does an academic-focused University want to fund a money-losing pro team that generates little interest, then the answer might be different.

GW Alum Abroad wrote:

GWRising wrote:

PKGW wrote:

St Francis (NCAA play in loss) moving to D3 next year. The Schools board cites the new rules and dynamics as a major factor.
Think we will see some more of this as the cost outweighs any positives the smaller schools get from publicity

Think you will see a lot more of this unless the system changes. Why invest in big-time athletics if you have no shot to be successful? I am making a prediction that perhaps 100+ current D-1 schools will drop by 2030-2035. That's 1,500 basketball scholarships for each of men and women not  to mention the other sports. Also, don't get caught up in thinking it can't happen here. The next 4-5 years will dictate.

 

As it is designed to. Much with football being made in to a 40-team, two league competition, the same consolidation is going to happen in college hoops. Operating costs are much lower for basketball, which is one of its charms with the public at-large, so the cull will not be as severe. But the TV and gambling powers want concentration of attention, and 300+ DI schools including a bunch of schools so obscure that even a dedicated fan has to look up their nicknames and hometowns does not concentrate eyeballs/wagering action.
Can GW stay in it? Well, if the finances are good then "yes". When/if it gets to the question of does an academic-focused University want to fund a money-losing pro team that generates little interest, then the answer might be different.

or you follow the Johns Hopkins model. Division I in Men & Women's BBall. Div II or III in everything else.

The Ross-Man! wrote:

Basketball Jones wrote:

GW Alum Abroad wrote:

As it is designed to. Much with football being made in to a 40-team, two league competition, the same consolidation is going to happen in college hoops. Operating costs are much lower for basketball, which is one of its charms with the public at-large, so the cull will not be as severe. But the TV and gambling powers want concentration of attention, and 300+ DI schools including a bunch of schools so obscure that even a dedicated fan has to look up their nicknames and hometowns does not concentrate eyeballs/wagering action.
Can GW stay in it? Well, if the finances are good then "yes". When/if it gets to the question of does an academic-focused University want to fund a money-losing pro team that generates little interest, then the answer might be different.

or you follow the Johns Hopkins model. Division I in Men & Women's BBall. Div II or III in everything else.

I looked this up because I had never heard of this type of arrangement for basketball and it appears that they are D-3 for everything except lacrosse.
 

 Correct. I believe you used to be not allowed to go D-1 in football or basketball without elevating all of your sports. I am not sure if that has changed.