Are NAIA schools more vulnerable than DIII schools?

Quote from: BigSoccerFan on June 24, 2025, 09:20:58 PMI don't know where to put this.  Bryn Athyn drops all athletics.

Post it in the topic "Future of Division III"  Under General D3 Issues"

Quote from: y_jack_lok on June 21, 2025, 10:59:07 AMI went to check out the FloSports subscriptions and discovered my email address is already registered with them (since 2018). I have a vague memory of that, but I'm not sure what for. Was FloSports broadcasting stuff for free back then? I know I never paid them for anything as I've never been hit up for any kind of renewal.

Anyway, the two subscription options -- $29.99/month billed monthly or $12.49/month billed as $149.88 annually -- are more than I'd be willing to pay no matter how much stuff I could watch, since my interests are limited. Maybe this will work out for any schools/conferences that sign on, but if I have to start paying to watch things I've previously been able to watch for free, then I'll just stop watching. If my alma mater and its conference go this route it will also adversely affect my charitable giving -- which isn't a whole lot, but has been consistent for decades.

I was watching mostly women's BB at my school.  I was donating to them.  I cut my donation because I can't afford both a donation and Flo.

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Quote from: jknezek on June 20, 2025, 11:52:47 AMSadly the pebbles are starting to push bigger rocks down the hill. I suspect all of D3 will go this route over the next couple years unless FLO goes belly up.

To state it more optimistically, the value proposition for a FloSports subscription is growing (more games you might want to watch on the network and fewer games available for free outside the network) and the importance of D3 to Flo Sports is increasing, which means that Flo has more incentive to take care of the schools/conferences/subscribers that use it.  This is especially true with some of the original 5 year-deals coming due in the next few years and the possibility of fragmentation destroying Flo's business model if a competitor picks off a few unsatisfied conferences.

I wouldn't characterize Flo Sports being subjected to a potentially competitive market for D3 sports streaming as an optimistic outcome. Pay per view is pay per view, no matter which vendor you're paying to watch a game.

In this case, "more optimistic" means drinking expired milk gone bad, as opposed to drinking expired milk gone bad to wash down a sandwich made with moldy bread.

The "optimistic" part is that Flo Sports will want to pay more attention to the consumer to avoid losing conferences, which might mean that they focus on keep product standards up.  It's admittedly a glass half-full perspective that mostly only applies if you follow teams that are in conferences that already have FloSports deals (so, you no longer have an option of free streaming for your school), but that's where we are right now.

They did do a very good survey a month or so ago.  I assume they will take the replies seriously.

Quote from: Pat Coleman on May 14, 2025, 12:10:27 PMI'm perfectly fine with him being eligible. I don't suspect he will get inducted anytime soon.

These guys are represented in the "museum" part of the Hall.

Quote from: Pat Coleman on June 13, 2025, 03:02:46 PMConverting QBs to other positions is quite common.

I believe wildcat11 was one of those.

DI troubles at Oregon:
Top University of Oregon administrators said layoffs, program cuts and hiring freezes could be on the horizon to manage a $25.7 million budget deficit.

This board can use more upbeat posters      

Quote from: CNU85 on June 02, 2025, 12:21:03 PMThanks for the additional info, Ron.

I'd like to see their cash situation. If the loss is only $1.7 Million with approx $40 Million in plant and property, there's a good chance that depreciation may exceed the $1.7 Million loss. So, while the books may show a loss according to GAAP, they very well could be in a positive cash flow situation. However, like your post suggests, this situation is not tenable long term. I think it was a Sweet Briar president who said something like...."go get students and money".

Non profits don't use depreciation in their accounting.

A Salisbury shirt in the Northpark Center mall in Dallas, Texas.

Quote from: Ejay on May 27, 2025, 05:39:45 PMWill North Park be able to field a team 

I looked up their roster.  Move the games to Sweden. 

Union College is short on international students.  Draws on endowment.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/union-college-falls-short-on-enrollment-with-big-loss-of-international-students/ar-AA1ER7C6?ocid=BingNewsVerp&cvid=ea4ac2717ef149dedd94d169722f644e&ei=12

Quote from: DagarmanSpartan on May 12, 2025, 12:04:07 PMJust found out that my beloved CWRU Spartans will be hosting a regional on campus.

Mather Park is one of the finest venues in D3 softball.

https://athletics.case.edu/facilities/mather-park/8

GO SPARTANS!!!

You can say that again.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on May 04, 2025, 02:21:23 PMThe Los Angeles Browns? It Almost Happened, in 1942

https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news/the-l-a-browns-it-almost-happened-in-1942

A fun article to read from SI.

They used to have spring training at a local ballpark in my home town of Burbank, California.

SCIAC All Conference
https://thesciac.org/news/2025/5/7/softball-all-conference-urs-messenlehner-cus-malen-named-athlete-and-pitcher-of-year.aspx