Future of Division III

[y_jack_lok]

^^^ That was an overall interesting interview. Both the AD and the interviewer were good. When it came up at the end about the 80-100-120 schools considering their options, it was in the context of Division 3 being too large, but not really about colleges being attractive and well-resourced or unattractive and under-resourced. She also noted that in the movement between divisions, there is greater movement toward D3 than away from D3.

[Ron Boerger]

All the NCAA has to do is say "we get 3.18% from D1 to fund D3.  You want D4, go ahead and pay for it" and the idea will dissipate like a fart in the wind.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think it's more of a "when the NCAA doesn't have any money to give us anymore, there are some schools thinking about what's next."

That 3.18% is either going to go away or be effectively zeroed out.  The schools who drive the TV revenue aren't going to keep sharing even a small portion of it with everyone else.  I'm not sure how long it will take, but it's going to happen.

At the very least, they'll pull all the revenue sports out of the NCAA and leave it to administer championships for the olympic sports on a shoestring budget.  At that point, there may not be divisions at all anymore.

The schools who want to prioritize the things d3 has traditionally valued are wise to think and talk about what comes next.

[WUPHF]

I think it's more of a "when the NCAA doesn't have any money to give us anymore, there are some schools thinking about what's next."

That 3.18% is either going to go away or be effectively zeroed out.  The schools who drive the TV revenue aren't going to keep sharing even a small portion of it with everyone else.  I'm not sure how long it will take, but it's going to happen.

At the very least, they'll pull all the revenue sports out of the NCAA and leave it to administer championships for the olympic sports on a shoestring budget.  At that point, there may not be divisions at all anymore.

The schools who want to prioritize the things d3 has traditionally valued are wise to think and talk about what comes next.

Interesting, I guess the reference to Division IV (or not Division IV specifically) let me thinking she was talking about something else.

I understand your points, though I do not see Division III going away anytime soon.

[WUPHF]

As an addendum to a previous post...

University of Chicago Announces $100 Million Budget Cuts Amid Federal Policy Changes

https://chicagomaroon.com/48358/news/university-of-chicago-announces-100-million-budget-cuts-amid-federal-policy-changes/