--- Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 05:43:05 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Providence baseball story(Title IX casualty)
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Granted football requires a lot of numbers in terms of
> student-athletes
> participating.  Providence does not have football, so this does not
> apply.  They do have a big-time basketball program which I'm sure
> takes
> a lot of money.  Remember Title IX compliance isn't just about
> OPPORTUNITY, but also MONEY.  You can have equal opportunies, but to
> also be in compliance the money must also reflect the opportunities.
>
>
> Also, Larry is also correct that women are not forbidden to play
> football, even though I personally think that is a cop-out of an
> argument.
>
> I love football (second to hockey), but that doesn't mean the system
> isn't grossly overflated.
>
> Let's compare scholarships for Division I football vs. Division I
> hockey (men's).  A men's hockey program is allowed by NCAA rules 18
> scholarships.  If a team dresses 4 lines, 3 sets of defensemen and 2
> goalies that is 20 players on the bench.  So hypothetically, at least
> 2
> players on EVERY Division I bench is non-scholarship (in practice
> this
> isn't always the case because scholarships are broken up.. there are
> at
> least 2 non-full scholarship players).
>
> Division I-A football allows 85 scholarships (or 80?) (65 for I-AA,
> where UMaine plays).  If you have an offense (11), defense (11) and
> even two different kick special teams (22), you still only get 44.
> That means that there are over 40 players who are not starting
> receiving scholarship money... full scholarship money.
>
> Now, these numbers are not scientific and we can debate semantics in
> terms of how many players you need for a football team till the sun
> comes up.  My point is not that we should cut football, but bring its
> numbers more in line with other sports.  No, that doesn't solve the
> problem entirely, but then again neither does cutting the sport.
>
> If football wasn't such a fat pig, I'd almost be in favor of
> ammending
> the rules to allow for a bit of flexibility because it is an
> expensive
> sport and you must have at least 50 players (compared to hockey's
> 25-30).  But 85 scholarships is too much.
>
> If you figure that institutions are cutting other sports to keep
> football in its current state (which to me is laughable), then you
> must
> also conclude that without Title IX women's athletics would be in
> serious trouble.  Title IX isn't perfect, but it's better than
> nothing.
>
> Now.. back to the facemask debate.
>
>
> ===
> Deron Treadwell - [log in to unmask]
> University of Maine '98
> Home of the 1993 and 1999 Ice Hockey National Champions!
> ONE-TWO.. WE WANT MORE!
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