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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

University Sports:
How the Game is Played


From an interview with the head of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America about Ohio University's decision to cut men's swimming, men's indoor and outdoor track and field, and women's lacrosse, citing a four million dollar athletic department deficit:


"[E]ven as the A.D. is crying 'poverty,' he plans to move on with building a $20 million indoor football practice facility. When asked, he says 'most' of the $20 million will come from 'private donations.' But he's unclear about how much 'most' is. It could be just pennies more than $10 million. Or it might be 11 to 12 million, or maybe even 15. Whatever it is, it will only add to the deficit, perhaps doubling or even tripling it."