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Date Posted: 11/ 2/15 2:40:43pm Mon
Author: Jesus Shuttleworth
Subject: Re: Swimming and diving wins over Holy Cross
In reply to: Steve 's message, "Re: Swimming and diving wins over Holy Cross" on 11/ 2/15 12:40:05pm Mon

>>So, if the reallocation is true, swimming suffered and
>>volleyball gained for no valid reason other than what
>>could be easily termed politics or very subjective at
>>best. (A poor coach who is a good salesman gets the
>>money and a good coach but poor salesman doesn't.)
>>One team should not be rewarded at the expense of
>>another. We're not dealing with a for profit scheme
>>here. With that kind of thinking the field hockey team
>>should be eliminated this afternoon and the expense
>>allocated to other women's teams or a women's club
>>sport should be elevated. I don't like the thought
>>that money I contribute and designated for a specific
>>sport is moved to another. Money is fungible, but
>>there should be some accountability.
>
>
>I think you are missing something: if one team is
>expected to do very well next year while another is
>struggling, and the former will not use its funding as
>a result of a schollie senior's imminent graduation,
>it would make sense to shift some funds to the latter
>team, all other things being equal and to the best of
>the Administrator knowledge and judgment at the time.
>
>Money is fungible unless it is restricted as to
>purpose and in my example the money shift is from the
>non-restricted pot.
>
>On another note, I don't know what is meant by field
>hockey is only there for Title IX. We have balance in
>our sports programs by design and many of our sports
>teams, FH included, have had big highs and bad lows.
>That's all.
>
>Go 'gate!

I can imagine these decisions are never easy to make, especially when you are dealing with the student athlete experience. Let's face the reality, Colgate doesn't have a ton of scholarships at their disposal. They need to operate strategically and try to put each program in the best possible position to be successful.

This would be a totally different conversation if the above information wasn't true. I don't think it is fair to place the blame on one program gaining support and putting another at a disadvantage, it is not the coaches fault.

Maybe athletics finds it'self in a catch 22, unlike the corporate world, with blogs, message boards, social media it is hard to make decisions that will appease the masses.

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