EWU dropping football to DII?
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:19 pm
*didn't see this on the Football Forum... sorry for duplicating*
I think this has been rumored for years, but sounds like EWU is considering dropping their football program to DII as well as cutting back funding for men's/women's basketball.
https://www.kxly.com/news/emotionally-g ... 25cac.html
Streamline
The task force recommends certain programs and offices be streamlined.
The group recommends operating men's and women's basketball "below current funding level" and looking for additional fundraising opportunities.
Transform
The final group is programs and offices that should be transformed to improve effectiveness.
That includes examining the marching band's budget, as the group believes the current funding model and budget are not currently sustainable.
The task force also believes athletics "as a whole, needs to be transformed to eliminate its structural deficit."
Football is the only sport listed in this category.
The group says, "It is unsustainable for a university of our size with our budgetary challenges to allow a single unit to accumulate annual deficits as large as the ones listed in this template."
The task force believes there "are no sacred cows" and the university should consider all options, including moving football to a lower division.
I think this has been rumored for years, but sounds like EWU is considering dropping their football program to DII as well as cutting back funding for men's/women's basketball.
https://www.kxly.com/news/emotionally-g ... 25cac.html
Streamline
The task force recommends certain programs and offices be streamlined.
The group recommends operating men's and women's basketball "below current funding level" and looking for additional fundraising opportunities.
Transform
The final group is programs and offices that should be transformed to improve effectiveness.
That includes examining the marching band's budget, as the group believes the current funding model and budget are not currently sustainable.
The task force also believes athletics "as a whole, needs to be transformed to eliminate its structural deficit."
Football is the only sport listed in this category.
The group says, "It is unsustainable for a university of our size with our budgetary challenges to allow a single unit to accumulate annual deficits as large as the ones listed in this template."
The task force believes there "are no sacred cows" and the university should consider all options, including moving football to a lower division.