it's only been 6 years. the start of some potentially great rivalries was in the making. If women's hockey gets axed this move will be more palatable to me. But if we're leaving the big sky to essentially help continue to pay for the money pit that is women's hockey, I will need a lot more ketchup on my bisonburger.
Fun fact!:
If you dig into the latest NCAA Revenue/Expenses reporting documents conveniently buried deep on the UND website, you'll find out tha Men's Hockey actually ran a LARGER deficit for the school than Women's Hockey in the last reporting year.
Let me repeat: Men's Hockey lost money and had to be subsidized. And that subsidy was larger, as a straight dollar figure, than the Women's program.
The women "lost" approximately $1.2 million.
The men- about $1.5 million.
Yeah, the men's program drives revenue, but it doesn't cover the costs. Even if you work in licensing and merchandise rights, and assume that was all driven by Men's Hockey, the program was STILL in the hole.
Welcome to the reality of college athletics.
Theres a reason we are making this move. When even our prestige sport can't pay its own way, finding ways to cut down on the overall department costs (and resulting need for subsidy) is paramount.
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Fun fact!:
If you dig into the latest NCAA Revenue/Expenses reporting documents conveniently buried deep on the UND website, you'll find out tha Men's Hockey actually ran a LARGER deficit for the school than Women's Hockey in the last reporting year.
Let me repeat: Men's Hockey lost money and had to be subsidized. And that subsidy was larger, as a straight dollar figure, than the Women's program.
The women "lost" approximately $1.2 million.
The men- about $1.5 million.
Yeah, the men's program drives revenue, but it doesn't cover the costs. Even if you work in licensing and merchandise rights, and assume that was all driven by Men's Hockey, the program was STILL in the hole.
Welcome to the reality of college athletics.
Theres a reason we are making this move. When even our prestige sport can't pay its own way, finding ways to cut down on the overall department costs (and resulting need for subsidy) is paramount.