Higher Ed saw huge funding increases during the oil boom. How they prioritized the use of that funding is on the campus presidents, not the legislature. Schafer did more long-term positive work for UND than the last 3 presidents combined. Giving teams the chance to raise funds to keep programs afloat was the worst decision Schafer made.
Schools with the name Legacy have nothing to do with the state's Legacy Fund. Although some in Higher Ed think the Legacy Fund should be used for Higher Ed, don't expect Higher Ed to ever get any money from it. Power figures in the legislature plan to save it and eventually use it for more tax relief.
It will be bad. Could see "war on women" bs all over social and traditional media. Huge mistake not to take a women's sport at the same time as baseball.
S&D survive, but may lose a men's scholarship or 2. T&F will also lose a men's scholarship or 2.
WIH gets trimmed by $250k, largely from coaching salaries and travel.
One of either softball or soccer gets cut, to be joined by men's golf in a year.