But most believe something needs to be done. The Super Six final at the 2009 NCAA Championship in Nebraska drew a record-low 2,949 fans, more than 6,000 fewer than the previous low of 9,078 in 1989.
Of more than 170 programs that existed when the NCAA first instituted Division I gymnastics championships in 1982, fewer than half remain. Citing budget shortfalls, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology eliminated men's and women's gymnastics and a handful of other sports last month. Cal State Fullerton has announced that its program needs to raise several thousand dollars or it will be cut as well.
The more reason to implement these policies soon, Arizona State coach John Spini said.
"(It's) what we need to do in our economic times," he added. "We don't have a bailout."
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No. Bad idea. There is no "level" playing field in life -- maybe we should level the field out for all mens'athletic recruiting as well. In fact -- let's take it a step further -- corporate, professional sports, maybe even marriage.
I think that maybe the NCAA should see how the Utes run their meets and take some ideas for how to run their meets. I mean if someone is doing something different than everyone else and they're drawing a lot more fans than most schools in that sport, More..
I think this is great. Sports is entertainment after all. Why not try to make it enjoyable for the most amount of people as possible. MLS could learn something from this effort. I read that over 40% of all MLS games end in a tie. That's More..