per ESPN, Stanford axing 11 of 36 varsity sports

per ESPN, Stanford axing 11 of 36 varsity sports
by fortune_smith (2020-07-08 15:42:39)

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If super-endowed Stanford is resorting to this, a hard rain is about to fall in the Ivy League, where most schools participate in a similar number of sports but without a corresponding material revenue base.

Brown was just the tip of an iceberg.

Click here for link at https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/29429478/stan

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A good friend of my wife played field hockey at Stanford - G.K.Chesterton 2020-07-13 01:06:49
- Not sure if you followed the discussions on the other boards - Tex Francisco 2020-07-13 14:41:52
  - I interpreted the press release, news coverage differently - fortune_smith 2020-07-16 06:38:28
  - Yes, I saw those as well. Beyond the appearances, - G.K.Chesterton 2020-07-13 17:09:55
    - Topic of “endowment” raises interesting questions - fortune_smith 2020-07-14 05:21:04
      - My wife played field hockey at UP for two years. - G.K.Chesterton 2020-07-14 17:23:41
        We’re also partial to field hockey at my house - fortune_smith 2020-07-15 05:55:10