I fear that college athletics will begin to contract severely, especially if they cancel spring sport seasons again. How long can they keep these non income producing programs afloat?
It is a risk. Commit and then the program is suspended
The scam that college is could clearly afford to carry these sports....
This is why you use your lacrosse talent to get a higher education. Lacrosse is only played for so long, get to a spot that sets you up for future success.
You have it wrong. They would love to have football and basketball and an excuse to cancel the spring sports which are nothing but a cost center.
Consider how much revenue the school makes when you have 50+ kids getting no athletic money, generally from higher income families with good grades coming to your school who otherwise might not. There is at least one DIII school who I know awards a bonus for every kid the team carries. Needless to say the roster is huge.
