It's just a shame that they don't have baseball anymore. When was the last year they had it here, early 80's?
1991. A friend of mine was on that team. '88 was their last winning season.
If we can afford a fencing team, I hope we can swing America's pastime.
Won't happen, unless they make it co-ed. ;) Do they still have the rowing club?
Quote from: imnofish on March 12, 2015, 01:26:12 PM
Won't happen, unless they make it co-ed. ;) Do they still have the rowing club?
I think so, I thought they built some big fancy spancy facility for it.
Quote from: bigG on March 12, 2015, 01:10:16 PM
If we can afford a fencing team, I hope we can swing America's pastime.
I thought they dropped fencing, gymnastics and baseball all at the same time.
Do they still have fencing?
just heard a report baseball is again gaining momentum at all levels
Quote from: TomM on March 12, 2015, 03:38:27 PM
Quote from: bigG on March 12, 2015, 01:10:16 PM
If we can afford a fencing team, I hope we can swing America's pastime.
I thought they dropped fencing, gymnastics and baseball all at the same time.
Do they still have fencing?
Aaron has fencing...........😃
Quote from: TomM on March 12, 2015, 03:38:27 PM
Quote from: bigG on March 12, 2015, 01:10:16 PM
If we can afford a fencing team, I hope we can swing America's pastime.
I thought they dropped fencing, gymnastics and baseball all at the same time.
Do they still have fencing?
They dropped fencing!?
That did it!!!!!!!!
When are they going to add Frisbee golf?
I think UW has ultimate frisbee as a sport. :)
I was hoping to be on their first men's synchronized swim team; but it never materialized. Another shattered dream to toss atop the heap of 'em.
No. Seriously doubt baseball will return to the UW in the near future.
Reminder, it is more seriously considered to add scholarship athletes as employees first. Will be well over $1 million a year for that and instead, we will see non-contributing revenue sports cut at the UW. And, that will mean men's sports first thanks to another law, Title IX.
it's been on the shelf for yrs, but there is a lot more talk about it again now, 2 of my very good friends Eric Liebenstein from Janesville and a classmate of mine from Milton were both starters on the last team Wis had, it was a sad day for them, i do now that...i hope Barry will get it going as i do now that people are talking to him about it...
So, proposed budget cuts could negatively impact non-revenue sports.... :P
Quote from: imnofish on March 13, 2015, 11:42:35 AM
So, proposed budget cuts could negatively impact non-revenue sports.... :P
Sure, roughly equivalent to spending beyond means.
Quote from: Dale Einerson on March 13, 2015, 02:05:00 PM
Quote from: imnofish on March 13, 2015, 11:42:35 AM
So, proposed budget cuts could negatively impact non-revenue sports.... :P
Sure, roughly equivalent to spending beyond means.
I hope that's not how the "powers that be" regard the cost of the wrestling team. Would really suck to lose it. :'(
Quote from: imnofish on March 13, 2015, 07:13:52 PM
Quote from: Dale Einerson on March 13, 2015, 02:05:00 PM
Quote from: imnofish on March 13, 2015, 11:42:35 AM
So, proposed budget cuts could negatively impact non-revenue sports.... :P
Sure, roughly equivalent to spending beyond means.
I hope that's not how the "powers that be" regard the cost of the wrestling team. Would really suck to lose it. :'(
It's not the budget cuts but rather the payment of student athletes draining the athletic dept funds.
Quote from: bigoil on March 17, 2015, 08:28:29 PM
Quote from: imnofish on March 13, 2015, 07:13:52 PM
Quote from: Dale Einerson on March 13, 2015, 02:05:00 PM
Quote from: imnofish on March 13, 2015, 11:42:35 AM
So, proposed budget cuts could negatively impact non-revenue sports.... :P
Sure, roughly equivalent to spending beyond means.
I hope that's not how the "powers that be" regard the cost of the wrestling team. Would really suck to lose it. :'(
It's not the budget cuts but rather the payment of student athletes draining the athletic dept funds.
Sorry to hear of any funding issues possibly impacting athletic opportunities, whether it's one or both of these developments. Hope they get it all sorted out, resulting in a positive outcome. :P
how much Money do you folks believe comes into the UW Madison after there team is invited to play in a bowl game?
If colleges are going to be required to pay athletes more, then would it be unreasonable to ask bowl sponsors to contribute a bit more to participants?
And, the fact remains, that only 11 D1 programs in the entire nation are in the black from a financial perspective.
I am very confident that despite the huge windfalls of bowl games, and final four appearances, and jersey sales, and ticket sales, and, and, and, that there will be less than 11 programs in the black when scholarship athletes become employees of the universities.
When "we" increase the costs of programs, the programs will adjust; other costs will be reduced. "We" can wring our hands and stomp our feet and say catchy things like "but, the revenue from bowl games are so huge" in our best and loudest whiney voices, but at the end of the day when costs go up in one area they will go down in others. So, we will see things like no baseball; perhaps no wrestling in the future.
Or maybe larger admission prices.
Quote from: Dale Einerson on March 18, 2015, 11:59:38 AM
And, the fact remains, that only 11 D1 programs in the entire nation are in the black from a financial perspective.
I am very confident that despite the huge windfalls of bowl games, and final four appearances, and jersey sales, and ticket sales, and, and, and, that there will be less than 11 programs in the black when scholarship athletes become employees of the universities.
When "we" increase the costs of programs, the programs will adjust; other costs will be reduced. "We" can wring our hands and stomp our feet and say catchy things like "but, the revenue from bowl games are so huge" in our best and loudest whiney voices, but at the end of the day when costs go up in one area they will go down in others. So, we will see things like no baseball; perhaps no wrestling in the future.
The number of 11 keeps popping up in 2008 and 2009 but I see that as recent as 2014 they are talking double to triple that amount in D1 that are in the black.
Isn't the Big10 network a huge money maker for the member schools? Is that money getting siphoned away from athletics?
Quote from: wrestle84 on April 15, 2015, 12:02:55 PM
Isn't the Big10 network a huge money maker for the member schools? Is that money getting siphoned away from athletics?
Good point. Also wonder about all the merchandising income. Somebody made plenty of $ off of all my Badgers apparel purchases!
we do need support if we are ever going to see it again, thats for sure....showing up next weekend to play in the Badger Desert Golf Classic at the Las Vegas CC in Vegas and then join the many Wisconsinites who be attending the Auction Fundraiser at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino on Sun the 26th of April will help a bit.... :)