House Settlement Made Public - Softball will go to 25 scholarships in 2025
In total, the number of scholarships in all sports will increase from 507 to 1,260.
This here is the scary part of the settlement:
"For some elite power programs, the total cost of both the scholarship additions and the sharing of revenue with athletes will exceed $30 million annually. To maintain compliance with the federal Title IX law, any scholarship increases in a men’s sport will likely need to be replicated in a women’s sport, driving up the additional costs.
"But not all programs can afford to add so many additional scholarships. Some administrators are in the process of “tiering” their sports by decreasing investment on certain programs and increasing investment in others. This includes staff and salary cuts as well as the reduction in scholarships from Olympic sports, especially those that generate little to no revenue."
Hopefully, Whit figures out the balancing act to enable Pete and Company to have the 25 scholarships so we have a level playing field.
Fingers cossed.
Link:
Yahoo Sports Article
Posted: 07/26/2024 at 06:09 PM ET
Thread Replies (32)
House Settlement Made Public - Softball will go to 25 scholarships in 2025
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-- VTChip
Jul 26, 2024 at 06:09 PM ET
VTChip
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07/26/24 06:09 PM ET
The reality is that there will be far more D1 softball scholarships . . .
-- MidloHokie
Aug 01, 2024 at 03:47 AM ET
MidloHokie
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08/01/24 03:47 AM ET
This settlement is pretty damn unsettling.**
-- laphroaig
Jul 28, 2024 at 06:36 PM ET
laphroaig
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07/28/24 06:36 PM ET
Curious as to when enough is enough in college athletics. Gotta be a
-- Jbohokie63
Jul 28, 2024 at 10:33 AM ET
Jbohokie63
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07/28/24 10:33 AM ET
Some athletes will get more, while others will get the short end
-- UpperQuad
Jul 28, 2024 at 12:32 PM ET
UpperQuad
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07/28/24 12:32 PM ET
Do athletic departments disclose revenue and expenses per sport?
-- jesuisvtguy
Jul 27, 2024 at 06:22 PM ET
jesuisvtguy
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07/27/24 06:22 PM ET
It wouldn’t be a pretty picture
-- Hokie4Life_89
Jul 29, 2024 at 05:07 PM ET
Hokie4Life_89
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07/29/24 05:07 PM ET
VT only discloses those details for football and the two basketball teams
-- UpperQuad
Jul 28, 2024 at 10:52 AM ET
UpperQuad
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07/28/24 10:52 AM ET
You could probably obtain those amounts through a FOIA request.**
-- RJHokie
Jul 28, 2024 at 11:02 AM ET
RJHokie
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07/28/24 11:02 AM ET
Few Schools will be “fully funded”
-- Hokie4Life_89
Jul 26, 2024 at 08:32 PM ET
Hokie4Life_89
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07/26/24 08:32 PM ET
Maybe others can help confirm if my understanding is correct.
-- WhoDatVT
Jul 28, 2024 at 07:27 AM ET
WhoDatVT
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07/28/24 07:27 AM ET
The math is simple, if you add 1 men's schol, you must add a women's too
-- Vienna_Hokie
Jul 29, 2024 at 12:26 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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07/29/24 12:26 PM ET
Almost, but not quite, I think
-- Hokie4Life_89
Jul 30, 2024 at 06:51 PM ET
Hokie4Life_89
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07/30/24 06:51 PM ET
I agree with you about the potential negative impact on walk-ons
-- UpperQuad
Jul 28, 2024 at 12:18 PM ET
UpperQuad
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07/28/24 12:18 PM ET
Takes a big man to admit he's wrong,
-- laphroaig
Jul 27, 2024 at 01:30 PM ET
laphroaig
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07/27/24 01:30 PM ET
All day long, on and on. . . **
-- laphroaig
Jul 27, 2024 at 02:42 PM ET
laphroaig
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07/27/24 02:42 PM ET
I would hope softball will be treated well.
-- Atlee Hokie
Jul 27, 2024 at 11:28 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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07/27/24 11:28 AM ET
Historically softball has been used to balance out the Title IX
-- RJHokie
Jul 27, 2024 at 11:23 AM ET
RJHokie
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07/27/24 11:23 AM ET
I believe you are correct, sir**
-- VTChip
Jul 27, 2024 at 11:25 AM ET
VTChip
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07/27/24 11:25 AM ET
I'll accept that. Our girls are excellent young ladies who deserve all the
-- laphroaig
Jul 27, 2024 at 01:55 PM ET
laphroaig
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07/27/24 01:55 PM ET
Lonni at FSU will get her full scholarship money or else...bank on it. **
-- Techdady
Jul 27, 2024 at 10:34 AM ET
Techdady
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07/27/24 10:34 AM ET
No doubt, just like most other Top 25 programs
-- VTChip
Jul 27, 2024 at 11:24 AM ET
VTChip
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07/27/24 11:24 AM ET
VT may need more softball scholarships if it increases baseball & wrestling**
-- UpperQuad
Jul 27, 2024 at 08:12 AM ET
UpperQuad
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07/27/24 08:12 AM ET
What is tumbling and stunt???
-- Hockeydad
Jul 26, 2024 at 07:23 PM ET
Hockeydad
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07/26/24 07:23 PM ET
Tumble is what you do when your stunt goes wrong. "Hey y'all watch this"
-- laphroaig
Jul 27, 2024 at 02:46 PM ET
laphroaig
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07/27/24 02:46 PM ET
Ok I laughed out loud. Ty**
-- FriendofCoal
Jul 28, 2024 at 08:56 AM ET
FriendofCoal
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07/28/24 08:56 AM ET
Sounds like experience speaking!**
-- Brewing_Hokie
Jul 27, 2024 at 03:19 PM ET
Brewing_Hokie
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07/27/24 03:19 PM ET
Only say "Hey y'all watch this" when I've convinced some other fool to
-- laphroaig
Jul 27, 2024 at 07:46 PM ET
laphroaig
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07/27/24 07:46 PM ET