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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.
Posted: 07/26/2024 at 06:09 PM ET

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House Settlement Made Public - Softball will go to 25 scholarships in 2025
VTChip 07/26/24 06:09 PM ET
The reality is that there will be far more D1 softball scholarships . . .
MidloHokie 08/01/24 03:47 AM ET
This settlement is pretty damn unsettling.**
laphroaig 07/28/24 06:36 PM ET
Curious as to when enough is enough in college athletics. Gotta be a
Jbohokie63 07/28/24 10:33 AM ET
The pie
Hokie4Life_89 07/29/24 04:52 PM ET
Some athletes will get more, while others will get the short end
UpperQuad 07/28/24 12:32 PM ET
Do athletic departments disclose revenue and expenses per sport?
jesuisvtguy 07/27/24 06:22 PM ET
It wouldn’t be a pretty picture
Hokie4Life_89 07/29/24 05:07 PM ET
VT only discloses those details for football and the two basketball teams
UpperQuad 07/28/24 10:52 AM ET
You could probably obtain those amounts through a FOIA request.**
RJHokie 07/28/24 11:02 AM ET
If you are a subscriber......
2hhoop3 07/27/24 06:32 PM ET
Few Schools will be “fully funded”
Hokie4Life_89 07/26/24 08:32 PM ET
Maybe others can help confirm if my understanding is correct.
WhoDatVT 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 07/29/24 12:26 PM ET
Almost, but not quite, I think
Hokie4Life_89 07/30/24 06:51 PM ET
I agree with you about the potential negative impact on walk-ons
UpperQuad 07/28/24 12:18 PM ET
Oops. Posted under wrong thread
VTChip 07/27/24 10:58 AM ET
Takes a big man to admit he's wrong,
laphroaig 07/27/24 01:30 PM ET
That song is a CLASSIC!!!!
VTChip 07/27/24 02:30 PM ET
All day long, on and on. . . **
laphroaig 07/27/24 02:42 PM ET
I would hope softball will be treated well.
Atlee Hokie 07/27/24 11:28 AM ET
Historically softball has been used to balance out the Title IX
RJHokie 07/27/24 11:23 AM ET
I believe you are correct, sir**
VTChip 07/27/24 11:25 AM ET
I'll accept that. Our girls are excellent young ladies who deserve all the
laphroaig 07/27/24 01:55 PM ET
Like with most things......
2hhoop3 07/27/24 11:10 AM ET
Lonni at FSU will get her full scholarship money or else...bank on it. **
Techdady 07/27/24 10:34 AM ET
No doubt, just like most other Top 25 programs
VTChip 07/27/24 11:24 AM ET
VT may need more softball scholarships if it increases baseball & wrestling**
UpperQuad 07/27/24 08:12 AM ET
What is tumbling and stunt???
Hockeydad 07/26/24 07:23 PM ET
Tumble is what you do when your stunt goes wrong. "Hey y'all watch this"
laphroaig 07/27/24 02:46 PM ET
Ok I laughed out loud. Ty**
FriendofCoal 07/28/24 08:56 AM ET
Sounds like experience speaking!**
Brewing_Hokie 07/27/24 03:19 PM ET
Only say "Hey y'all watch this" when I've convinced some other fool to
laphroaig 07/27/24 07:46 PM ET