Colorado College is cutting athletics spending. Cleveland State eliminated three sports. Purdue Fort Wayne cut two. Bryn Athyn eliminated all 11. Meanwhile, Sonoma State is bringing athletics BACK after eliminating it. College athletics is facing a fascinating contradiction. For some institutions, athletics is an expense they can no longer afford. For others, it’s an enrollment strategy they can’t afford to lose. The question isn’t simply what athletics costs. It’s what the institution loses without it.

The NAIA isn’t a “level”. It’s an association. D1, D2, and D3 aren’t “levels”. They are divisions within an association. “JUCO” isn’t an association or level. There are at least 4 different associations in the US that have member institutions offering collegiate athletics comprised, or primarily comprised of 2-yr institutions. Most people have no earthly idea what they are even talking about and are advising young people on decisions for their future.