[donkey687]

I guess it is also a shame if you are a world class ice hockey player, rhythmic gymnast, equestrian competitor or ultimate Frisbee player.  Heck, ESPN puts collegiate cornhole & bass fishing on TV.  Why not give scholarships in that?

That is along my lines of thinking although I was thinking about other sports.  We are looking at this topic at a snapshot in time.  Forty years ago would everyone be saying it is important to the school's mission to add a dozen more sports.

C'mon guys. There is a difference between taking away a sport that has long been established at Stanford and has dozens of people on campus who came to Stanford for that reason versus not offering something that hasn't ever existed at Stanford.  Many of those cut sports didn't have scholarships so it isn't about scholarships.  Should Stanford cut its music program? Drama?  Using the criteria that the Athletic Department laid out, I am not sure that music would score well.  Are we world class in music or drama? Let's cut those programs and keep more $ in engineering so we can maintain our strength in engineering.

[donkey687]

I guess it is also a shame if you are a world class ice hockey player, rhythmic gymnast, equestrian competitor or ultimate Frisbee player.  Heck, ESPN puts collegiate cornhole & bass fishing on TV.  Why not give scholarships in that?

That is along my lines of thinking although I was thinking about other sports.  We are looking at this topic at a snapshot in time.  Forty years ago would everyone be saying it is important to the school's mission to add a dozen more sports.

C'mon guys. There is a difference between taking away a sport that has long been established at Stanford and has dozens of people on campus who came to Stanford for that reason versus not offering something that hasn't ever existed at Stanford.  Many of those cut sports didn't have scholarships so it isn't about scholarships.  Should Stanford cut its music program? Drama?  Using the criteria that the Athletic Department laid out, I am not sure that music would score well.  Are we world class in music or drama? Let's cut those programs and keep more $ in engineering so we can maintain our strength in engineering.