[BigJohn043]

I am trying to figure out how the cuts will translate to $ savings. From what I can tell, the AD is cutting 22 coaching positions and 20 staff positions. The FAQ said that "Athletics will save approximately $8 million annually as a result of these changes." So cutting 42 positions yields $8M annually in savings, does that sound about right?  What other cost savings can we attribute to the cuts? Reduction in travel, recruiting, etc.

What about the ~35 scholarships for the athletes? Are they typically restricted use (i.e., cannot be redirected for operating expenses)? I could not tell from reading the Buck-Cardinal Club report if there were specific donations for scholarships for any of the affected sports.

Hard to disagree with the AD bloat.  OTOH, his shots at Football & Basketball lose him some credibility for me.  Football & Basketball make money.  If we want them to continue to make money we have to invest to be competitive.  All of the other sports lose money.  They and the admin are cost centers....

My quick math

Scholarships - 35*$75k = $2.45m (since the AD pays the University for the student) 
Coaches - 22*$100k = $2.2m (is this high/low?)
Staff - 20*$50k = $1.0m (same Q as coaches)
travel - 11*$100k = $1.1m (I'm sure there is a wide range in travel costs/team depending on the sport and where the opponents are)
other - 11*$100k = $1.1m (stuff like equipment, recruiting, game day operations, and other stuff that I'm sure I have not thought of)
total $7.85m

on the scholarships, probably at least some of the 35 are endowed, no idea what's in the endowment agreement, at least two possibilities would be the amount is given back to the donor, the other would be a condition in the agreement about what happens to the money if the sport ends (I would suspect there is some sort of clause to address this in the agreement) which could be giving it back or it reverts to the general AD endowment or who knows what.  Of course if the 35 scholarships are fully endowed and the AD gives the money back then there would not be a savings on the scholarship line above.

[BigJohn043]

I am trying to figure out how the cuts will translate to $ savings. From what I can tell, the AD is cutting 22 coaching positions and 20 staff positions. The FAQ said that "Athletics will save approximately $8 million annually as a result of these changes." So cutting 42 positions yields $8M annually in savings, does that sound about right?  What other cost savings can we attribute to the cuts? Reduction in travel, recruiting, etc.

What about the ~35 scholarships for the athletes? Are they typically restricted use (i.e., cannot be redirected for operating expenses)? I could not tell from reading the Buck-Cardinal Club report if there were specific donations for scholarships for any of the affected sports.

Hard to disagree with the AD bloat.  OTOH, his shots at Football & Basketball lose him some credibility for me.  Football & Basketball make money.  If we want them to continue to make money we have to invest to be competitive.  All of the other sports lose money.  They and the admin are cost centers....

My quick math

Scholarships - 35*$75k = $2.45m (since the AD pays the University for the student) 
Coaches - 22*$100k = $2.2m (is this high/low?)
Staff - 20*$50k = $1.0m (same Q as coaches)
travel - 11*$100k = $1.1m (I'm sure there is a wide range in travel costs/team depending on the sport and where the opponents are)
other - 11*$100k = $1.1m (stuff like equipment, recruiting, game day operations, and other stuff that I'm sure I have not thought of)
total $7.85m

on the scholarships, probably at least some of the 35 are endowed, no idea what's in the endowment agreement, at least two possibilities would be the amount is given back to the donor, the other would be a condition in the agreement about what happens to the money if the sport ends (I would suspect there is some sort of clause to address this in the agreement) which could be giving it back or it reverts to the general AD endowment or who knows what.  Of course if the 35 scholarships are fully endowed and the AD gives the money back then there would not be a savings on the scholarship line above.