A sad day in Lumberjack nation.
https://sfajacks.com/news/2025/5/22/untitled-story?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4vXr99rNkoNdVuPzPrOB1NeyWkv6YX4dtLhCVbHFmDxR2Wa4LaPANYb7dasw_aem_xMJCITWPDahobjy-ciHNHg

Bowling??? WTH?!?! TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS?????

Bowling makes zero senes to gut it. Mens and Womens golf has been on the decline even though having that new course built nearby could make it money. Beach volleyball made no sense at the time and the team has been iffy at best.

Im gonna find a way to email him and let him know about Bowling. I encourage others do the same.
https://sfajacks.com/staff-directory/michael-mcbroom/651

I am infuriated with the decision to cut the knees out from under the Bowling team. A group that stayed nationally ranked and won 2 Nattys. Brought in young ladies from all over the country giving the SFA brand a bit more recognition.
My question I guess is was this an SFA decision or one that was dictated to us by the UT system.
Hey, we have a program that is winning and by today's standards doesn't cost nearly the $$ that most programs do...let's cut it.
So how much will this piss poor decision "save" SFA budget wise?

djsfw57 said:

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SCH890 said:

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Bowling makes zero senes to gut it. Mens and Womens golf has been on the decline even though having that new course built nearby could make it money. Beach volleyball made no sense at the time and the team has been iffy at best.

Im gonna find a way to email him and let him know about Bowling. I encourage others do the same.
https://sfajacks.com/staff-directory/michael-mcbroom/651

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I emailed him and I was not very polite. I didn't use any foul language, but I did make it clear that this decision is stupid. They don't give a damn I'm sure, but still they need to hear how people feel about this ridiculous decision.

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Pretty much how my email was worded.

Men's and women's golf make little sense to me.

I can get beach volleyball and bowling because of the profile level. But men's and women's golf, with the new destination coming. ????

I don't love the idea of cutting the bowling team, but I can understand the argument on the other sports.

The few hundred thousand dollars that cutting these sports saves is not nothing, but is not a lotto jackpot if you know what I mean.

But the coming house settlement is going to massively change the allowed scholarships for our other sports. Basically, you'll be allowed to offer a full scholarship to every player on the roster. But note that you do not have to offer the max.

So women's soccer can now offer 28 scholarships instead of 14. 45 women's track scholarships instead of 18.

https://www.ncsasports.org/blog/ncaa-scholarship-roster-limits-2024

And with these sports cancelled we have 18 women's scholarships and 4.5 men scholarships freed up for other sports.

To maintain title ix compliance, we'd likely need to offer about 13 other women's scholarships. So you can add 3 new full rides to soccer, 4 to softball, 3 to volleyball, etc.

Which would make us more competitive in those sports, while our Southland competitors are likely to go the other direction and cut scholarships for more sports.

That means an increased likelihood of making NCAA tourneys in those sports. And you've freed 70 a few hundred k that you can invest in other sports.

TallTexan said:

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I don't love the idea of cutting the bowling team, but I can understand the argument on the other sports.

The few hundred thousand dollars that cutting these sports saves is not nothing, but is not a lotto jackpot if you know what I mean.

But the coming house settlement is going to massively change the allowed scholarships for our other sports. Basically, you'll be allowed to offer a full scholarship to every player on the roster. But note that you do not have to offer the max.

So women's soccer can now offer 28 scholarships instead of 14. 45 women's track scholarships instead of 18.

https://www.ncsasports.org/blog/ncaa-scholarship-roster-limits-2024

And with these sports cancelled we have 18 women's scholarships and 4.5 men scholarships freed up for other sports.

To maintain title ix compliance, we'd likely need to offer about 13 other women's scholarships. So you can add 3 new full rides to soccer, 4 to softball, 3 to volleyball, etc.

Which would make us more competitive in those sports, while our Southland competitors are likely to go the other direction and cut scholarships for more sports.

That means an increased likelihood of making NCAA tourneys in those sports. And you've freed 70 a few hundred k that you can invest in other sports.

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I think most of our Southland compatriots and some of our old WAC buddies will also face tough decisions.

The linear TV dollars are nonexistent at our level and the neighboring levels (CUSA , WAC, Summit). The settlement will force compromise. It's coming. For most/all of the schools at our level.

I have never felt Bowling is a sport anyway.. I don't see a problem with cutting it.. Just make sure you honor any scholarships given..