the answer is...it depends! lol



this line I put below from the Big West is getting a lot of media, on top of everything else P4/NIL.

“Athletic departments plan to "tier" sports by de-investing in many of them to invest more resources in a small group of sports that (1) generate revenue, (2) attract fans and (3) are capable of competing for championships.” Ross Dellenger, Yahoo Sports (LINK)


just makes it all murkier, like would Ohio State REALLY just make MVB a club sport?! that seems ridiculous on first glance.


I mean isn't Ohio State loaded with money? If Ohio State tiers sports, then NOTHING is clear aside from the P4 pigs football and basketball, and I'd say womens basketball and volleyball.

Nothing.



so....

first of all on P4. I do not think P4 dust will settle in 2, 5, 10 years. EVERY time these P4 pigs get more money, they need....MORE money lol. they can't hold any budget, and 10 or so have ever made money, and yet they are all headed down what is a professional sports model. WHich is fundamentally flawed.

so I do not believe P4 four conference will last. Cmon! Indiana and Purdue might be fine research universities. but there's no chance they are professional brands that could survive (ala Green Bay Packers which makes no sense, but Green Bay is so unique).


nobody knows what that tiering means, conferences tiering? within the Big 10, can you imagine UCLA being told to chuck it's MVB or gymnastics, or water polo. UCLA itself has huge money issues.

as to Long Beach tiering....go to part 2