Very interesting. The question I had, that Alex asked but Doomberg didn't seem much interested in, is what about the institutions that are left behind? I think the exact question was "how does this go wrong?" Isn't it very possible that an institution that isn't in the top 20%, feels it's being left behind, but wants to be in the top 20%…
Very interesting. The question I had, that Alex asked but Doomberg didn't seem much interested in, is what about the institutions that are left behind? I think the exact question was "how does this go wrong?" Isn't it very possible that an institution that isn't in the top 20%, feels it's being left behind, but wants to be in the top 20%, the type of institution that is at most risk (and now incentivized) to make catastrophic decisions (like turning it's athletic department, or worse, fully over to PE)? Doomberg was dismissive of this. He said they will "just go back to teaching." For the MAC, FCS, Division 2, Division 3, etc. that's probably true. But I think there is a middle class of institutions who want to be among the top 20%, but aren't fully there, who will now make bad decisions that will have catastrophic consequences for athletes, AD employees, and the institutions. As we know, the destruction of the factories in the Midwest hasn't been just "winners and losers." Individuals, families, communities, etc. have been ruined for generations and we still haven't seen the full consequences of it.
Very interesting. The question I had, that Alex asked but Doomberg didn't seem much interested in, is what about the institutions that are left behind? I think the exact question was "how does this go wrong?" Isn't it very possible that an institution that isn't in the top 20%, feels it's being left behind, but wants to be in the top 20%, the type of institution that is at most risk (and now incentivized) to make catastrophic decisions (like turning it's athletic department, or worse, fully over to PE)? Doomberg was dismissive of this. He said they will "just go back to teaching." For the MAC, FCS, Division 2, Division 3, etc. that's probably true. But I think there is a middle class of institutions who want to be among the top 20%, but aren't fully there, who will now make bad decisions that will have catastrophic consequences for athletes, AD employees, and the institutions. As we know, the destruction of the factories in the Midwest hasn't been just "winners and losers." Individuals, families, communities, etc. have been ruined for generations and we still haven't seen the full consequences of it.