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QUOTE OF THE DAY
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013
"We came here; we wanted to win this game. But obviously, we're very pleased with this result."
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
U. S. coach lauergen Klinsmann after a 1-0 tie with Mexico
ACT OF THE DAY
In 1999, there were 197 men's D-1 soccer teams. In 2013, there are 198 men's D-1 Soccer teams. The number of women's teams increased by 121 teams in contrast.
collegesportscouncil.org
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. How many times has the United States won the women's FIFA world cup?
A: 2 out of 5
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THE MORNING BREW Title IX causes lack of soccer interest
like soccer. I know people who like soccer. I know a lot more people who don't like soccer.
Soccer fans have a different taste, one that hasn't quite settled on the palates of many sport-interested Americans. And as the queasy feeling built in my stomach from seeing satisfaction, even praise, after the U.S.'s tie with Mexico in last week's World Cup qualifier, I wanted an answer. How could American citizens honestly be satisfied with a tie? Why aren't we the best?
It's a puzzling question. How does the most popular sport in the world have minimal popularity stateside? There are several reasons, but for me, one lies above the rest: Title IX.
I could fill a novel with my frustration concerning Title IX, and one of the chapters would be how the law restricts the cultivation of soccer in the U.S. As
excited and knowledgeable as we all are about some of the scholarship-earning, budget-blowing sports offered at our university and other universities across the nation, student athletes are indeed "balling on a budget"—a big one breeding from the bottomless pit of money created by men's basketball and football.
Less popular men's and women's programs within Division One programs spend dollars in the hundred-thousand
range and report revenues well short of the expenses.
The bottom line is that equality costs money, and in the case of college sports, it costs a lot of money. Last year, total revenues for the Kansas women's swimming and diving team totaled to $1,001. The rowing team had approximately the same revenue. Total expenses for swimming and diving? $1,086,907. Rowing team expenses? $1,279,902. But it's not just the women's side; the ever-glowing football team is in the hole by over $5 million—but which would you bet on to turn a profit sooner?
But maybe we don't have to abolish Title IX. We could keep the same number of athletes and make everything hunky-dory if we and other athletic programs across the nation add another women's sport and simply balance the scholarships. And since money isn't the
issue, the only problem left would be selecting which women's sport to add. Equestrian and water polo is about all that is left for the picking.
Regardless, bringing soccer back to the Big 12 and other power conferences would do big things for the U.S. national team and the MLS. And I promise, once the MLS throws in cheerleaders, some flopping fines and a no-tie rule, we, America, will have fixed the only chink in the American sporting arm.
Edited by Kyle Crane
This week in athletics
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No events are scheduled.
Friday
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5 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Baseball
Oklahoma State
16 p.m.
'awrence
Saturday
Softball
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7 p.m.
Lubbock, Texas
Track
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All Day
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Track
Sun Angel Classic
All Day
Tempe, Ariz.
Baseball
Oklahoma State
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Softball
Texas Tech
4 p.m.
Lubbock, Texas
Track
Track
Stanford Invitational
All Day
Palo Alto, Calif.
Track
Sun Angel Classic
All Day
Tempe, Ariz.
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Women's Rowing
Indiana a vs Georgetown
All Day
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Men's Golf
Men's Golf
Irish Creek Collegiate
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Softball
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Noon
Lubbock, Texas
Baseball Oklahoma State I p.m. Lawrence
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lowa City, Iowa
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4:00 p.m.
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