Scoggins: Mark Coyle could frustrate some Gophers coaches with revenue-sharing plan

[BleedGopher]

Per Chip:

Coyle intends to spend to the cap and says he explained his strategy to head coaches of his 22 programs with honesty and transparency.

In an interview, Coyle confirmed publicly for the first time five teams that will receive revenue-sharing payments: football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and men’s hockey.

Additionally, Coyle revealed he is adding 11 new scholarships — six for women’s programs and five for football. The costs of those scholarships will be deducted from the $20.5 million cap under House settlement rules.

P.J. Fleck’s football roster will grow to 90 scholarship players. The women’s programs that will receive at least one additional scholarship are volleyball (two), hockey (one), gymnastics (one), softball (one) and soccer (one).

Mark Coyle could frustrate some Gophers coaches with revenue-sharing plan

The Gophers AD has been transparent with his coaches about the difficult choices being made.

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Go Gophers!!

 

[MNVCGUY]

Haven't read the full story but glad to hear they aren't planning to spread the revenue sharing super thin. I know a lot of us were concerned that the U would feel obligated to share revenue with non-revenue sports.

 

[MaxyJR1]

Most schools are doing 5 sports with Hockey Schools doing hockey and non-hockey schools doing baseball. If things continue, I don't see the U fielding a baseball team to far into the future, unless they are ok being noncompetitive.

 

[Mr. 131]

I am totally good with this. I do wish Men's hockey got a little more of the pie, but that's down to personal bias on my part.
Football should get the lion's share. Our basketball program is utterly diseased, but has no hope of getting back to quasi-relevance without some cash flow.

 

[MNVCGUY]

Most schools are doing 5 sports with Hockey Schools doing hockey and non-hockey schools doing baseball. If things continue, I don't see the U fielding a baseball team to far into the future, unless they are ok being noncompetitive.

Would suck to see baseball go away but it is tough to compete in this climate where you are forced to spend a big chunk of the year practicing indoors in a sport that really needs to be outside.

Hopefully the U finds a way to continue to field a program, would be unfortunate to go the way of Wisconsin which is the only Big Ten team that doesn't have a baseball program.

 

[HitMeAgainIAmStillMoving]

Per Chip:

Coyle intends to spend to the cap and says he explained his strategy to head coaches of his 22 programs with honesty and transparency.

In an interview, Coyle confirmed publicly for the first time five teams that will receive revenue-sharing payments: football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and men’s hockey.

That part cracks me up.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

I don't see the U fielding a baseball team to far into the future, unless they are ok being noncompetitive.

Have you seen their performance over the last 5 seasons? They’re already there.