Title 9 has no integrity to begin with so to say something threatens it's integrity to begin with is laughable. Title 9 is simply an attempt at social engineering trying to provide a false sense of equality in society that naturally doesn't exist. Men are physically superior to women in almost all cases therefore are more exciting to watch and that fact means they generate revenue. Only two women's college sports make money the rest are subsidized by men's sports revenue, tuition or tax increases at public universities. Do you who extole the virtues of title 9 know the ultimate cost of title 9 to poor college students and tax payers? Is equality in sports worth taking the food off of someone's table.... not in my mind but keep claiming that women's softball is worthy of a full ride scholarship while men's baseball players frequently only get 20% due to title 9 restrictions.... Your false sense of equity has consequences remember that.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 10:01pm EDT

Dear "Title9",
Sports are educational experiences, akin to math class. And like math class, they cost money that typically comes from taxes. It's been proven to be a good use of our tax dollars as an investment in our future economy. Athletes will get more education, are far more likely to work full-time, will earn higher wages. More educational and economic benefits flow to athletes than those in the yearbook club or other after-school activities.
The only difference between the math classroom and athletic teams is that this type of educational experience must be segregated by sex in order to give females (and not just the most elite ones) an opportunity to play. It is the only sex-segregated area of education - other than the bathrooms.
The numbers are clear: men have gained both numbers of teams and numbers of opportunities - last year NCAA and high schools reported record numbers.
But is taking away from males necessarily discriminatory? Is it inherently unfair for men to have to give up what they once had? My son was an only child for five years. He had a big budget and all our time. When his sisters were born, he got less. Fewer toys, less travel and less time with us. In other words, he had to share family resources. Should we tell the girls "don't ask for what your brother has -- we'll just take it away from him."?? When we have to say "no" to our son's request to play another sport, should we say, "no, we really want to, but its your your sister's fault for costing us money." As parents we have to make decisions fairly about how to divvy up the scarce resources, and I'm appalled when administrators blame Title IX for being fair.
If the baseball players are getting 20%, look to your brothers who are playing other sports and how the pie is divided among them, rather than your sisters. In 2007, all other men's sports had to share 21% of the men's total budget.
Of course those men's sports aren't profitable like the mythology surrounding them. Think about it -- if they were generating zillions, there would be plenty of money for the baseball and softball teams. Yes they make money -- but they spend more. How much more? The Knight Commission says the SEC spend over $120K/ yr on an athlete, but just $13K on a student. Even in this conference, the average school gives over $3M to athletics from academics.
http://www.knightcommission.org/index.php?option=com_contentandview=articleandid=367andItemid=87 and where does MOST of the money come from in athletics dept "revenue"? donations. that's 34% that is not going to Uncle Sam. They play on facilities built with tax-free bonds, they do not pay taxes on any money over expenses, and they count student-fees as "income." (oh yes, and athletes aren't paid because... we're educating them.) We make this collective decision to forego this tax revenue not because its so darn fun to watch, but because we're investing in those kids.
If schools do not want to treat women respectfully (as your post does not) and fairly, and if they want to give all the sports to the boys - just get all the tax dollars out of it.

Friday, April 29, 2011 at 9:50pm EDT