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Message: [QUOTE="Hoo's That, post: 5088843, member: 3609"] Some years ago, UVa's Athletic Department was facing a HUGH! (as we say on our board) funding problem. They decided to divide the sponsored sports into funding tiers. Football was Tier 0, we'd spend whatever was needed to be competitive. Both basketball, soccer, and lacrosse teams were Tier 1, they'd be funded to compete for national championships. Tier 2 was "funded to be competitive for ACC championships," Tier 3 was "funded to be competitive regionally, but not necessarily at a level to win championships," and Tier 4 was essentially "we'll have a team because we have to." We didn't have to implement the Tier system because the alums and fans ponied up and the much more serious TV money started to come in. IDK if that solution is suitable for SU's situation, but your and a lot of other athletic departments are going to have to do a lot of deep thinking about priorities. [/QUOTE]