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The Paul Quinn farm, called the WE over Me Farm, has a Twitter account.
Forget College Football—This School Turned Its Gridiron Into an Organic Farm http://t.co/DuUQAPSuzI via @TakePart
— WE over Me Farm (@PaulQuinnFarm) December 5, 2014Saturday, December 06, 2014
Football Game Over?
As I noted late last year, a small Dallas-based college, Paul Quinn College, ended its football program because it was a drain on its finances. The remarkable thing about this story was that Paul Quinn converted the football field into an organic farm. Paul Quinn would not be the last college to disestablish its football team. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers football team has played its last season. Boosters may kick in enough money to keep the team kicking, but this may be a sign of the slow ebb of college football.
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The Paul Quinn farm, called the WE over Me Farm, has a Twitter account.
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The Paul Quinn farm, called the WE over Me Farm, has a Twitter account.
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Most Division 2 colleges cut their football programs in the 1990's because they could not afford to spend the same amount on women's sports as they spent on booster funded footballl. Title 9 requires equality in sports, so schools cut male sports instead of expanding women's sports.
There's even been talk of the University of Hawaii disbanding its football team, which has run a deficit 11 seasons.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/27542640/could-uh-football-go-away
Smith College economist Andrew Zimbalist, quoted in the article above, estimates only 20 to 30 college football programs consistently run a surplus or break even.
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