Hawaii Different Case But Autonomy Will Save More Than It Loses
But Hawaii is different than other mid-major FBS schools because it was not just the athletic department losing money. The football program itself was not profitable. One of its revenue sports that is supposed to support the rest of the athletic department was not even pulling its own weight let alone the volleyball and softball teams. It’s one thing to subsidize non-revenue sports regardless of how football is doing. Even subsidizing basketball is acceptable for some football powers....