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Probably the first of many cases such as this. Will cause an even greater competitiveness gap between the "rich" athletic departments and the rest.

Iowa State is implementing a number of budgetary cuts to account for a $5 million shortfall created by the cancellation of the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic, athletic director Jamie Pollard said in a letter to fans published Wednesday.

In the letter, Pollard said the athletic department will address the shortfall mostly through "temporary," one-year pay cuts for coaches and some staffers and the elimination of bonuses and incentives for all coaches.

Other Power 5 programs could follow the Cyclones with pay cuts. While the postseason cancellations are projected to hurt non-Power 5 schools more than their richer peers, Iowa State's acknowledgement suggests that the big-budget programs could struggle financially, too.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28983662/iowa-state-says-canceling-big-12-ncaa-tournaments-force-pay-cuts

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17 hours ago, 13th&Jackson said:

Probably the first of many cases such as this. Will cause an even greater competitiveness gap between the "rich" athletic departments and the rest.

Iowa State is implementing a number of budgetary cuts to account for a $5 million shortfall created by the cancellation of the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic, athletic director Jamie Pollard said in a letter to fans published Wednesday.

In the letter, Pollard said the athletic department will address the shortfall mostly through "temporary," one-year pay cuts for coaches and some staffers and the elimination of bonuses and incentives for all coaches.

Other Power 5 programs could follow the Cyclones with pay cuts. While the postseason cancellations are projected to hurt non-Power 5 schools more than their richer peers, Iowa State's acknowledgement suggests that the big-budget programs could struggle financially, too.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28983662/iowa-state-says-canceling-big-12-ncaa-tournaments-force-pay-cuts

I wonder how IU is sitting?

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1 hour ago, Seeking6 said:

Considering the amount of $ each school gets from BTN....IU better not cite or claim poverty/shortfalls. Even if they do (which I highly doubt).....we better not hear about it. 

Not trying to be argumentative but do you assume that BTN revenues will continue uninterrupted during the Covid crisis?

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16 minutes ago, eddy4iu said:

Not trying to be argumentative but do you assume that BTN revenues will continue uninterrupted during the Covid crisis?

Good question and since most of the BTN $ sports (football and basketball minus the BT Tourney) were completed I don't see how anything would change. Every network has contingency, insurance plans in place for catastrophes. There might be a little difference in distribution but I wouldn't see a big one. Now if football season is delayed or whatever this upcoming season? Yes...I could see distribution ramifications next year. 

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