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This is bad, very bad.
Depending on how you figure it only 15 to 25 athletic departments end up with a profit out of 362 Division I. No DII, DIII, NAIA, or junior college athletic department make profits. The increase in expense from this proposal will most likely cut the number of profit schools in half and significantly damage those in the red.
Currently a Division I institution is required to offer 9 fully funded women's sports and 7 fully funded men's sports. A Division I conference has to sponsor 6 fully funded men's sports and 6 fully funded women's sports. Basketball is required, football is encouraged. Two of the sports in each gender are required to be team sports other than basketball and football (i.e. keep team scores).
If the proposal passes in the current form, it is rumored the required numbers may be reduced by as many as half which means already shrunken athletic departments because of past rules and mandates will become even smaller. Basically it will be basketball, football, and 1 or 2 sports to make the quotas. All other sports will be at the "club" level in Division I if schools can even afford sports at that level.
The lawmakers and lawyers pushing the NCAA into this corner are banking on tax payer dollars to help support the shortfalls in public funded institutions. They have no concerns with private schools. And they do not have the foresight to see how this will impact the overall health of athletic departments (even at large state schools).
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