New sports

[EAGLE83]

If we add Baseball. What women’s sport should we add. The American has 7 rowing teams. 2 women’s Lacrosse teams

[97and03]

Doesn’t need to be in conference. Probably bowling or sand volleyball. Whatever has the least travel expenses. 

[NorthTexan95]

I don't think we have to add a sport.  I believe we have enough numbers to add baseball alone.  

[MeanGreenTexan]

8 minutes ago, NorthTexan95 said:

I don't think we have to add a sport.  I believe we have enough numbers to add baseball alone.  

I've heard this before too.   Like there's some kind of caveat for Title IX, but RV kept every scholarship matched 100% male-female.   I'm not real sure about that though.

Baseball only has 11.7 scholarships, so even if we had to add another sport for the ladies, it wouldn't require too many scholarships.

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

Beach volleyball 

[ForneyGreen]

10 minutes ago, NorthTexan95 said:

I don't think we have to add a sport.  I believe we have enough numbers to add baseball alone.  

I think this is technically true as UNT has stayed well-ahead of the Title XI requirement.  However, I would expect we would add a women's sport with any new men's support to continue being well ahead of the requirement.

UNT already has a women's Lacrosse club team that travels ... would be pretty easy to elevate that team to conference play, and the AAC has Lacrosse as a conference sport.

[GrandGreen]

The NCAA unless recently, has never penalized a school for non-compliance with T9.

Almost all co-ed schools are in non-compliance with T9.  Title 9 mandates that the division of athletic scholarships be given on the ratio prevalent in the student body.   

Overall, women outnumber men in college by 60% to 40%.  There are 17% more women than men in NT undergraduate population. 

 

Edited October 22, 2021 by GrandGreen

[trud1966]

Please dont tell me E-Sports...

[MeanGreen22]

40 minutes ago, trud1966 said:

Please dont tell me E-Sports...

Hell yeah.. why not? Have you seen what some of these kids make today playing video games? It’s absurd. 

[Mean Green Matt]

Women’s Lacrosse would be fun. Not even being sarcastic. 

[greenjoe]

I heard a talk from the AD at TWU this week.  Did you know they have the only collegiate gymnastics team in Texas ?  They compete with the likes of Oklahoma and UCLA and Florida.  They are Division 2 and only have 6 scholarships.  D 1 requires 12 scholarships.  12 !  There is your matching baseball scholarships.  TWU also is starting an Artistic Swimming (formerly called synchronized swimming) and women’s wrestling.  Lots of sports.  Low cost to activate.

Edited October 23, 2021 by greenjoe

[techdawg88]

7 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Doesn’t need to be in conference. Probably bowling or sand volleyball. Whatever has the least travel expenses. 

I've always thought golf is the cheapest sport; assuming you have a course

[ntexeagle]

I know for a fact that UAB has a women’s beach volleyball team.  

[Udomann]

5 hours ago, MeanGreen22 said:

Hell yeah.. why not? Have you seen what some of these kids make today playing video games? It’s absurd. 

Don't knock it tell you've seen it. Watch some of the korean players on starcraft doing Taps per minute rotations and its an exceptionally honed skill.

Yeah its not a muscle or sweat sport, but it takes 8+ hours a day and a pretty strong intellect to keep up with. I see esports easily joining physical sports soon given the level and depth of commitment.

[MeanGreen22]

3 minutes ago, Udomann said:

Don't knock it tell you've seen it. Watch some of the korean players on starcraft doing Taps per minute rotations and its an exceptionally honed skill.

Yeah its not a muscle or sweat sport, but it takes 8+ hours a day and a pretty strong intellect to keep up with. I see esports easily joining physical sports soon given the level and depth of commitment.

I’ve watch a few pro events and these kids are nuts. So damn good at what they do. And pre-Covid, selling out huge in-person events. There’s absolutely a future for esports in collegiate athletics whether people want to admit it or not. 

[greenminer]

8 hours ago, trud1966 said:

Please dont tell me E-Sports...

Thanks in large part to the lock down, the video game industry is larger than the film and North American sports industries combined.

The e-sport train is on its way.  Be ready for it.

[greenminer]

1 hour ago, Udomann said:

Don't knock it tell you've seen it. Watch some of the korean players on starcraft doing Taps per minute rotations and its an exceptionally honed skill.

Yeah its not a muscle or sweat sport, but it takes 8+ hours a day and a pretty strong intellect to keep up with. I see esports easily joining physical sports soon given the level and depth of commitment.

read somewhere recently that these kids are getting burnt out in their early twenties.  If I can find it, I'll link it.

[UNTLifer]

Equestrian. We sit in one of the largest horse ranch areas in the U.S. 

[MeanGreenTexan]

2 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Equestrian. We sit in one of the largest horse ranch areas in the U.S. 

This seems like a very expensive sport though.   And although I bet there are some great English riding programs around Texas, we’re more of a Western style state. Maybe Women’s Rodeo team?

[ADLER]

11 hours ago, Mean Green Matt said:

Women’s Lacrosse would be fun. Not even being sarcastic. 

At the risk of supporting a "gateway sport", our former soccer field would make an excellent lacrosse facility.

And please don't banish me from Fansville for saying it, but the sport can be fun for spectators.

[97and03]

10 hours ago, techdawg88 said:

I've always thought golf is the cheapest sport; assuming you have a course

Well we already have women’s golf and they are pretty good. Won the barstool tournament at the end of last year when regionals was canceled. 

[SigmaGreen]

This may not be a fan favorite but what about men’s soccer? We already have the field, it’s cheap in terms of what the players would need, and we would also have SMU fielding a team down the road. The DFW metroplex is a very talent rich area. My personal belief is that soccer will surpass baseball as a favorite sport in the US in the near future.

[Withers940]

Squash or field hockey

 

beach volleyball ball would be fun to watch too

[meangreenlax]

I know college baseball is hot right now, but it feels like baseball as a whole, is on the decline.

Lacrosse would be a relatively cheap sport with big growth potential. DFW is starting to have a lot of good youth talent, and blue blood programs from the Northeast are picking a few off every year. Having the first D1 varsity lacrosse program in Texas would be big. Men’s/Women’s can play on soccer or football fields so no new facilities needed.

And no, I’m not biased. 

Edited October 23, 2021 by meangreenlax

[UNTexas]

14 hours ago, techdawg88 said:

I've always thought golf is the cheapest sport; assuming you have a course

They could always talk to the PGA HQ in Frisco about getting the new courses as home field? UNT Frisco is across the street.