Bottom line is the administrators have a lot less work when the only have 7 sports.
Plus they get paid the same or more and can increase their own salary, travel budgets, pension plans, car allowances - more golf outing time. STUDENT ATHLETE means nothing anymore. I will put a lot of blame on the legislature, board of regents, the state as a whole for giving these guys to much authority without answering anyone.

Look back at the NCAA when it was formed and read why it was formed. They (the NCAA and College Administration) have gotten so far off track from helping young men and women to get a college degree that it is pathetic.

GET UNO's MINUTES FROM THEIR dirty little private behind closed door meetings.
Call for an audit of their computers, cell phones, and lets see how many laws have been followed or not followed when assembling this well thought out plan. I do not want some of their cover their rear post dated lies or misstatements. What a joke - this term misstatement. Find out when they started this process to layout the plan, show you all the documents and research by their experts, find out if their is any data on other schools who have dropped swimming, wrestling golf, gymnastics and so on. Find out who did their research for them and how much they paid them. Do you want a bet they are real close friends with the NCAA?