What to do about Title IX: Brett Bardwell

I personally feel that there are a lot of problems behind Title IX. While I think the core meaning of it is in good taste I also think that it is unrealistic to be completely fulfilled. When it comes to this the question of whether or not things are fair is always asked and I do not think that it can be run that way. In a perfect world, yes, things would be fair, but it simply is not. Whether or not it is right or wrong can be debated, but schools today are HUGE businesses and are run accordingly. They want to promote products that are ultimately going to make them money and it is fair for a business to do that. There are schools that have prestigious women's programs and that is great. It should not be a matter of male and female, it should be a matter of what makes money for that school. It is unfair for the school to have to fund programs that are not going to make any money. There are thousands of colleges in the country and there are opportunities at other places for people to play. I think a fair comparison would be for a restaurant that has two specials that they run for the same amount of days every week. If you have one that sells out every time it is on the menu and another one that only sells a quarter of what you prepare why would you not make the higher-selling special every night? I just think that in today's world of college athletics there cannot be a right or wrong because it's gotten so out of control it's almost to a point of no return. In no way am I against equal opportunity, but there has to be some sort of common sense involved. Schools should not be forced to take a cut on things in order to come in compliance with Title IX, whether it be for boys or girls. Also, football blows things so out of proportion that it is unfair to have that in the conversation. I think that it is fair to say that without football (at least at major conference schools) there would not even be an athletic department because there would be no funds for the school to use. All in all, I feel that there are a lot of problems with no one particular answer.