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> Risk management my ass. If they were really concerned about the safety of students it wouldn’t be a football school. But, what about all that sweet, sweet sp

• noobermin 9y ago
  Snark aside, I think you hit on the main point. Bean counters have a two columns whenever they assess something, the value in profit a venture brings and the potential costs. They find the profit they derive from football more than covers the cost that they have to bear, while allowing students (adults, mind you) to go on outing trips has more potential cost than profit. So, under the system we've given them, they made a rational decision.
  • wlesieutre 9y ago
    It could be that the risk management department would like to shut down football but doesn't have the political power to do so since there are so many people invested in keeping that going. PSOC is a convenient soft target without anyone on the payroll to defend it, so risk management is in a position to do whatever they want.
  • mindslight 9y ago
    Sure, but the root of the problem is that beancounters shouldn't be anywhere near such a "decision". We're reinventing totalitarianism through insurance companies.
• smileysteve 9y ago
  Penn State and helmets are the risk you bring up? If only Penn State had a recent highly publicized event regarding its staff and deans that probably should have killed their football program forever - from a risk assessment pov at least.