ESPN:
Two months from now, Greg Marsden will stop going to the office. That’s when the man who has coached the University of Utah gymnastics team since its inception says it will finally sink in that he is retired. “I made the decision a year ago,” says Marsden, who announced he was stepping down as head coach on April 20. “But reality hasn’t hit me yet.”
For the past 40 years, Marsden, 64, has held the same job, as coach of one of the most successful collegiate women’s sports programs in history. …
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“When I look at the big picture, I’m really concerned about the future of college athletics as we know it,” Marsden says, citing a recent vote by the power five conferences, including the Pac-12 and SEC, to allow schools to offer full cost-of-attendance scholarships that cover food, transportation and miscellaneous expenses.
“That will add another million or more to most athletic budgets,” Marsden says.
“The next thing coming down the line will be long-term healthcare and the final blow will be when we start paying football and basketball players in some form.
It’s inevitable, and when it happens, there won’t be enough money to go around. Tough decisions will have to be made and I’m concerned about Olympic sports. It’s important for gymnastics to position itself right now. If our meets and championships aren’t live on TV with good ratings, we might not survive.” …
(via Tom Farden)
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