The NCAA provided a look into the future of revenue-sharing payouts to student-athletes by looking at the Power-Four (Big 10, Big XII, SEC, & ACC) conferences House v. NCAA legal settlement and estimating the revenue sharing to student-athletes using 2025 figures by conference, by sport. These estimates do not include The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recent guidance that there must be an equitable distribution of NIL funds between men’s and women’s sports. It has not been determined if the same NIL principle will apply to revenue-sharing. Continue reading NCAA Provides an Early Model of Revenue Sharing & the Possible Impact on DU
Category Archives: University of Denver
The Far Reaching Impact of the Department of Education’s ‘Proportionate’ Guidance
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued guidance regarding college athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL), putting the onus on universities to ensure their male and female athletes receive proportionate NIL opportunities and resources – regardless of whether the funding comes from external sources. This guidance ties NIL outside payments to Title IX and will likely be challenged in court. Continue reading The Far Reaching Impact of the Department of Education’s ‘Proportionate’ Guidance
LetsGoDU’s 2025 Predictions
There is a reason we are named LetsGoDU – we are optimistic about the future of Denver Athletics and the University of Denver. Here are some of our takes on 2025: Continue reading LetsGoDU’s 2025 Predictions
End of the Year Postcard
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LetsGoDU’s Most Read Articles for 2024
As a historic calendar year for Denver athletics – three Final Fours and hockey’s NCAA record 10th national title – draws to a close, here is a list of some of our most popular articles from 2024. Enjoy!
- DU Counters UND’s Altitude Room, Simulates Grand Forks Game Conditions – Our bread-and-butter satire pieces often score well. Even a few North Dakota Fans thought this was funny.
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Steve Fisher Epitomized ‘Game Day’ at the University of Denver
On the northwest corner of High Street and Asbury Avenue, a one-story stucco home sits across the street from the University of Denver. A yard sign was often posted in the front yard proclaiming ‘Game Day’, reminding students and the community that a DU athletic team was playing at home that day or night.
Continue reading Steve Fisher Epitomized ‘Game Day’ at the University of Denver
DU Falls to Vermont in PKs, College Cup Run Ends in Semis Again
In Brazil they call soccer ‘the beautiful game‘. However, it can be a cruel game too, with paper-thin margins. #3 Denver was the best team (statistically) on the field Friday night in the College Cup semifinal between the Pioneers and Vermont Catamounts but it was not to be for Denver men’s soccer in Cary, North Carolina. A crossbar shot, a missed first-half Catamounts handball in the box, a close non-offside call on Vermont’s only regulation goal and numerous missed scoring chances by the Pioneers led to the deciding penalty shots. That is not to say Vermont did not have chances of their own, particularly in the second half of the match, as both sides created scoring opportunities to end the match in regulation. Shootouts are a game of roulette and Denver came up short. Continue reading DU Falls to Vermont in PKs, College Cup Run Ends in Semis Again
Early Success Pushes Denver Past UCCS, 94-87
DU men’s basketball played the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) at Hamilton Gym Tuesday night. Denver rode a torrid offensive first half, shooting 51.5% from the floor and 7-13 (54%) from three-point range to take a 49-35 halftime lead. The Mountain Lions clawed their way back into the game in the second half. In the final five minutes, DU’s lead was carved to four points but each time Denver responded with a run of their own. A three-point make by DeAndre Craig in the final minute-and-a-half finished off the scoring and the game ended 94-87 DU. Continue reading Early Success Pushes Denver Past UCCS, 94-87
Budget Shortfall a Time for Solutions, Not Infighting
The University of Denver’s current $11 million budget shortfall has made the news recently. The shortfall and proposed budget cuts were covered extensively by the campus newspaper, The Clarion, and, more broadly, The Denver Post. As we have written in the past, the University, as a private school, is highly dependent on tuition dollars (about 80%) for its operations. Additionally, demographic trends show a shrinking pool of college entrants nationally, due in part to a declining birth rate. DU’s enrollment peaked in 2022 with 13,815 overall students and has been declining since then. The projected enrollment for DU’s 2025 fiscal year is 12,043 students, 10% lower than Fall 2023’s enrollment. Continue reading Budget Shortfall a Time for Solutions, Not Infighting