La Noue, George R.2021-01-062021-01-062014-12-05George R. La Noue, comment on The Muddled Future of Mid-Major Athletics, The Chronicle of Higher Education, comment posted December 5, 2014, https://world.edu/muddled-future-mid-major-athletics/http://hdl.handle.net/11603/20312While media attention is overwhelmingly focused on big-time intercollegiate athletics, a crisis is developing for most of the 351 Division I institutions that cannot afford to play at that level. From the perspective of the cable networks, Division I is a world of gigantic stadiums and basketball arenas, with coaches’ salaries and egos to match. For most Division I members, however, the realities in that world look very different, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association has just taken steps to accentuate the differences. This year the NCAA changed its governing structure to give more influence and autonomy to 67 universities in the Power Five football conferences (Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12, Southeastern, and Pacific-12, plus Notre Dame).en-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.athleticsdivision I institutionsstadiumsNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)Text