2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

[AKSWF]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

UAA told KTUU they have some savings to make up for the budget cut, but the way it was worded sounded like they wouldn't cover the whole budget cut. Seems like a wise decision.

[AKSWF]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

UAA AD Keith Hackett is considering horizontal cuts to all our sports, to avoid vertical cuts (or getting rid of any teams). The article also explains the team sports (# of women's sports vs. men's sports), learned a few new things.

http://www.adn.com/article/20160507/...dget-cuts-loom

[Squarebanks]

UAA AD Keith Hackett is considering horizontal cuts to all our sports, to avoid vertical cuts (or getting rid of any teams). The article also explains the team sports (# of women's sports vs. men's sports), learned a few new things.

http://www.adn.com/article/20160507/...dget-cuts-loom

Going to be hard to get $1.7m horizontally. That sounds to me more like a "we're getting rid of some non-revenue sports" cut.

[mmf]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

$1.7m or 16% is a lot and realistically will probably require the elimination of a couple of sports and across the board cuts. Understandably Hackett does not want to show his cards just yet. I’m sure they are still looking at private donations and creative accounting.

It sounds like UAA’s initial position is that BBall, Volleyball, and Hockey are somewhat safe from elimination for now, which makes since even if subject to interpretation. UAA losing hockey would also be terrible for UAF. Aside from beneficial cost sharing arrangements, college hockey in Alaska just wouldn’t be the same. Hang in there Seawolf fans.

Look on the bright side, at least the remaining athletes at both UAA and UAF will be much safer now since everybody will be packing.

[Squarebanks]

$1.7m or 16% is a lot and realistically will probably require the elimination of a couple of sports and across the board cuts. Understandably Hackett does not want to show his cards just yet. I’m sure they are still looking at private donations and creative accounting.

It sounds like UAA’s initial position is that BBall, Volleyball, and Hockey are somewhat safe from elimination for now, which makes since even if subject to interpretation. UAA losing hockey would also be terrible for UAF. Aside from beneficial cost sharing arrangements, college hockey in Alaska just wouldn’t be the same. Hang in there Seawolf fans.

Look on the bright side, at least the remaining athletes at both UAA and UAF will be much safer now since everybody will be packing.

UAF and UAA need each other probably more than either would publicly admit, especially with hockey.

[mmf]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

As noted in another thread, UA President Jim Johnsen has stepped up his re-structure time line because our do-nothing legislature has done nothing, and the potential cut to the UA system is still $50m.
His main concept is combining the three separate campuses into one system with one administrative structure, and more importantly, one accreditation process. I would think that a University system with only one accreditation process and one administrative structure would be limited to one NCAA team per sport.

A comment in the other thread envisioned UAF dropping all athletic teams, but I believe that both UAA and UAF would retain certain programs. I think there was an earlier Newsminer article discussing it. Depending on what they keep, something like:

UAA:
Basketball
Volleyball
Track & Field
Gymnastics
Alpine skiing

UAF:
Hockey
Rifle
Cross-country running
Nordic skiing
Swimming

But how this all pans out, and when, is anyone’s guess.

[Squarebanks]

As noted in another thread, UA President Jim Johnsen has stepped up his re-structure time line because our do-nothing legislature has done nothing, and the potential cut to the UA system is still $50m.
His main concept is combining the three separate campuses into one system with one administrative structure, and more importantly, one accreditation process. I would think that a University system with only one accreditation process and one administrative structure would be limited to one NCAA team per sport.

A comment in the other thread envisioned UAF dropping all athletic teams, but I believe that both UAA and UAF would retain certain programs. I think there was an earlier Newsminer article discussing it. Depending on what they keep, something like:

UAA:
Basketball
Volleyball
Track & Field
Gymnastics
Alpine skiing

UAF:
Hockey
Rifle
Cross-country running
Nordic skiing
Swimming

But how this all pans out, and when, is anyone’s guess.

I would maintain that it makes more sense to roll UAS into UAF and keep UAF/S and UAA separate within the UA system. UAS is such a small overall contributor that it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to incur the additional admin to operate it as its own institution, and they already work closely with UAF on the fisheries program.

The idea of not permanently filling the UAF chancellor spot until this mess gets sorted out has been circulating for weeks...I wasn't surprised with the news.

It'll be a while before Athletics gets sorted out. Single accreditation, if it happens, is at least a couple years away. I would bet that implementation of this single accreditation idea, if it comes to fruition, would be a total nightmare. You think Nanooks and Seawolves don't get along now...

[Jimjamesak]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

I will say this: If UAA loses its hockey team because of this "single accreditation" thing I will not give a single dime to the UA.

[hockeytownak]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

Until it's all sorted out...recruiting decent players is going to be a nightmare. Top in-State recruit Nolan Walker just "decomited" to UAA...now committed to SCSU. This could get ugly!

[mmf]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

...It'll be a while before Athletics gets sorted out. Single accreditation, if it happens, is at least a couple years away. I would bet that implementation of this single accreditation idea, if it comes to fruition, would be a total nightmare. You think Nanooks and Seawolves don't get along now...

This. We're all hockey fans so it's a big deal to us, but most couldn't care less. As Johnsen's news release indicates, the real battle and power struggle will be over where the degree programs, and to some extent administrative functions, end up or have emphasis. There are lot of business partnerships and community support opportunities on the line. The location of School of Education, Management/Business, and Engineering will see a lot of back room politics. Although they have no legal authority over how the U allocates or spends the state funding allocation, certain legislators will have a hard time not trying to twist arms.

[hockeytownak]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

Until it's all sorted out...recruiting decent players is going to be a nightmare. Top in-State recruit Nolan Walker just "decomited" to UAA...now committed to SCSU. This could get ugly!

[AKSWF]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

Until it's all sorted out...recruiting decent players is going to be a nightmare. Top in-State recruit Nolan Walker just "decomited" to UAA...now committed to SCSU. This could get ugly!

Man we can't catch a break.

[AKSWF]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

As noted in another thread, UA President Jim Johnsen has stepped up his re-structure time line because our do-nothing legislature has done nothing, and the potential cut to the UA system is still $50m.
His main concept is combining the three separate campuses into one system with one administrative structure, and more importantly, one accreditation process. I would think that a University system with only one accreditation process and one administrative structure would be limited to one NCAA team per sport.

A comment in the other thread envisioned UAF dropping all athletic teams, but I believe that both UAA and UAF would retain certain programs. I think there was an earlier Newsminer article discussing it. Depending on what they keep, something like:

UAA:
Basketball
Volleyball
Track & Field
Gymnastics
Alpine skiing

UAF:
Hockey
Rifle
Cross-country running
Nordic skiing
Swimming

But how this all pans out, and when, is anyone’s guess.

What about the "teams" and "gender specific" teams though?

[davyd83]

As noted in another thread, UA President Jim Johnsen has stepped up his re-structure time line because our do-nothing legislature has done nothing, and the potential cut to the UA system is still $50m.
His main concept is combining the three separate campuses into one system with one administrative structure, and more importantly, one accreditation process. I would think that a University system with only one accreditation process and one administrative structure would be limited to one NCAA team per sport.

A comment in the other thread envisioned UAF dropping all athletic teams, but I believe that both UAA and UAF would retain certain programs. I think there was an earlier Newsminer article discussing it. Depending on what they keep, something like:

UAA:
Basketball
Volleyball
Track & Field
Gymnastics
Alpine skiing

UAF:
Hockey
Rifle
Cross-country running
Nordic skiing
Swimming

But how this all pans out, and when, is anyone’s guess.

I would hazard a guess the if they had to choose one over the other, most opponents would opt for Anchorage for hockey.

[Alaska Hockey]

Re: 2015-16 Alaska Legislature Official Season Thread…scratching the KRACH.

As noted in another thread, UA President Jim Johnsen has stepped up his re-structure time line because our do-nothing legislature has done nothing, and the potential cut to the UA system is still $50m.
His main concept is combining the three separate campuses into one system with one administrative structure, and more importantly, one accreditation process. I would think that a University system with only one accreditation process and one administrative structure would be limited to one NCAA team per sport.

A comment in the other thread envisioned UAF dropping all athletic teams, but I believe that both UAA and UAF would retain certain programs. I think there was an earlier Newsminer article discussing it. Depending on what they keep, something like:

UAA:
Basketball
Volleyball
Track & Field
Gymnastics
Alpine skiing

UAF:
Hockey
Rifle
Cross-country running
Nordic skiing
Swimming

But how this all pans out, and when, is anyone’s guess.

Hockey will be in anchorage due to the extra cost to fly all teams to _airbanks and extra night hotel cost.