ORLANDO, Fla. _ We all know the dire economic repercussions for college athletics if there is no football season this fall _ or even if there is a football season without any fans or a limited number of fans.
As Florida State athletics director David Coburn said last week when talking with school leaders about the financial ramifications of having no football season: "God help us."
With all due respect, I believe God has better things to do than to help college athletic programs manage their bloated budgets, and that's why I'm here to help.
I believe college presidents and ADs should look at the next several months as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. They should use these trying times as a way to do what should have been done long ago. From this point forward, they should quit spending money like drunken Democrats, er, sailors.
Here is my top-10 list of changes college athletics can make to finally start becoming financially responsible:
