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     Research from the NCAA Sports Sponsorship and Participation study in 2006-2007 found some interesting statistics. In sports both men and women participate in, women received 32,656 scholarships, compared to only 20,206 for men. NCAA Division I FBS football teams have a maximum of eighty-five scholarships, and NCAA Division I FCS football teams are allowed sixty-five scholarship for their teams. There are 120 Football Bowl Subdivision schools like University of Minnesota, which tend to be bigger. There are also 123 Football Championship Subdivision schools like the University of Northern Iowa or The North Dakota State University, which tend to be smaller. So, when you do the math the number of scholarships is similar (Watson).
     Since “Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972” passed women have had the opportunities they deserve to participate in high school and collegiate athletics they previously did not. Are the opportunities equal, and does Title IX provide them? Women have the same number of scholarships available as men do. Also, women tend to have more sports to participate in while attending a college. Men, though, tend to have more money spent on their side of the athletic department. Under Title IX, that is legal, because some sports like football take more money to operate. The difference in operating budgets cannot discriminate though. The downside is they tend to have less sports to participate in while in college, and also tend to have their sports cut before women’s. Title IX can be hard to enforce, and also leaves some loopholes, but without it women probably would not be playing sports today. Hopefully in the years to come women will have the same amount of money spent on their athletic programs, and men will have an equal number of athletic teams they can be a member of. 
Works Cited 
"Five Myths about Title IX." ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, 29 Apr. 2012. Web. 24 Nov. 2014.
NCAA Revenues/ Expenses Division I Report 2004-2010. Rep. no. 23-24,32-39. N.p.: n.p., n.d.
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"Title IX and Sex Discrimination." Title IX and Sex Discrimination. U.S. Department of
          Education, 8 June 2012. Web. 24 Nov. 2014.
"Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972." Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972. United
          States Department of Labor, 2014. Web. 23 Nov. 2014.
Watson, Graham. "Watson: Men's Teams First on Chopping Block Thanks to Title IX Issues."
          ESPN.com. ESPN, 14 July 2009. Web. 24 Nov. 2014.

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     Another discussion point of Title IX, is has it cost men opportunities, not women? The University of Northern Iowa is place you can make a case. With the University of Northern Iowa Athletic Department facing budget difficulties, the school decided they needed to cut a sport. The university decided they could not a women’s sport, because they would no longer being in accordance with Title IX. So, the university decided to drop the university’s baseball team. The university athletic director, Troy Dannen, did not even try to cover the fact the university was trying to stay in line with Title IX. “From a proportionality standpoint, we are really not even close. We were not going to look at a women’s program,” said Dannen. The University of Northern Iowa is not the only place where men’s sports have been cut, but not any women’s sports (Watson). 
     Rutgers University is another location where a men’s sport got dropped, but not a women’s sport. In 2006 Rutgers University dropped its men’s tennis team. By dropping their men’s tennis program, the athletic department saved $175,000. That same year though, the university spent $175,000 on hotel rooms for their football team. The kicker, $175,000 was spent hotel rooms for home football games (Five Myths about Title IX). 

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     Why are NCAA Division I schools spending more on their men’s athletic programs than their women’s programs? They bring in more revenue to the university. On average, in 2010, men’s athletic programs brought in $25,909,000 in revenue to NCAA Division I members, and $2,675,000 in net income after expenses. On the other hand, women on average brought in $2,792,000 in revenue, and has a net loss of $4,768,000 after expenses (NCAA Revenues/ Expenses Division I Report 2004-2010). 
     Where are most of the revenues coming from? What expenses are costing university athletic departments millions? Football makes big money and costs big money. Average revenue for a NCAA Division I football program is $17,200,000. The average expenses are $12,367,000, for a NCAA Division I football program. $3,527,000, is spent on the coaching staff. $673,000 was the highest amount of money spent on any women’s sport, women’s basketball. So, trying to compare the money spent on men’s sports, to women’s sports is difficult. Especially, when some sports have more revenue and expenses than others (NCAA Revenues/ Expenses Division I Report 2004-2010).

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Is Title IX Truely Equal?
     “All men and women are created equally.” Women in the United States have had to battle for equal rights and opportunities throughout the history of this nation. The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution passed on August 18th, 1920. The 19th Amendment granted women in the United States the right to vote after many years of lobbying and protesting. Following the passage of the 19th Amendment, though, women still did not have equal opportunities in high schools and universities throughout the nation. Fifty-Two years later women finally would be granted equal opportunities in educational institutions with the passage of “Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 (Title IX and Sex Discrimination).”
     Title IX states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” Title IX is enforced in all fifty states, plus the District of Columbia, and all United States territories. 24,200 schools and universities are covered under it. Obviously, this all sounds good, but Title IX is not perfect and has some things that could be updated (Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972). 
     One loophole in Title IX is that the number of scholarships offered to men and women have to be equal, but the amount of men’s and women’s budgets can be different. The numbers do not lie, NCAA Division I colleges and universities do not spend equally on their men’s and women’s athletic departments. Looking at the 2010 fiscal year, NCAA Division I schools spent $20,416,000 on men’s operating expenses. They only though, spent $8,006,000 on their women’s operations expenses in the 2010 fiscal year. Breaking those numbers down, the team travel expense section is really interesting. NCAA Division I schools spent $2,125,000 on men’s teams travel. They only though, spent $949,000 traveling to women’s events. The numbers are very interesting, but remember not all sports are the same (NCAA Revenues/ Expenses Division I Report 2004-2010).  

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State Tournament Preview
      The State Football Tournament is going to be amazing. In Class A, Upsala/Swanville will face a tough battle if they want to win a state championship. The favorites have to be defending Class A State Champions, Mahnomen, who defeated Dawson-Boyd to win the state championship last year (Minnesota-Scores.net: Mahnomen Football). Minneota, defending Class AA state runner-ups, also will be contenders (Minnesota-Scores.net: Minneota Football). Minneapolis North, Blooming Prairie, Braham, and New Ulm Cathedral make up the rest of the field (MN State Class A Football).
     
      In Class 9-Man, Underwood and Grand Meadow are the favorites. Grand Meadow defeated Underwood in last year’s Class 9-Man State Championship game (Rockets Claim Section 4 9-Man Championship). This year both will meet in the state quarterfinals at Irondale High School. Kittson County Central, Cromwell, Kelliher/Northome, Norman County East/Ulen Hitterdal, Edgerton/Ellsworth, and Nicollet are the other teams that qualified for the 2014 MSHSL Class 9-Man State Football Tournament (MN State Class 9-Man Football). 
TCF Bank Stadium
Home of the MSHSL State Football Tourament Championship Games
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      Minnesotascores.net, 8 Nov. 2014. Web. 14 Nov 2014.
"Minnesota-Scores.net: Mahnomen Football." Minnesota-Scores.net: Mahnomen Football.
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"Minnesota-Scores.net: Minneota Football." Minnesota-Scores.net: Minneota Football.
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"Minnesota-Scores.net Prairie Conference-North Standings." Minnesota-Scores.net Prairie
      Conference-North Standings. Minnesota-scores.net, Nov. 2014. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.
"Minnesota-Scores.net: Upsala/Swanville Area Football." Minnesota-Scores.net:
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“MN State Class 9-Man Football.” MNSOnet: Bracket. Minnesotascores.net, 8 Nov 2014. Web.
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"MN State Class A Football." MNSOnet: Bracket. Minnesota-scores.net, 8 Nov. 2014. Web. 14
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      Underwood." CraigOlsonSports.com: Pirates Avenge Playoff Loss with Overtime Win in
      Underwood. Craigolsonsports.com, 6 Sept. 2014. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.
Olson, Craig. "CraigOlsonSports.com: Rockets Claim Section 4 9-Man Championship."
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      Craigolsonsports.com, 31 Oct. 2014. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.