This completely contradicts your post in another thread. Why commit? Most of these kids could care less about being "student athletes". They want paid and a path to the pros, they don't want to do fractional distillation experiments.
That's true!
I support minor league football and basketball just like MLB and NHL for HS athletes not interested in education but want a path to Pro Sports.
I support college sports programs for true student athletes, who actually qualify to be admitted to colleges, who want an education, to improve themselves, their lives, and want a path to Pro Sports.
I don't support the hybrid system in place at this time. College athletes who don't qualify for entrance to the colleges they attend, they only reason they're there is for their athletic abilities, with zero interest in a college education mixed with those who want an education and a chance to play college sports with a pathway to the Pros.
But:
If college sports and our competitors are still going to have "fake" student athletes, most who aren't qualified and can barely survive in a college system, a program like PITT needs to commit and be good at the sport or find something else to do with the money, until the system changes.
Commitment might bring in fans and donor money.
This won't bring in fans and donor money!
5 HC's in 6 years
Tear down an on campus stadium
Play in an off campus stadium not easily accessible for students
Bad coordinators & assistants
Can't retain good coordinators or assistants
Good coordinators leave quick for committed programs
Not to mention the ancient history of winning NC's
and de-emphasizing football after having success
Can't recruit its own area and no expertise in recruiting other hot areas
Few star players
On and on