Originally Posted by cycloneworld 
So was there a "real" reason baseball was dropped? Or was it really budget issues?
Purely budget... A department has to have 7 sports to remain division 1. Football and basketball are obvious keepers. They have to keep track because it counts as three sports (t&f, indoor, and cc). Thats five with Wrestling, Baseball, and Golf, and Swimming left. They aren't going to cut Wrestling because, it's Iowa. VdV said that a number of the big boosters are 'involved' with the golf program so that wasn't a possibility. That leaves Swimming and Baseball. Swimming, unfortunately is really a dying sport in NCAA as I think there are less than 30 teams now...
