A majority of sports execs feel that the possibility of a group of universities leaving the NCAA to form a competitive entity is either more than five years away or never going to happen, according to a Turnkey Sports Poll conducted in May. Forty percent of execs polled said such a concept was more than five years away, while 20% said never. Another 23% of execs felt it could happen in the next 4-5 years. Meanwhile, execs were also asked to name the biggest challenge facing today’s college ADs. Twenty-three percent said building winning programs in revenue-generating sports, while 20% said it was the facilities “arms race” (Turnkey).
| When do you expect a group of universities to leave the NCAA to form a competitive entity? |
| RESPONSE | % |
| Within 2-3 years | 8% |
| 4-5 years from now | 23% |
| More than five years from now | 40% |
| Never | 20% |
| Not sure/No response | 9% |
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| Which of the following is the biggest challenge today's ADs face? |
| CHALLENGE | % |
| Building winning programs in revenue-generating sports | 23% |
| Facilities "arms race" (building bigger, better facilities to attract talent) | 20% |
| Compliance | 18% |
| Conference realignment | 18% |
| Fundraising | 15% |
| Not sure/No response | 6% |
