UH will stay on the mainland between the Colorado and UNLV road games, saving at least $95k but losing the classroom days

About how they cannot help the loss of missing classroom days because they need to save money, JD said:
"I don't want to get into this missing class time is worth so much way of looking at everything, but in light of the fact we already know we are going to have a revenue shortfall because of losing Western Athletic Conference revenues (in 2011-12) we just want to be very, very careful on the expense side. I'm not saying this sets a precedent or means anything past this particular decision, but the one decision makes the most sense for us now, saving us a minimum of $95,000." (HSA)


HSA Note: "UH has missed an average of 18.6 days of school each of the past three years, including 20 last year. The Warriors have gone 3-3 in games when they have stayed over on the mainland in that span. Donovan said a tutor will travel with the team to Seattle and two more will join the Warriors in Las Vegas.

UH associate athletic director Carl Clapp estimated the athletic department will forfeit approximately $775,000 in WAC year-end revenue next year as a result of its departure from the conference. It is WAC policy that exiting teams lose their final year's share of disbursements."


HSA Note: "Clapp said the football team expects to spend $502,010 in airfare for its 2011 flights, about $23,000 more than it spent to go to identical destinations (Seattle; Las Vegas; Ruston, La.; San Jose, Calif.; Moscow, Idaho; and Reno, Nev.) in 2009."

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