A source at UNO said today that elimination of athletics at the school is only a "doomsday" scenario.
ABC 26 Sports obtained a memo sent to LSU systems president Dr John Lombardi from UNO chancellor Tim Ryan. In it Ryan says, "we will look at significant reductions in the University budget. Those will include program reductions, elimination of degree programs, and cutting other areas of the University such as intercollegiate athletics."
That last sentence has nonetheless created quite a stir. Today, UNO athletic director Jim Miller said there is "belt tightening statewide. This is not a time to panic."
A source in the LSU system said any "drastic cuts" would be only a draconian measure as officials statewide ready for budgets cuts expected at the start of the fiscal year July 1st.
Miller will meet with his coaches tomorrow morning to explain the school's position.
Bottom line: only a budget cut of about 30 percent across the board will likely trigger any draconian cuts, including the elimination of athletics at the University of New Orleans.