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My daughter was able to participate in a much richer women's athletic environment than my wife was due to Title IX, and she took full advantage of it. If it needs some small adjustments, that's one thing. But it overall has brought a lot of good to women.

I'm happy for your daughter, I hope she enjoyed and profited from her experience.

But, all is not well with Title IX. Quotas and draconian enforcement have turned this well-meaning program on its head - the law of unintended consequences is in full sway.

At Kansas State University, Crew is a sport for both men and women. The women's team is a full NCAA accredited sport with a full-time coach, university supplied uniforms and equipment, and a budget from the Athletic Department. Women who row can receive full atlethic scholarships and, because its hard to find experienced oarsmen (oarswomen ?) in Kansas, several of the scholarship receipients have no experience in the sport - desire to row is all that's required. They often have trouble filling those scholarships. The men, on the other hand, don't have a NCAA team. Because of quotas, crew was downgraded to a club sport. No unforms, no equipment, no paid coach, NO scholarships. All of the costs come out of the students pockets. This phenomenon is true for many sports across the country. Wrestling is on the verge of extinction on college campii. Kansas State has recently added an Equestrian Team, a very expensive sport with no spectator revenue potential. But, it offers another opportunity to add women's names to the atletic rolls. The end result is that almost every woman who wishes to participate in intercollegiate athletics can find a team, and very often, a scholarship. But, only a small fraction of interested men can make a team, and the number of teams is shrinking every day. Not fair, not right, not what the law says.

Do you think Title IX discriminates against males in sports?