Re: St Cloud St and Crookston drop football
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Originally Posted by
Professorbum
I wonder if Mankato will see this as a positive or negative development. On the one hand, it solidifies their already dominant position in NSIC football. On the other hand, they may want out for better competition. Pioneer League and then Summit in all other sports would suit them well. That is, if the leadership there had any vision whatsoever, which they don't.
Minnesota Duluth has been a solid D2 programs for many years as well. So it will be interesting if less competition for D2 players in the region translates to more success.
Re: St Cloud St and Crookston drop football
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Originally Posted by
Yote 53
Those chickensh*ts at SCumSU are adding men's soccer to their fall sports lineup with these moves. So let me get this straight, to satisfy Title 9 requirements you cut men's football and the golf programs, then start a men's soccer program? Translation: football costs too much money and fundraising is hard so we give up.
Or you know... Reality.
Re: St Cloud St and Crookston drop football
A quote from St. Cloud State President Robbyn Wacker in this article: https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2...ix/2634708001/
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Plus, support for football has waned, Wacker said. There were 58 football season ticket holders this fall. In the last three years, the average Huskies football game drew between 1,000 and 1,300 spectators, Weems said.
Doesn't look like the sport will be missed by many.
Re: St Cloud St and Crookston drop football
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Originally Posted by
Christopher Moen
Of course support is going to fall off when you let the sport die on a vine the way SCSU has done to that football program.
It's like last summer when I gave my neighbor an extra hosta plant that we had and when she killed it thought there was something wrong with the plant we gave her (like it was my fault). No, it's not my fault it died, you need to water the dang plant for it to live.
Re: St Cloud St and Crookston drop football
At least MSUM will be able to schedule a game with Concordia again.
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yep. the administration in St cloud is anti sport anti everything pretty much and letting them die with no resources allows them to point and say "look no one came" pathetic admin
Re: St Cloud St and Crookston drop football
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Originally Posted by
Yote 53
Those chickensh*ts at SCumSU are adding men's soccer to their fall sports lineup with these moves. So let me get this straight, to satisfy Title 9 requirements you cut men's football and the golf programs, then start a men's soccer program? Translation: football costs too much money and fundraising is hard so we give up.
I will take it one more step...There are virtually no Men's DII Soccer programs in this part of the world. They will have to travel and play as an independent. Guess what regional DI league could desperately use another Soccer member to keep it's autobid? Guess what regional DI league doesn't have Fooball? Douple has already been on record that there were other regional schools that were interested in moving up behind the scene. If your Douple, doubling down on MN and grabbing SCSU and UST makes sense for the Summit. Again, there will be those on here that cheer for another regional rivalry like we got with UMKC and UST. SCSU to the Summit would be the last straw for me, what a joke and it IS going to happen. Somebody check on Lakes.
Don't throw any BS my way about how they are broke, indifferent and can't afford it. Omaha claimed to be in massive financial trouble as well in the months leading up to their move. SCSU is following the same playbook. They will sell it that there is more revenue at D1 and that without the albatross of football, they can do it. I will put my tin foil hat back on now...tell me I'm wrong though.
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Smart move for a hawky school.
Just sayin'......
Re: St Cloud St and Crookston drop football
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Originally Posted by
AKBison
I will take it one more step...There are virtually no Men's DII Soccer programs in this part of the world. They will have to travel and play as an independent. Guess what regional DI league could desperately use another Soccer member to keep it's autobid? Guess what regional DI league doesn't have Fooball? Douple has already been on record that there were other regional schools that were interested in moving up behind the scene. If your Douple, doubling down on MN and grabbing SCSU and UST makes sense for the Summit. Again, there will be those on here that cheer for another regional rivalry like we got with UMKC and UST. SCSU to the Summit would be the last straw for me, what a joke and it IS going to happen. Somebody check on Lakes.
Don't throw any BS my way about how they are broke, indifferent and can't afford it. Omaha claimed to be in massive financial trouble as well in the months leading up to their move. SCSU is following the same playbook. They will sell it that there is more revenue at D1 and that without the albatross of football, they can do it. I will put my tin foil hat back on now...tell me I'm wrong though.
Well they are better than Augie but that isn't saying much.
Re: St Cloud St and Crookston drop football
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Originally Posted by
El_Chapo
yep. the administration in St cloud is anti sport anti everything pretty much and letting them die with no resources allows them to point and say "look no one came" pathetic admin
Is the admin concentrating on academics?
If so good for them... would seem odd at that school