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Originally posted by SW_Mustang View PostHere's where I want to see growth in football participation:
-According to Wikipedia, the NJCAA has a total of 436 members across the three divisions. 54 of them sponsor football - 41 DI, and 13 DIII. It's been shrinking steadily in the last few years too. I think we may see a core of teams across Mississippi, Texas, and Oklahoma stick around with some stragglers like NMMI and Snow, , but I think JUCO football is on death's doorstep. Obviously the reason is money - but I do see a market opportunity now that there's a bigger emphasis on small college football (IMO). It doesn't even have to be fancy, but it would be nice if it was brought back.
-California (and the west coast). This one is obvious, but there's not a lot of football out there and we've slowly seen it dissipate, especially below the FBS level. I'd really like to see it make a comeback in the Cal State system (especially CSU-LA), along with APU and SFU. Gonzaga is another school I'd like to see have football.
-Big basketball schools that don't have football, like Gonzaga mentioned above.
-St. Cloud State.
(EDIT - Just realized this is a 6 year old thread)
This season, two other JUCOs in GA have football. Who knows how long they will last though.
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Originally posted by Rational Observer View Post
Yes and no. Georgia used to have two JUCO programs in Georgia Military College (GMC) and Middle Georgia (MGC). MGC dropped their team some time ago. GMC has soldiered on often playing extended road trips in TX and playing Lackawanna (PA) twice per season. In recent years, they have been playing some Iowa teams.
This season, two other JUCOs in GA have football. Who knows how long they will last though.
What I do know is that the MCAC had 11 teams in Minnesota in 2002, and are down to 6 - and I am guessing 1 will drop in the next few years. We did adopt NDSCS from North Dakota, so we have 7 total teams.
Geography seems to be a factor too. I'm in SoDak, and none of the 2-years have sports, and it doesn't make sense for any of them to add it even though they might have the financial means. They're more focused on technical education and career training that traditional community schools, so it just doesn't attract the types of students they'd need (IMO).
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Originally posted by SW_Mustang View Post
They're down from 71 total in 2010, but it's a bit harder to gauge than I thought. JUCOs come and go, they merge and close and shift around. It's tough to find good solid records on teams that had football that have since dropped.
What I do know is that the MCAC had 11 teams in Minnesota in 2002, and are down to 6 - and I am guessing 1 will drop in the next few years. We did adopt NDSCS from North Dakota, so we have 7 total teams.
Geography seems to be a factor too. I'm in SoDak, and none of the 2-years have sports, and it doesn't make sense for any of them to add it even though they might have the financial means. They're more focused on technical education and career training that traditional community schools, so it just doesn't attract the types of students they'd need (IMO).
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Fortunately we have 66 community college football teams here in California.
https://3c2asports.org/sports/fball/2024-25/standings
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Originally posted by laker View Post
When I played at Ridgewater there were two divisions, north and south- and we played 8 games, missing one team. That makes a ten team south division (not sure if the north had 9 or 10) and a playoff between the champs at the end of the year in the Gophers Memorial Stadium. Quite a drop off.
Duluth folded two years later and Compton still has football, but they aren't a power anymore. When LSC decided to start athletics, I suggested they carry the legacy of DJC by adopting the BlueJay mascot - but they obviously couldn't.
Anyway - it used to be a bigger deal. I think there is a market for it, but it would need to be anchored by the big schools in the Twin Cities and they'll never go for it.
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Originally posted by crixus View PostFortunately we have 66 community college football teams here in California.
https://3c2asports.org/sports/fball/2024-25/standings
I mean - it's cool and I'd absolutely love to check it out. I just wonder what they have that the rest of the country doesn't, besides climate. Money? Geography? Alumni support? Odd.
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Originally posted by crixus View Post
In 2016 the President at Wichita State discussed bringing football back and he had this helmet made. But here we are 8 years later and still no Shockers football.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHoVpML4LQw
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Originally posted by SW_Mustang View Post
Geography seems to be a factor too. I'm in SoDak, and none of the 2-years have sports, and it doesn't make sense for any of them to add it even though they might have the financial means. They're more focused on technical education and career training that traditional community schools, so it just doesn't attract the types of students they'd need (IMO).
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Originally posted by Mandan View Post
Funny how that works in different states, as in North Dakota, all the two year public colleges have sports. Williston, Bismarck, Lake Region, Bottineau, School of Science. Only the School of Science has football, although Bismarck State had football years ago.
Bottineau had football until recently too and was a hockey powerhouse when that was a thing.
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