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  • crixus
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    Originally posted by laker View Post
    Wazzu to join the Mountain West in baseball and women's swimming for the next two years.

    Mountain West Adds Washington State in Baseball and Women’s Swimming – Mountain West Conference (themw.com)
    Too bad Oregon State isn't coming with Wazzu for the next two years. Oh well, I welcome the Cougars to the Mountain West.

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  • crixus
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    Originally posted by Finchwidget View Post

    I believe Boise State canned their program due to COVID, which resulted in a big budget reduction for the athletic department. Cuts had to be made, and getting rid of the recently added sport was the easiest solution. Very poor time to be adding a new sponsored sport unfortunately :(
    You quoted my comment right when I was editing it. I hate when that happens. Nothing against you, it's all about timing. If I remember correctly, Boise State cut their budget by 3 million dollars that year. They're baseball team got off to a really good 9-5 start before they got the axe. I'm glad Wazzu is coming on, even if it's just for two MW seasons.

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  • Finchwidget
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    Originally posted by crixus View Post

    My alma mater (San Jose State) are the current Mountain West champions in baseball, although a repeat doesn't look likely. Adding Wazzu is great, that will bring the MW up to 8 teams and maybe a second NCAA tournament bid next year. Maybe, but probably not IMHO. But it's still good news! Boise State added baseball a few years back, but they pulled the plug after only 17 games (or something close to that) due to budget cuts. What a fiasco that was. You'd think they'd know if they could afford it or not ahead of time. Duh.
    I believe Boise State canned their program due to COVID, which resulted in a big budget reduction for the athletic department. Cuts had to be made, and getting rid of the recently added sport was the easiest solution. Very poor time to be adding a new sponsored sport unfortunately :(

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  • crixus
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    Originally posted by laker View Post
    Wazzu to join the Mountain West in baseball and women's swimming for the next two years.

    Mountain West Adds Washington State in Baseball and Women’s Swimming – Mountain West Conference (themw.com)
    My alma mater (San Jose State Spartans) are the current Mountain West champions in baseball, although a repeat doesn't look likely. Adding Wazzu is great, that will bring the MW up to 8 teams again. Boise State added baseball four years ago, but they pulled the plug after only 14 games due to budget cuts.
    Last edited by crixus; 04-17-2024, 12:04 AM.

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  • laker
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    Wazzu to join the Mountain West in baseball and women's swimming for the next two years.

    Mountain West Adds Washington State in Baseball and Women’s Swimming – Mountain West Conference (themw.com)

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  • Eagle74
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    Originally posted by crixus View Post

    Ferrum is a private college in Virginia (D3).
    Ferrum is in very good shape financially, with nice football facilities and a pretty impressive football stadium.

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  • SW_Mustang
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    Originally posted by Purple Mav Man View Post

    When you have roughly 1000 students, adding football boosts enrollment. They made it to near 1200, but have zero cash. Goodbye Keystone College.
    I thought the same thing. I'm guessing the complex and added sports teams that came with it were too much of a burden.

    I don't see them surviving this.

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  • Purple Mav Man
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    Originally posted by SW_Mustang View Post
    Here's an odd one - Keystone College (NCAA DIII) is being required by their accreditor to provide a plan for potential closure. The school claims they are not closing.

    Accreditor requires Keystone College to prepare plan for potential closure | News | thetimes-tribune.com

    According to this article, the situation might be a little more dire:

    Potential college closure in Lackawanna County| 28/22 News (pahomepage.com)

    Keystone added an athletic complex in 2014, and added football in 2019
    When you have roughly 1000 students, adding football boosts enrollment. They made it to near 1200, but have zero cash. Goodbye Keystone College.

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  • SW_Mustang
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    Here's an odd one - Keystone College (NCAA DIII) is being required by their accreditor to provide a plan for potential closure. The school claims they are not closing.

    Accreditor requires Keystone College to prepare plan for potential closure | News | thetimes-tribune.com

    According to this article, the situation might be a little more dire:

    Potential college closure in Lackawanna County| 28/22 News (pahomepage.com)

    Keystone added an athletic complex in 2014, and added football in 2019

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  • SW_Mustang
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    Sinclair Community College announced the closure of two branch campuses yesterday, though it looks like they dropped out of the NJCAA a couple of years ago.

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  • SW_Mustang
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    Flagler College - Tallahassee announced today they are shutting down.

    Flagler is a D2 school, but their athletics are housed in St. Augustine so this likely doesn't affect them.

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  • SW_Mustang
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    Goddard College in Vermont announced closure today - but I can't tell if they ever had athletics. I can't tell if they were even still offering in-person instruction over the last several years.

    Eastern Gateway Community College (Ohio) which had athletics at one-point (up until 2019 as far as I can tell), is expected to close.

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  • ctrabs74
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    Originally posted by Finchwidget View Post

    North Star could've really used them about a year ago... Just a bit too late on Bismarck States end. As for their conference affiliation, it says TBD, but it also says Carolina U applied to the Frontier Conference. Considering that Carolina University is in Winston-Salem, NC, and the Frontier Conference is based largely in Montana, I'm thinking either that's a clerical error, and Bismarck State is the one who applied to the Frontier, or the Carolina Bruins have a lot of looooooooooong bus trips in their future.
    The closest NAIA conference to Carolina University in Winston-Salem would likely be the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Or, barring that, they could end up in the "Continental Athletic Conference" - which is basically the NAIA independents.

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  • laker
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    Originally posted by Finchwidget View Post

    North Star could've really used them about a year ago... Just a bit too late on Bismarck States end. As for their conference affiliation, it says TBD, but it also says Carolina U applied to the Frontier Conference. Considering that Carolina University is in Winston-Salem, NC, and the Frontier Conference is based largely in Montana, I'm thinking either that's a clerical error, and Bismarck State is the one who applied to the Frontier, or the Carolina Bruins have a lot of looooooooooong bus trips in their future.
    Yes, with the addition of Dickenson St to the Frontier it isn't that much further to Bismarck. Now, will they add football since there is a nice stadium next to their campus where Mary plays now.

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  • Finchwidget
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    Originally posted by laker View Post
    NAIA to add Carolina U and Bismarck St. With the North Star dissolving, where will the Mystics go?

    NAIA Announces Membership Additions - NAIA
    North Star could've really used them about a year ago... Just a bit too late on Bismarck States end. As for their conference affiliation, it says TBD, but it also says Carolina U applied to the Frontier Conference. Considering that Carolina University is in Winston-Salem, NC, and the Frontier Conference is based largely in Montana, I'm thinking either that's a clerical error, and Bismarck State is the one who applied to the Frontier, or the Carolina Bruins have a lot of looooooooooong bus trips in their future.

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