Ferrum has been accepted into the 2-year membership process. They will play in Conference Carolinas for both seasons. https://www.ncaa.org/news/2025/2/12/...p-process.aspx
The release makes no mention of Middle Georgia, and the committee report isn't out yet.
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Originally posted by laker View PostNAIA North American U to drop football after four seasons.
https://www.texasfootball.com/articl...r-four-seasons
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NAIA North American U to drop football after four seasons.
https://www.texasfootball.com/articl...r-four-seasons
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Originally posted by SW_Mustang View Posthttp://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/...i-3274308/amp/
This is an interesting read with a lot of information. There are growing calls to move UNLV Hockey up to DI - which was expected. However I think it's interesting that it's become a hot ticket and they've outgrown their quaint little barn.
Even more interesting is the funding bit - it costs $700,000 to run the program, but the school contributes very little. Most of it is bank rolled by the Engelstad Foundation. Ralph is often associated with UND, but he was a casino boss in Vegas, so it makes sense.
I think the Rebs are a bit on their high horse after beating Denver though. It's absolutely an accomplishment worth celebrating, but their current roster would get creamed in a real DI schedule (IMO - debatable admittedly).
Remains to be seen what the direction of the program will be though..
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I am shocked UNLV even fields a hockey team. I know Las Vegas has had the NHL for a few years, but still.....
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http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/...i-3274308/amp/
This is an interesting read with a lot of information. There are growing calls to move UNLV Hockey up to DI - which was expected. However I think it's interesting that it's become a hot ticket and they've outgrown their quaint little barn.
Even more interesting is the funding bit - it costs $700,000 to run the program, but the school contributes very little. Most of it is bank rolled by the Engelstad Foundation. Ralph is often associated with UND, but he was a casino boss in Vegas, so it makes sense.
I think the Rebs are a bit on their high horse after beating Denver though. It's absolutely an accomplishment worth celebrating, but their current roster would get creamed in a real DI schedule (IMO - debatable admittedly).
Remains to be seen what the direction of the program will be though.
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Originally posted by laker View Post
I read about that this morning. Should the AD be making these statements? And to move up as an independent? That would not be a smart move.
We may as well face it- there will be a lot of changes in college athletics soon- and many not for the better. Schools shouldn't forget what their original purpose was.Last edited by crixus; 02-07-2025, 01:37 PM.
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Originally posted by crixus View Post
You'd think so, but this story came out yesterday. I think Prez Wood's been hanging out with Dave Chappelle's character. Just Kidding. I wish them well in Sacto.
We may as well face it- there will be a lot of changes in college athletics soon- and many not for the better. Schools shouldn't forget what their original purpose was.
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Originally posted by laker View Post
So football moving up to FBS doesn't seem so likely.
https://statehornet.com/2025/01/sac-...fbs-luke-wood/
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Originally posted by Runnin' Cat View Post
Maybe a technicality, but California has two university systems. The Cal System and the Cal State system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califo...ate_University
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California
There is also a JC system.
The athletic issues at UCLA are not a part of the larger UCLA budget. The University gifted teh athletic department a large sum in order to help them weather the storm around the move to the BIG.
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.co...0landscape.%22
While the "main" UCLA is facing budget cuts, they also have a $3.9 billion endowment. They also should garner $60MM annually in BIG payments.Last edited by crixus; 02-01-2025, 02:51 AM.
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The BIG payments will help, but even Ohio State had an athletic budget deficit.
As far as endowments go, schools NEVER touch them, they just live off some of the interest. If they didn't touch them during COVID (which they didn't) as schools like Harvard were initially taking COVID money, and they have north of $50 billion.
Point is athletic budgets can't continue to operate in the red, and with "revenue" sharing coming next, that is another piece of the pie that will have to be accounted for.
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Originally posted by Bballfan View Post
UCLA has an athletic budget deficit north of $20 million to further affirm the Cal State system needs a complete overhaul.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califo...ate_University
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California
There is also a JC system.
The athletic issues at UCLA are not a part of the larger UCLA budget. The University gifted teh athletic department a large sum in order to help them weather the storm around the move to the BIG.
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.co...0landscape.%22
While the "main" UCLA is facing budget cuts, they also have a $3.9 billion endowment. They also should garner $60MM annually in BIG payments.
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Originally posted by cwfenn View Post
I think it was Chip Kelly who suggested a football-only system and have most of, if not all, other sports stay regional. I agree with you, the novelty of a cross-country trip gets pretty old when it’s the tennis team making their third trip from the west coast to the east coast to play in front of like 5 people.
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Originally posted by Finchwidget View Posthttps://glvcsports.com/news/2025/1/8...lvc-sport.aspx
In addition to men's volleyball, the GLVC will also begin sponsoring stunt as a sport starting next year, becoming (I believe) the second D2 conference to sponsor it after the G-MAC. Sponsoring members will be Drury, Lewis, Maryville, Quincy, and Southwest Baptist, plus East Stroudsburg as an affiliate. I've heard that Ferris State will also be joining as a stunt affiliate too, but I can't confirm that.
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Originally posted by cwfenn View Post
I think it was Chip Kelly who suggested a football-only system and have most of, if not all, other sports stay regional. I agree with you, the novelty of a cross-country trip gets pretty old when it’s the tennis team making their third trip from the west coast to the east coast to play in front of like 5 people.
Although the cross country trips suck, it doesn't affect other sports like tennis and volleyball as much as football.
Tennis and volleyball players are used to travelling to long road destinations multiple times a week/month at 8am and 9am start times for matches from middle school through high school so the match times and travel doesnt bother them nor the preparation.
It affects football the most because you dont have "football tournaments" and most football games are later in the afternoon or night.
Its easier for east coast teams to use gamesmanship against west coast teams in that regard by scheduling them for the noon eastern start times.
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