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so there is a chance Hillsdale could go d1? what about schools like Lewis Drury or UMSL?
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Drury - 1,382 enrollment. $7.6 million budget.Originally posted by Nevadaman23 View Post
Lewis - 3,842 enrollment. $8.8 million budget.
UMSL - 4,663 enrollment. $5.3 million budget.
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simply because they would be in the best spot and would be more competitiveOriginally posted by Brandon View PostComment
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michiganfb: Not a done deal yet. My indsiders say it's looking D1 but who knows for sure how the Trustees will vote. Hillsdale and Ashland are two similar small private football loving schools like U Indy and that is lost without D2 GMAC. U Indy wouldn't easily give up their rivalry with Hilldale so makes me think Hillsdale might be thinking D1 as well.
I can honestly say that Hillsdale College will NOT be making a move to D1 anytime in the near future and probably not for another 10 to 15 years, if ever. Hillsdale is a fully-funded D2 program and has no problems attracting students. The academic requirements to be accepted into Hillsdale are IVY League level, and they have a national footprint in their conservative approach. The college recently completed building a new basketball arena, and they will begin construction of new baseball and softball stadiums next Spring. A new football stadium is on the radar, but as I understand it to be it is being planned to quite possibly be the gold standard for D2 stadiums. We shall see. Hillsdale accepts no state or federal funding and so all the funding for the entire campus is received from generous donors. The college's endowment far exceeds many D1 schools. GMAC it is, and GMAC it will be for the foreseeable future.
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ya i feel like Southern Indiana said they werent ever going D1 either but there they areComment
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none of us know what ANY college is thinking. so unless a college is severely financially crippled like the HBCU schools then i wouldnt believe anything they say about not moving there or hereComment
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Changing affiliation is really all about the president and the board. Are they interested in bumping up? And can change with any change in either one. But then you have to look and see if there is a proper conference landing spot.
For Hillsdale, no. It used to be the Horizon League, but all the private have left that league, their is really no great lakes region league that contains peer institutions for Hillsdale. And on the same theme, UIndy. Although UIndy may have better options as their peer group is larger.Comment
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Gonna have to agree about UMSL. It's never really been a school that's put a whole lot of effort into growing or marketing their athletics in recent years. Prior to this past year, in the STL area as far as D2's went, it was clearly Lindenwood and Maryville as the 2 athletics programs that were intent on growing and expanding their reach. I could see MoBap making a push towards D2 soon, especially with LU leaving a vacancy at that level in STL. I think they would be a good fit for the GLVC. They also play football.Originally posted by Brandon View PostCool Story BroComment
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yes even with that budget. especially if they move to the Summit or OVC. its not like they are jumping to the Big Ten. If Chicago St or any HBCU college can do it so could they.Originally posted by Brandon View PostComment
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plus how many schools in the GLVC could be decent right off the bat in D1? not SBU Quincey or UIS. def not most of the Missouri schools eitherComment
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