Akron is cutting several sports effective immediately.
https://twitter.com/AkronZips/status/1260955506946068481?s=19
Quote from: shoothoops on May 14, 2020, 11:58:57 AM
Akron is cutting several sports effective immediately.
https://twitter.com/AkronZips/status/1260955506946068481?s=19
Branding..."Redesigning"
The MAC has already announced a whole bunch of money saving changes. This won't be the last.
Quote from: shoothoops on May 14, 2020, 11:58:57 AM
Akron is cutting several sports effective immediately.
https://twitter.com/AkronZips/status/1260955506946068481?s=19
right after they cut 6 of their 11 colleges. I'm sure that's Larry's fault too, right?
No locker space for those sports, hey?
East Carolina dropped four sports last week, two each of men's and women's.
Furman dropped two men's sports this week.
Quote from: WarriorDad on May 30, 2020, 08:28:38 AM
Furman dropped two men's sports this week.
Do the Paladins still have a gunfighting team?
Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam?
Why are schools adding esports? I just don't get it. How can that team get a varsity letters like others sports? It's video gaming!
Is it a way around title Ix or something?
When I was at Marquette we only had four sports, cross country, basketball, tennis and drinking.
Quote from: marqfan22 on June 02, 2020, 09:53:48 PM
Why are schools adding esports? I just don't get it. How can that team get a varsity letters like others sports? It's video gaming!
Is it a way around title Ix or something?
It's cheap and good for recruiting students.
Quote from: marqfan22 on June 02, 2020, 09:53:48 PM
Why are schools adding esports? I just don't get it. How can that team get a varsity letters like others sports? It's video gaming!
Is it a way around title Ix or something?
When in doubt, always follow the money.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesayles/2019/12/03/global-esports-revenue-reaches-more-than-1-billion-as-audience-figures-exceed-433-million/