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Title: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: shoothoops on May 14, 2020, 11:58:57 AM
Akron is cutting several sports effective immediately.

https://twitter.com/AkronZips/status/1260955506946068481?s=19
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on May 14, 2020, 12:04:02 PM
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"
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: tower912 on May 14, 2020, 12:05:13 PM
The MAC has already announced a whole bunch of money saving changes.   This won't be the last.
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: Billy Hoyle on May 14, 2020, 02:10:50 PM
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?
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: Dr. Blackheart on May 14, 2020, 03:15:39 PM
No locker space for those sports, hey?
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: WarriorDad on May 30, 2020, 08:28:38 AM
East Carolina dropped four sports last week, two each of men’s and women’s.

Furman dropped two men’s sports this week.
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: Lennys Tap on May 31, 2020, 06:54:33 PM
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?
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: augoman on May 31, 2020, 11:52:00 PM
Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam?
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: 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?
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: vogue65 on June 02, 2020, 10:27:47 PM
When I was at Marquette we only had four sports, cross country, basketball, tennis and drinking.
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: Billy Hoyle on June 02, 2020, 10:40:14 PM
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.
Title: Re: Akron (former MU AD Larry Williams) is cutting some sports
Post by: shoothoops on June 03, 2020, 07:54:17 AM
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/