UNI Athletics Funding

[valleychamp]

holy overreaction batman.

Even with the news that the state funding will continue, I don't think I've overreacted.

ESPN ran the piece about "elimination of all athletic programs at UNI". Do you think ESPN is going to run the "state funding for UNI athletics approved" article?

RicardoDelRio predicted that SIU would sink into the abyss once Lowery had to work with his own recruits. That prediction appeared inaccurate until Lowery was actually coaching his own recruits, well those that were left.

I think it's safe to predict that UNI is going to join SIU in "the abyss". The possibility that UNI will discontinue all athletics has been raised by the President of UNI. The fact that it's not happening - at least right now - is going to scare recruits away from UNI.

LOL

[WSUbballer]

If I were a UNI fan, I wouldn't be laughing at this situation.

[valleychamp]

Tell me about that 'abyss', aargh, as you guys have been there pretty recently.

UNI isn't going anywhere. Sorry that shatters some of the shocker posters' dreams. Funny to watch certain shocker posters just flat out root against UNI.

[Khan4Cats]

I don't expect other fans to root for our success. So it's not a surprise that some will try and see the negatives as greater than the positives.

I'd also expect other coaches will try and use it on the recruiting trail. Will it work? Time will only tell. They certainly will have a harder time trying to claim that Jake is going to bail for the first big pay check to come along, so they'll have to try something.

But I also don't see us always cometing for the same type of kids as long as Jake sticks with his system. We certainly aren't going for the high-flyers and so-many star this or that.

[valleychamp]

Mind you, we just signed one of the better basketball classes we have had for '11.

[45otseoj]

Mind you, we just signed one of the better basketball classes we have had for '11.

They haven't signed yet...

[valleychamp]

True. Unless their dads go and take a coaching job somewhere in the MVC, we expect them to sign...

[WSUbballer]

Sorry that shatters some of the shocker posters' dreams. Funny to watch certain shocker posters just flat out root against UNI.

Can you please explain both of these statements?

[LJay]

Mind you, we just signed one of the better basketball classes we have had for '11.

I'm not trying to be an ass but by what standard are you basing this statement? You very well may turn out to be right four years from now but there is nothing on any recruiting site that would lead one to this conclusion.

[WuDrWu]

Also, technically, you haven't signed anyone yet for 2011 or else we have a big story.