Re: UNI Dropping Down?
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 3:06 pm
I merged two threads about UNI's funding issues.
Trimming ...blah, blah, blah... would mean the university would seriously consider eliminating all sports at UNI because of lost revenue related to the loss of Division I status, Allen said.
Aargh wrote:Prez Allen made what might be the most ill-advised statement by a University Prez in several decades.Trimming ...blah, blah, blah... would mean the university would seriously consider eliminating all sports at UNI because of lost revenue related to the loss of Division I status, Allen said.
That's what athletes considering schools are going to hear and what coaches recruiting against UNI will be repeating.
I understand that it's political posturing, but that statement, particularly when picked up by ESPN, is recruiting poison. When the year in question is 2015, that's going to be a consideration for recruits starting NOW.
Throw in axing the baseball program, and it's easy to paint the picture that UNI is in the process of dropping athletics.
holy overreaction batman.