By contrast, when ETSU dropped football, admissions went down by 11 or 12 percent the following year.

I was the only reporter to write that, and frankly, I was attacked for it.

Clearly, you haven't spent enough ink time lauding the plaudits of Unaka Mountain.

(03-19-2013 09:54 AM)posterformerlyknownasthedoctor Wrote:  FGCU's applications just went up 25%, and FCGU's athletic recruiting success rate by at least that much. Sounds like, as of just today, they've taken a big step towards becoming a "program".

Yes.....as I posted a while back in another thread, ETSU can now aspire to be FGCU. Amazing.

Ben Hill Griffin III, who is a financial supporter of FGCU, gave $12,500 last week to endow a football scholarship at FGCU even though they have no plans to add football. They did a feasibility study and determined it wasn't advantageous financially. He said he wanted to get the ball rolling anyway.

(03-17-2013 05:48 PM)Bucster Wrote:  And MTSU gets an 11 with an at large bid.

Rough game for MTSU last night. They just couldn't get anything going offensively. I was pretty disappointed because I thought it would be a much more exciting fast paced game. Turns out A&T vs Liberty was a MUCH better game to watch.

isnt any national press talking etsu these days? no? thats cause its all bout belmont. go belmont bruinbyrds,,,,,,,,,,,tennessees best team (xcept possibly memphis, who might as well be in arkansas)

new york times
2 page article about belmont 3s
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/sports...ted=1&_r=0

usa today
obama picks belmont over arizona
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca...k/2004881/

sports illustrated
arizona scared of belmonts 3s
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/ba...index.html

fox news
belmont vs arizona
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/03/20...al-action/

rant sports
5 reasons belmont can make sweet 16
http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-basketbal...-sweet-16/

chicago tribune
belmont/arizona preview
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-...evor-noack

bleecher report
full game preview
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/15714...me-preview

A10 is now 6-0

(03-22-2013 04:30 PM)BartowZone Wrote:  A10 is now 6-0

How do I feel that La Salle and VCU will be in the Final Four?

(03-22-2013 04:39 PM)etsuandpurdue3 Wrote:  

(03-22-2013 04:30 PM)BartowZone Wrote:  A10 is now 6-0

How do I feel that La Salle and VCU will be in the Final Four?

idk about La Salle, but it wouldnt surprise me to see VCU and St. Louis there.

(03-18-2013 06:08 AM)BucNut22 Wrote:  I actually think Davidson has the best chance of pulling off the upset. Marquette is HORRIBLY overrated.

Still think that?
Davidson has *GOT* to be kicking themselves right now.

(03-29-2013 01:39 AM)posterformerlyknownasthedoctor Wrote:  

(03-18-2013 06:08 AM)BucNut22 Wrote:  I actually think Davidson has the best chance of pulling off the upset. Marquette is HORRIBLY overrated.

Still think that?
Davidson has *GOT* to be kicking themselves right now.

Marquette upset my bracket 3 times,but my bracket was done after the first round of games in the second round.

Well, I picked Indiana to win the whole thing. OF COURSE I had Gulf Coast to the sweet 16!

I think a lot of us "experts" were wrong about a whole slew of teams; that's why they call it "madness."

I had Miami winning it all.