I've long thought that the growth of Oakland is a threat to EMU in terms of enrolling students as well as men's basketball.

This university is really growing.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/lo.../74093216/

http://www.emich.edu/stories/freshman-class.php

Two of the largest freshman classes in EMU history are in the last 3 years. EMU isn't hurting for students.

(10-17-2015 08:32 AM)emdypo Wrote:  http://www.emich.edu/stories/freshman-class.php

Two of the largest freshman classes in EMU history are in the last 3 years. EMU isn't hurting for students.

Good article.

I thought EMU's frosh enrollment tailed off after tuition rose when 0-0-0 ended.

Guess I was wrong.

(10-17-2015 10:26 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(10-17-2015 08:32 AM)emdypo Wrote:  http://www.emich.edu/stories/freshman-class.php

Two of the largest freshman classes in EMU history are in the last 3 years. EMU isn't hurting for students.

Good article.

I thought EMU's frosh enrollment tailed off after tuition rose when 0-0-0 ended.

Guess I was wrong.

I think that's great news. But I noticed one thing that I think is extremely important--the article touting Oakland was in the Detroit News, the article touting Emu seemed to be internal. Value to Oakland: 90%. Value to EMU: 10%

I think that Oakland's rise has certainly hurt EMU basketball.

How has it "hurt" EMU? We're a larger (growing enrollment) university with continually rising academic admission standards.

(10-22-2015 09:32 AM)vannzee Wrote:  I think that Oakland's rise has certainly hurt EMU basketball.

We've beat them 3 of the last 4 times we've played them, with the one loss coming on a buzzer beater. I think we've done ok against Oakland.

I totally read that comment as just "hurting EMU," but yeah, I'll be surprised if we don't make that 4 of the last 5 this season.