https://slate.com/sports/2017/12/wesleya...iness.html

Interesting that Wesleyan, despite its Division III status and membership in the NESCAC, shares some of the same issues as a few D1 FBS schools.

Isn't this where Hillary went to school?

(12-21-2017 04:03 PM)Traveler413 Wrote:  https://slate.com/sports/2017/12/wesleya...iness.html

Interesting that Wesleyan, despite its Division III status and membership in the NESCAC, shares some of the same issues as a few D1 FBS schools.

(12-21-2017 06:25 PM)OldOwl Wrote:  Isn't this where Hillary went to school?

(12-21-2017 04:03 PM)Traveler413 Wrote:  https://slate.com/sports/2017/12/wesleya...iness.html

Interesting that Wesleyan, despite its Division III status and membership in the NESCAC, shares some of the same issues as a few D1 FBS schools.

And this is relevant how?

(12-21-2017 06:25 PM)OldOwl Wrote:  Isn't this where Hillary went to school?

(12-21-2017 04:03 PM)Traveler413 Wrote:  https://slate.com/sports/2017/12/wesleya...iness.html

Interesting that Wesleyan, despite its Division III status and membership in the NESCAC, shares some of the same issues as a few D1 FBS schools.

That would be Wellesley.

(12-21-2017 06:42 PM)Antarius Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 06:25 PM)OldOwl Wrote:  Isn't this where Hillary went to school?

(12-21-2017 04:03 PM)Traveler413 Wrote:  https://slate.com/sports/2017/12/wesleya...iness.html

Interesting that Wesleyan, despite its Division III status and membership in the NESCAC, shares some of the same issues as a few D1 FBS schools.

And this is relevant how?

Because everyone knows women can't play football, duh!

http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/2183...title-game

(12-21-2017 08:57 PM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 06:42 PM)Antarius Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 06:25 PM)OldOwl Wrote:  Isn't this where Hillary went to school?[quote='Traveler413' pid='14919815' dateline='1513890195']
https://slate.com/sports/2017/12/wesleya...iness.html

Interesting that Wesleyan, despite its Division III status and membership in the NESCAC, shares some of the same issues as a few D1 FBS schools.

And this is relevant how?

She went to Wellesley

Wellesley has football recruitment issues even more pronounced than a typical liberal arts or D3 school from what I can gather.

In reading this article, I have a few other takeaways that are directly applicable to Rice:
1) Even in D3, athletic performance and school spirit can have a major impact on school applications and alumni fundraising
2) Even in D3, schools are needing to spend multi-millions to have adequate facilities
3) Even U of Chicago brought football back

I think this article is not questioning the importance of athletics in a modern university, it is discussing the challenges of making sure recruiting athletes doesn't compromise the academic goals of the university, which something I think Rice does better than many.