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(04-02-2020 06:44 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(04-02-2020 06:38 PM)Sirloin Burger Wrote:  I'm relieved to hear this. More should shutter. Maybe the abysmal Lacrosse program. Sailing? Rowing? Replace them with softball. Would that keep us NCAA compliant?

Sponsoring 19 sports is extemely difficult to sustain at the G5 level. Look at a few of our conference mates and their lower number of sponsored sports.

Lacrosse has tons of potential though with our proximity to the north east. I like having it. Sailing makes a lot of sense also considering our history and location. The only sports that make sense To cut are wrestling and men’s swimming. Sucks, but is how it is. Wrestling was in the MAC not CUSA btw.

Lacrosse will continue to underperform until a new coach is hired. I believe a new coach would do wonders for that team. Rowing is the sport that balances with football (number wise).

Sailing makes absolutely no sense (as far as keeping the team). They bring in very little money and cost a lot to maintain.

Wrestling is gone because of money and no other reason. Now that Covid is hitting hard, I won’t be surprised to see other sports cut