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Post by Rich Kern on Mar 19, 2019 19:15:03 GMT -5
This would be a personal loss to me. Through my website, I have been in communication with coaches Christy and Matt Benner for about 15 years. I can tell how committed they are to their team and our sport. IF something does happen to Wheeling Jesuit, I do hope that another school will hire them. They both seem like awesome coaches and people and I'm sure will be a very positive asset to any volleyball program.
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Post by pepperbrooks on Mar 19, 2019 19:41:32 GMT -5
It has been known for the last few years in academic circles, that 10-15% of the colleges in the NE and midwest will close in the next 15 years due to smaller population of college aged individuals in these areas of the country and the over supply of colleges. The population as a whole is moving to the south and the west. Sad but true. I dunno, everywhere I go in the Midwest or Northeast there are people all over the place. You can't get away from them. When I go out west I can go a hundred miles without seeing another car. I definitely missed the day when all of my northern neighbors loaded up the family truckster in search of a better life in Alabama. I don’t think it’s a population shift that you’d notice. And the shift West probably means places such as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, Denver, Portland, Seattle, and California, leaving LOTS of wide open spaces in between.
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Post by Phaedrus on Mar 19, 2019 20:48:23 GMT -5
Just talked to a parent who's daughter played at another school in their conference. Rumors were flying a few years ago about their financial stability even then.
Mountain East was forcing them to field a football team, which they couldn't afford or face being kicked out of the conference. The numbers he was talking about was seven figures to start a program, fund 50 scholarships, and all the other costs associated with football.
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Post by oldman on Mar 20, 2019 8:58:29 GMT -5
Just talked to a parent who's daughter played at another school in their conference. Rumors were flying a few years ago about their financial stability even then. Mountain East was forcing them to field a football team, which they couldn't afford or face being kicked out of the conference. The numbers he was talking about was seven figures to start a program, fund 50 scholarships, and all the other costs associated with football. FYI, Football max scholarship limit in D II is 36. And here is an article that claims that 50% of college going under in 10 years. www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhorn/2018/12/13/will-half-of-all-colleges-really-close-in-the-next-decade/#75e7b92c52e5
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Post by rblackley on Mar 20, 2019 9:08:47 GMT -5
I do find it interesting that Jesuit schools get really good volleyball players. I guess its because these players will not attend a public university or non catholic school.
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Post by itsallrelative on Mar 20, 2019 9:22:15 GMT -5
I do find it interesting that Jesuit schools get really good volleyball players. I guess its because these players will not attend a public university or non catholic school. It may be because a lot of the Jesuit schools are pretty good academically...they were always trying to educate the best and brightest.
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Post by Phaedrus on Mar 20, 2019 14:31:21 GMT -5
The CYC or CYO programs that the diocese sponsor do a really great job exposing the very young kids to sports, and they do it in a competitive but not crazy competitive way. Every kids gets to play every match and the volleyball matches are timed etc. So the Jesuits have a ready made feeder program for high school and college.
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Post by oldman on Mar 28, 2019 12:44:56 GMT -5
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Post by dropkickbuffalo on Mar 28, 2019 13:15:49 GMT -5
I wonder if their commitments are going to stay knowing they might only have a year at the school.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 14:29:47 GMT -5
I wonder if their commitments are going to stay knowing they might only have a year at the school. A better question is if athletics will still be up and running? If so, which athletes will be around to compete for those teams?
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Post by Not Me on Mar 28, 2019 20:57:34 GMT -5
I wonder if their commitments are going to stay knowing they might only have a year at the school. Might depend on if their major will still exist. I imagine it will be hard to get incoming freshmen to attend, knowing they will most likely have to transfer. How can you justify athletics when your school is barely solvent? Their football team is a JV team. No really, they play other jv teams. They list 7 athletic trainers on their staff. That’s a ton of overhead.
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Post by dropkickbuffalo on Mar 29, 2019 6:43:32 GMT -5
I wonder if their commitments are going to stay knowing they might only have a year at the school. A better question is if athletics will still be up and running? If so, which athletes will be around to compete for those teams? I found out that at least two of their signees for this year have decided to go elsewhere. Their club coaches are calling everywhere trying to find them a new school.
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Post by vboldskool on Mar 29, 2019 8:50:49 GMT -5
When you see the words "narrowed set of academic programs and co-curricular activities" you can bet that athletics - and a lot of other things are in the cross hairs. Here is the interesting thing about that though... according to their Equity in Athletics report - they have 670 total undergraduate students, student-athlete make up 368. So if you eliminate sports - you, kill the school. It will be interesting to see what happens in the coming weeks.
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Post by coahc21 on Mar 29, 2019 9:42:19 GMT -5
So would the Mountain East just carry on with 11 teams? Or would a little conference realignment be in order? Frostburg State is going from D3 to D2 and I believe that is the conference they are joining... may be wrong about that
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Mar 29, 2019 10:32:58 GMT -5
Time for the GMac to trade their WV trio to the Mountain East in exchange for their pair of Ohio teams.
I know, I know. Wishful thinking.
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