Absolutely NOT! Look what happened to JMU’s athletic program.. they had to cut nearly 10 sports to make up for the shortfall.. Keep as is.. it would be a huge mistake!
Title IX would dictate Sean’s point from player numbers alone. It would certainly ensure plenty of full-ride women bowlers in RVA when the program kicks off.
I think the editorial was more mocking the call for football from one of the current SGA Presidential candidates than really trying to make the case for it.
VCU doesn’t need a football team. It’ll cost more than it’s worth.
A Football team is just what VCU needs. VCU has the largest student body in the state. Of the top 5 schools in Virginia in terms of student population, VCU is # 1 however it is the only school of the 5 to not to have a football program. School spirit for the VCU athletic teams is at an all-time high. A football team would offer more opportunities for athletic scholarships and increase VCU’s endowments. As well as increase VCU’s boundaries, safety and annual fiscal gain.
Absolutely NOT! Look what happened to JMU’s athletic program.. they had to cut nearly 10 sports to make up for the shortfall.. Keep as is.. it would be a huge mistake!
Title IX would dictate Sean’s point from player numbers alone. It would certainly ensure plenty of full-ride women bowlers in RVA when the program kicks off.
VCU could go I-AA, not award scholarships, and see how it goes. U of R Stadium will be begging to be used once the Spiders move out.
Commonwealth Times had an outlandish editorial calling for football.
http://media.www.commonwealthtimes.com/media/storage/paper634/news/2008/03/24/Opinion/The-Time.Is.Now.For.Vcu.Football-3280079.shtml
I think the editorial was more mocking the call for football from one of the current SGA Presidential candidates than really trying to make the case for it.
VCU doesn’t need a football team. It’ll cost more than it’s worth.
No.
Upon first read, I thought the editorial was just poorly written. Upon second read, it’s both poorly written and not funny.
Should we instead be asking, “should U of R abandon it’s football team?”
If football teams are so unprofitable and unwanted, U of R dropping its football program could do wonders, right?
Heck no, VCU shouldn’t get a football team. How the heck could we ever expect to remain undefeated that way?
Also, the less beer-can-on-head-crushing frat boys that VCU attracts, the better (see: UVA).
A Football team is just what VCU needs. VCU has the largest student body in the state. Of the top 5 schools in Virginia in terms of student population, VCU is # 1 however it is the only school of the 5 to not to have a football program. School spirit for the VCU athletic teams is at an all-time high. A football team would offer more opportunities for athletic scholarships and increase VCU’s endowments. As well as increase VCU’s boundaries, safety and annual fiscal gain.