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Should VCU get a football team?

Posted on | March 26, 2008 | 9 Comments

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9 Responses to “Should VCU get a football team?”

  1. Sean
    March 26th, 2008 @ 9:58 am

    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!

  2. Dan
    March 26th, 2008 @ 10:44 am

    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.

  3. Sam
    March 26th, 2008 @ 11:37 am

    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

  4. Jason
    March 26th, 2008 @ 2:43 pm

    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.

  5. Melanie
    March 27th, 2008 @ 11:49 am

    No.

  6. Sam
    March 27th, 2008 @ 2:55 pm

    Upon first read, I thought the editorial was just poorly written. Upon second read, it’s both poorly written and not funny.

  7. Sam
    March 27th, 2008 @ 2:56 pm

    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?

  8. Tess
    March 28th, 2008 @ 12:40 pm

    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).

  9. WILLIAM
    April 29th, 2008 @ 1:55 pm

    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.

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