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March 26, 2008

Should VCU get a football team?


 

9 Comments.

  1. 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!

    Sean @ March 26th, 2008 at 9:58 am

  2. 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.

    Dan @ March 26th, 2008 at 10:44 am

  3. 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

    Sam @ March 26th, 2008 at 11:37 am

  4. 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.

    Jason @ March 26th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

  5. No.

    Melanie @ March 27th, 2008 at 11:49 am

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

    Sam @ March 27th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

  7. 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?

    Sam @ March 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

  8. 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).

    Tess @ March 28th, 2008 at 12:40 pm

  9. 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.

    WILLIAM @ April 29th, 2008 at 1:55 pm

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