I sure hope we are ready for the sake of our Athletics departments (not having to travel northeast to play every single game, plus for the sake of Football and Basketball I hope we are ready:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/09/1425307/radical-change-possible-to-colleges.html
At least we now know where the fucker who created the BCS lives. >:D
LOL.
This piece is from The State, which is the paper in Columbia SC. So essentially it was written to explain to Gamecock and Clemson fans what could go down.
Why canât the paper HERE IN CHARLOTTE have written a story how the Niners could benefit or suffer when dominoes fall?
We have to live with âsloppy secondsâ sister paper articles.
gotta love being irrelevant
there is a paragraph that denotes how we could be affected:
The Big East's vulnerability has more to do with its makeup. It has 16 teams for basketball, but only eight play football at the FBS level. One scenario has the league's FBS teams going to different leagues while the basketball schools - such as Georgetown, Villanova and Marquette - form a separate league. (Hyman said he recently spoke to a counterpart in the Big East who "was nervous.")
Charlotte to the Big 10. Im calling it.
Sorry, this is off-topic, butâŚ
Since joining the SEC, the Gamecocks have been part of the leagueâs Eastern Division. Menâs soccer continued to compete as an independent since the SEC does not sponsor menâs soccer, but joined the Metro Conference for the 1993 and 1994 seasons and has competed in Conference USA since 2005.[sup][1][/sup]
Maybe everyone else already knew that, but Whaaaaaat? How in the world does one of the foremost conferences in the nation not sponsor menâs soccer? No, itâs not football, but itâs not exactly obscureâŚ
itâs collegiate soccer, very few people care. Even more so in the deep south.
It loses money. The womenâs sport you have to equate it to for scholarships loses money.
[quote=âRoasty, post:5, topic:23244â]Sorry, this is off-topic, butâŚ
Since joining the SEC, the Gamecocks have been part of the leagueâs Eastern Division. Menâs soccer continued to compete as an independent since the SEC does not sponsor menâs soccer, but joined the Metro Conference for the 1993 and 1994 seasons and has competed in Conference USA since 2005.[sup][1][/sup]
Maybe everyone else already knew that, but Whaaaaaat? How in the world does one of the foremost conferences in the nation not sponsor menâs soccer? No, itâs not football, but itâs not exactly obscureâŚ[/quote]
The SEC has priorities. Playing European Futbol is not one of them.
I do think it is surprising that the SEC doesnât play soccer - i know itâs not popular and I know it is not a priority - but that can be said of many sports that college do play.
Yeah, that was really my only point. I mean, thereâs menâs XC, swimming/diving, golf, and some other sport (I forget which) that youâd expect would be lower priority than soccer. Whatever.
Yeah, that was really my only point. I mean, thereâs menâs XC, swimming/diving, golf, and some other sport (I forget which) that youâd expect would be lower priority than soccer. Whatever.[/quote]
The sports you listed may be a lower priority with fans of SEC schools nowadays, but two soccer teams worth of scholarships is going to add up to a much higher number than any of the sports you listed above. AS ID mentioned, double the amount of scholarships for the women also. The operating expenses would be higher for a soccer team, too (travel, coaches, etc.). We list 28 players on our soccer roster. I donât know how many full scholarships the soccer teams actually receive to give to their players, but that allocation is probably more than what we give to the other sports listed.
Al Gore and now this guy! What other horrors does Tennessee have up its sleeve?
This could be good or it could be bad (although I am not sure it could be worse). I just hope when it happens we can take advantage and not be taken advantage of.
[quote=âmetro, post:3, topic:23244â]LOL.
This piece is from The State, which is the paper in Columbia SC. So essentially it was written to explain to Gamecock and Clemson fans what could go down.
[b]Why canât the paper HERE IN CHARLOTTE have written a story how the Niners could benefit or suffer when dominoes fall?
We have to live with âsloppy secondsâ sister paper articles.
gotta love being irrelevant
[/b]
there is a paragraph that denotes how we could be affected:
The Big East's vulnerability has more to do with its makeup. It has 16 teams for basketball, but only eight play football at the FBS level. One scenario has the league's FBS teams going to different leagues while the basketball schools - such as Georgetown, Villanova and Marquette - form a separate league. (Hyman said he recently spoke to a counterpart in the Big East who "was nervous.")[/quote]
Thread jacking to grind an ax! Nice!
Grinding axe? K stalker
Yeah, that was really my only point. I mean, thereâs menâs XC, swimming/diving, golf, and some other sport (I forget which) that youâd expect would be lower priority than soccer. Whatever.[/quote]
The sports you listed may be a lower priority with fans of SEC schools nowadays, but two soccer teams worth of scholarships is going to add up to a much higher number than any of the sports you listed above. AS ID mentioned, double the amount of scholarships for the women also. The operating expenses would be higher for a soccer team, too (travel, coaches, etc.). We list 28 players on our soccer roster. I donât know how many full scholarships the soccer teams actually receive to give to their players, but that allocation is probably more than what we give to the other sports listed.[/quote]
The SEC sponsors womenâs soccer. They donât sponsor menâs soccer because the alumni are a bunch of rednecks and how dare anything take away from their precious handsonpigball. The students would actually support it and there are a number of good HS programs in the south. Also, Iâm fairly certain that soccer is not the drain itâs portrayed as on here. SC has had a lot of success and a loyal following despite a number of years as an independent in the sport.
Texas has some of the best high school and club soccer teams in the country, but UT does not support Menâs Soccer. Itâs ridiculous.
Yeah, that was really my only point. I mean, thereâs menâs XC, swimming/diving, golf, and some other sport (I forget which) that youâd expect would be lower priority than soccer. Whatever.[/quote]
The sports you listed may be a lower priority with fans of SEC schools nowadays, but two soccer teams worth of scholarships is going to add up to a much higher number than any of the sports you listed above. AS ID mentioned, double the amount of scholarships for the women also. The operating expenses would be higher for a soccer team, too (travel, coaches, etc.). We list 28 players on our soccer roster. I donât know how many full scholarships the soccer teams actually receive to give to their players, but that allocation is probably more than what we give to the other sports listed.[/quote]
The SEC sponsors womenâs soccer. They donât sponsor menâs soccer because the alumni are a bunch of rednecks and how dare anything take away from their precious handsonpigball. The students would actually support it and there are a number of good HS programs in the south. Also, Iâm fairly certain that soccer is not the drain itâs portrayed as on here. SC has had a lot of success and a loyal following despite a number of years as an independent in the sport.[/quote]
Compared to football, itâs nowhere near as expensive, but as you said, in their minds it would take away from monies that would otherwise got to football. Since the SEC schools do have womenâs soccer, then they would have to create a field hockey/rowing/crocheting team to balance out the scholarships for menâs soccer. I donât know how expensive that would be because I donât know how many scholarships most schools dedicate for soccer. That could also mean some additional facility costs as well.
Sorry, this doesnt need to be derailed into another futbol-football pissing match⌠my fault. Back on topic.
So when are you soccer pansies moving to Europe? Go take your nil-nil crap elsewhere! :))