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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2023 8:56:17 GMT -6
As usual, we have consulted the experts who gather public opinion, digest it and belch it back out for the fans to ponder and pontificate. This one is no different. So the 50,000 or so people who contribute their thoughts on PAP are being asked to weigh in on this.
Football.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2023 9:05:02 GMT -6
Seriously, I hope we can generate some buzz. At least if the conversation begins, somebody might actually ask if this is a good deal.
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Post by Aces&Eights on Jul 16, 2023 9:22:29 GMT -6
By this time next month UE's position on football will have been revealed.
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Post by ad1770 on Jul 16, 2023 15:20:31 GMT -6
I would love seeing football come back, but I believe there are other areas that could use the money long before football is stared back up.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2023 16:32:21 GMT -6
I would love seeing football come back, but I believe there are other areas that could use the money long before football is stared back up. That would be true if they are robbing from one to promote something that won't generate much revenue at first. They have to come up with a way of proving or strongly suggesting that football is good for the university. We all believe it does, which would seem to be enough of a reason to restore it (or not kill it in the first place). We don't get to look at the books, though. The argument that football makes other sports better is somewhat lame. If you want a good basketball team, do that. Don't depend on football. If football helps recruiting for other programs, not all of them sports, then adding it makes sense. How do we prove that? Apples need to be compared to other apples, and that's hard to do. |
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Post by ad1770 on Jul 16, 2023 16:55:33 GMT -6
I would love seeing football come back, but I believe there are other areas that could use the money long before football is stared back up. That would be true if they are robbing from one to promote something that won't generate much revenue at first. They have to come up with a way of proving or strongly suggesting that football is good for the university. We all believe it does, which would seem to be enough of a reason to restore it (or not kill it in the first place). We don't get to look at the books, though. The argument that football makes other sports better is somewhat lame. If you want a good basketball team, do that. Don't depend on football. If football helps recruiting for other programs, not all of them sports, then adding it makes sense. How do we prove that? Apples need to be compared to other apples, and that's hard to do. We do agree in most of this. It should not have been ended to begin with. That was 55-70 additional students that did not receive scholarships and actually paid most of their way through school. And that helps everybody. Unfortunately, to restart the program is a lot more expensive than just keeping it going. But hopefully one day, it will be back. |
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Post by rtv79 on Jul 27, 2023 16:10:01 GMT -6
Love smalltime college football. You park your car, take a short walk to the ticket booth, get your $5 ticket, another short walk to your seat, and the game starts in 10 minutes. Then no traffic jams after the game. And no media timeouts! Great way to spend a fall afternoon! Would be great if it could come back.
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Post by 65pointgame on Jul 27, 2023 18:50:43 GMT -6
Love smalltime college football. You park your car, take a short walk to the ticket booth, get your $5 ticket, another short walk to your seat, and the game starts in 10 minutes. Then no traffic jams after the game. And no media timeouts! Great way to spend a fall afternoon! Would be great if it could come back. Throw in a tailgate party every now and then. |
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Post by Aces&Eights on Aug 10, 2023 18:06:31 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2023 8:16:32 GMT -6
I suppose the first job would be to establish a real playing field.
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Post by Aces&Eights on Aug 11, 2023 8:56:41 GMT -6
The first step was yesterday. The next step is to find trustees and board members that are inclined to agree that increasing sports and more specifically football increases student enrollment and campus activities.
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Post by sycamorefan96 on Aug 20, 2023 18:38:48 GMT -6
If Evansville restarted football and joined the Pioneer League I would feel more comfortable with ISU moving down to the Pioneer League too. At that point there would be 4 Indiana schools (including ourselves) plus Dayton and Morehead State which are pretty close. Then there's Drake who is also a MVC member.
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