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ScarletRook:

--- Quote ---I’ve never been a conspiracy junkie, but I’m convincing myself that the YSU Athletic Administration purposely makes men’s basketball the red-headed stepchild to the football team.  If, for example, men’s basketball became a fairly regular NCAA Tournament participant and did some damage in the tournament, YSU would become much more known nationally in basketball than by winning 1AA football championships (no matter what AD Strollo stated in the recent Warren Tribune article) and I don’t think the YSU Athletic Administration wants this to happen.   
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First off, the last football championship was so long ago that many don't even think about it.  It is just a vague reminder of how great a program we once had. 
Second, if the MBB team were to become "a fairly regular NCAA Tournament participant" I don't see how that could do anything but help the University and resolve the money difference. 
Let's face it, the AD budget has a target on its head and losing teams and losing revenue will do nothing but give people more shots at the target.

YSU got a reprieve with Nebraska supplementing Pelini's income but that will not last.
The MBB program is a train wreck!  Paying the engineer more won't fix that problem.
The basketball facilities need major improvements and the football stadium is reaching that point too.
Money from "big-money games" helps pay the way across the board for sports which are revenu losers; which sadly I believe is every sport now.
Fan interest in any sport increases by leaps and bounds by winning!

You make valid points and I will agree with most except the conspiracy of not wanting a winning MBB program. 

jbags:
once again, I dont blame either one...Plummer never played as a freshman, started at the beginning of the season and wound up in the doghouse...Stewart was a highly touted JC kid that fell out of favor early...its not all Slocum's fault ...those 4 that left share some of the blame.. but something isnt right and it needs fixed...this wave of players that need to be signed must stay the course...we cant have this each year...guess we must hit the junior colleges hard

gbs20:
How about using the revenue from money games to subsidize the rent of playing at Covelli?  Many urban universities play at off campus arenas and this really isnt off campus given that few students attend the games even in the best of circumstances.  It would save the money of renovating Beeghly and enable the team to play at a high quality venue.

jbags:
bleak picture huh? good news is only 5 guys are on the floor at once and if 2 are true D1 players then you can improve immensely...we need to find 2 good players that stay for 4 years

Spiderlegs:
We don't know what really happened.  If these guys are quitting because they don't like Slocum, then yes, Slocum is the problem and Strollo needs to step in. There may also be something going on behind the scenes that we don't know about (academics, curfew violations, illegal substance abuse)--YSU athletics is very good about maintaining confidentiality on such things.


 

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