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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: State of YSU Football
« on: September 19, 2013, 09:28:32 PM »
A number of thoughts ........
1. The MAC ain't happening. Too expensive. Need double the current athletic budget. No way to fund it.
2. Other than maybe beating cellar dwellars like Akron and maybe Kent, to play the MAC would be a butt kicking annually. YSU would not compete well overall.
3. You got a poor AD right now running the ship. I trust none of his decisions on who to hire , who to extend contacts of, keeping people when they should be let go or who to play. I see an athletic dept in the MAC that would drown all the sports with poor decisions.
4. The overall sports program would also suffer competitively in the MAC, not just football.
5. I note that this season ticket prices went up and can't be justified. People aren't coming because of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, just so you know. Concession prices went up and most have to pay to park. How much more would all these have to go up to help fund an entry in the MAC ?
6.Most students don't come to games now. Why should they pay more for athletic fees to support a move to the MAC ? With $$$$$$$$$ tight in the overall university budget, where does academic $$$$$$$$ come from to aid the MAC move ?
7. What advantage is gained recruiting wise over the MAC overall ? I see major problems competeing for the same caliber of athlete ( higher than we have now) .
8.We still don't have a campus baseball diamond. Sorry, but a Pro stadium off campus doesn't cut it.
9. YSU would still be a commuter campus vs MAC schools with full time students living on their campuses , enhancing student life.
10. Like it or not, YSU is still viewed as not as academically acceptable as most of the MAC. That is still a negative view of YSU held by the Presidents and not one easily overcome.
The MAC isn't happening.
1. The MAC ain't happening. Too expensive. Need double the current athletic budget. No way to fund it.
2. Other than maybe beating cellar dwellars like Akron and maybe Kent, to play the MAC would be a butt kicking annually. YSU would not compete well overall.
3. You got a poor AD right now running the ship. I trust none of his decisions on who to hire , who to extend contacts of, keeping people when they should be let go or who to play. I see an athletic dept in the MAC that would drown all the sports with poor decisions.
4. The overall sports program would also suffer competitively in the MAC, not just football.
5. I note that this season ticket prices went up and can't be justified. People aren't coming because of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, just so you know. Concession prices went up and most have to pay to park. How much more would all these have to go up to help fund an entry in the MAC ?
6.Most students don't come to games now. Why should they pay more for athletic fees to support a move to the MAC ? With $$$$$$$$$ tight in the overall university budget, where does academic $$$$$$$$ come from to aid the MAC move ?
7. What advantage is gained recruiting wise over the MAC overall ? I see major problems competeing for the same caliber of athlete ( higher than we have now) .
8.We still don't have a campus baseball diamond. Sorry, but a Pro stadium off campus doesn't cut it.
9. YSU would still be a commuter campus vs MAC schools with full time students living on their campuses , enhancing student life.
10. Like it or not, YSU is still viewed as not as academically acceptable as most of the MAC. That is still a negative view of YSU held by the Presidents and not one easily overcome.
The MAC isn't happening.