Harvard newspaper doesn't want a 4th sorority

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Wish mine would. But no, they are going to D-1. They can't fill the current stadium, so the obvious solution is enlarge it. I keep hearing about all the money athletics brings in, but no one can quote me any numbers. If football were indeed such a great money maker I have no doubt the athletic department would be shouting it from the rooftops. Instead, supporters point to those few programs which do turn a profit, ignoring the fact that those programs have television deals that I will bet TX State will never be offered.

Oh, your school's money will come from being the traveling whipping boy like my school, University of Louisiana at Monroe. We went D-1 when I was a sophomore. I think we had one to two home games a year so that the team could make money. A name change from Northeast Louisiana University to ULM wasn't far behind because it was preferred by the football system. They don't like directional names. Thank goodness we didn't have any history behind that name or anything.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Oh, your school's money will come from being the traveling whipping boy like my school, University of Louisiana at Monroe. We went D-1 when I was a sophomore. I think we had one to two home games a year so that the team could make money. A name change from Northeast Louisiana University to ULM wasn't far behind because it was preferred by the football system. They don't like directional names. Thank goodness we didn't have any history behind that name or anything.

They changed our name FIRST - and tried to convince us it wasn't because of the athletic teams. You can deduce from my screen name what I think of THAT. . .