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Winthrop Says No To Football
Jun 11, 2016, 9:26 AM
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Winthrop decided Friday against fielding a football team stating the cost was prohibited and the Title IX imbalance would require additional women's sports. Other interesting notes in the Herald article included the fact that Winthrop's student body is two-thirds female. Also mentioned was that when UNC-Charlotte added football they added a
$320 per year athletic fee for all students.
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Re: Winthrop Says No To Football
Jun 11, 2016, 9:48 AM
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It may be financially painful at first, but with the popularity of the sport, aren't they leaving big time $$$ on the table long-term by not adding football? Would it not be a cash cow at a smaller school like Winthrop?
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Re: Winthrop Says No To Football
Jun 11, 2016, 1:31 PM
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Actually no . Most schools (including D1) lose money from football . It's the overwhelming reason why most smaller schools stray away from it .
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Re: Winthrop Says No To Football
Jun 12, 2016, 2:17 PM
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> It may be financially painful at first, but with the
> popularity of the sport, aren't they leaving big time
> $$$ on the table long-term by not adding football?
> Would it not be a cash cow at a smaller school like
> Winthrop?
Who are these smaller schools that football is a cash cow at? Lots of schools are losing money on football.
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Heisman Winner [81074]
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Female Privilege.
Jun 11, 2016, 10:00 AM
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Love wins.
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Re: Winthrop Says No To Football
Jun 11, 2016, 10:02 AM
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Figures
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Do many remember when CDA soirees were nearly
Jun 11, 2016, 12:28 PM
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half Winthrop co-eds??.....lots of 'em were pretty good lookin' too!
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(should be under op)
Jun 11, 2016, 12:29 PM
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nm
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One less school for Boom to recruit against
Jun 11, 2016, 12:51 PM
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amirite?
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Re: Winthrop Says No To Football
Jun 11, 2016, 1:00 PM
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So should make the football team female! Or at lest 2/3.
Lets do it.
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Oh noes! Capon Football finds more recruits!***
Jun 11, 2016, 1:17 PM
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Its a good thing they didn't ....
Jun 11, 2016, 10:05 PM
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They would have ended up sucking anyway ...
Would have been cool to get a nice stadium and a chance to see Clemson play down the street from where I grew up... But that's about it ..
Even with the surplus of talent from Rock Hill, the Winthrop Eagles would be a bust ... The only team with worse colors or recruiting power is Dirtpecker U...
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Re: Its a good thing they didn't ....
Jun 12, 2016, 1:56 PM
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Well, it would be just another school usuck would have to fight with for recruits. 
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Re: Its a good thing they didn't ....
Jun 12, 2016, 1:58 PM
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Not sure if you know how it works but Clemson wouldn't have been playing away at Winthrop
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Re: Winthrop Says No To Football
Jun 12, 2016, 1:55 PM
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They didn't want to take up the parking for the girls softball team.
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