Money Grab at Thomas More?

[gchs_uk9]

Long, but really interesting read on how signing so many players is bringing money into smaller, liberal arts colleges that might not be able to stay open otherwise. Definitely worth the read.

 

The D-III revolution - SBNation.com

[sportsfan41]

7 deep is a little on the lenient side. I know for a fact a couple years ago they had 29 WR's on the roster. That is just 1 position I know about. I would think they are a lot deeper than 7 at many positions.

 

 

Then they're not very deep at other positions. I think ole Tex was doing some quick math. 11 positions, times 2 for offense and defense. At 7 per position you'd have 154 players.

 

How many do they have?

[Hellbird]

Then they're not very deep at other positions. I think ole Tex was doing some quick math. 11 positions, times 2 for offense and defense. At 7 per position you'd have 154 players.

 

How many do they have?

There are a lot of

positions that don't need 7 deep either such as QB and linemen. If you have 7 tackles, 7 centers, 7 Guards right and left etc is overkill as well. 7 centers would be a joke. Just an example.

[MentschTrachtGottLacht]

Sounds like they are using the lure of playing college sports to boost their tuition intake.

 

They are, as are nearly every other D3 school in America. Do you know Centre College has 21 athletic teams? As a comparison, Xavier has 16. Transy has 26. Oberlin College has 19. UC has 17. DePauw has 21.

 

This isn't a coincidence. D3 has as many teams as they do completely because of tuition intake.

 

You haven't stumbled onto some great revelation here HB, I promise you.

[NKY Bandit]

To play devils advocate here....how many of you wouldn't go back to play one more game? How about a quarter? A single snap? They're young. Let them chase that dream as long as they can.

[InItToWinIt]

How many graduated either on the team or not?

 

 

Usually by graduation there is between 20 and 30 seniors on the team. When you compete against 6 other guys for 1 position, people will quit. Human nature I suppose.

[Wireman]

I envision them ranking the players. "Johnny, you've just moved up to No. 23 on the depth chart this week. Keep up the good work son."

[frankdracman23]

Cincinnati St. X has 105 Soph-Srs on their roster. TMC would be a piece of cake.

[plantmanky]

Are we really complaining about this when there are D 1 schools out there that dont offer scholarships at all. Come on.

[AverageJoesGym]

Are we really complaining about this when there are D 1 schools out there that dont offer scholarships at all. Come on.

 

Yeah, those low rent jerks in the Ivy League.

[UK#1fanisback]

Cincinnati St. X has 105 Soph-Srs on their roster. TMC would be a piece of cake.

 

According to Maxpreps.com they have over 200 kids on their roster.

[plantmanky]

Yeah, those low rent jerks in the Ivy League.

 

I was talking about Morehead and the patriot leauge.

[swamprat]

I drive by University of the Cumberlands a couple times a month. They are a monster facility focusing on the sports as a source of gaining students.

University of the Cumberlands - Home

 

This is why they dropped the nursing program to reinstate the football program back in the early eighties, more money in football.

[TAC]

I was talking about Morehead and the patriot leauge.

Morehead does not give any? I thought my cousins kid got some to go there?

[AverageJoesGym]

Morehead does not give any? I thought my cousins kid got some to go there?

 

Not football money. The Pioneer League is strictly non-scholarship.