Hanover moved to be more academically inclined after I graduated in '02. We went from being the cream of the crop in the Heartland to being God awful. As soon as you raise tuition and enrollment standards to get to Tier I, you lose athletes. Hanover is just now starting to recover. I felt so bad for Coach Perry b/c there was nothing he could do to get players in. He was far too good of a coach and a man to deserve that.

That really is rough, beautiful school by the way. I imagine Georgetown will fall into this mold rapidly if this goes through. I talked to a player today that says coaches and players are saying a D2 or bust kind of deal. Can't blame them in the least.

I've heard from several sources within the Mid South Conference world that Georgetown College is almost bankrupt. Leaving the Kentucky Baptist Convention has been really bad for them, and moving D3 is a last ditch effort to keep the school afloat. Much like what happened at Sue Bennett before it went belly up for those that remember that school.

I've heard from several sources within the Mid South Conference world that Georgetown College is almost bankrupt. Leaving the Kentucky Baptist Convention has been really bad for them, and moving D3 is a last ditch effort to keep the school afloat. Much like what happened at Sue Bennett before it went belly up for those that remember that school.

 

I recognize that scholarships are an expensive outlay of cash. However, after speaking with two different Football coach's in the same conference as Georgetown I am not convinced that going D3 will save them much money if any at all.

 

In NAIA you can give (don't have to use them all) 24 scholarships. According to 1 NAIA coach they usually use anywhere from 6-9 scholarships on incoming freshmen. Those 6 -9 scholarships are usually spread across approximately 24 - 35 athletes. In addition they will recruit another 25 -30 kids without using any football money. Some schools like Campbellsville bring in as many as 80 freshman. It is the opinion of this particular school that of the 25 "walk on's" that they recruit, less than 10 would consider enrolling if there were not a chance of "football Money" down the road. That means an equivelant of 30 full time students enroll at the college with out "football Scholarships", who otherwise would not if they were a non-scholarship football school.

 

If those numbers are even close to being accurate, Georgetown could lose a huge number of revenue producing students each year.

 

To put it simply: an investment of 9 scholarshps at approx. $30,000 a year ($270,000) returns you 30 additional students at $30,000 per year ($900,000).

 

The basic cost of the program does not change from NAIA to D3, so there would be minimal if any savings. In my opinion it is a bad business decision for Georgetown.

I recognize that scholarships are an expensive outlay of cash. However, after speaking with two different Football coach's in the same conference as Georgetown I am not convinced that going D3 will save them much money if any at all.

 

In NAIA you can give (don't have to use them all) 24 scholarships. According to 1 NAIA coach they usually use anywhere from 6-9 scholarships on incoming freshmen. Those 6 -9 scholarships are usually spread across approximately 24 - 35 athletes. In addition they will recruit another 25 -30 kids without using any football money. Some schools like Campbellsville bring in as many as 80 freshman. It is the opinion of this particular school that of the 25 "walk on's" that they recruit, less than 10 would consider enrolling if there were not a chance of "football Money" down the road. That means an equivelant of 30 full time students enroll at the college with out "football Scholarships", who otherwise would not if they were a non-scholarship football school.

 

If those numbers are even close to being accurate, Georgetown could lose a huge number of revenue producing students each year.

 

To put it simply: an investment of 9 scholarshps at approx. $30,000 a year ($270,000) returns you 30 additional students at $30,000 per year ($900,000).

 

The basic cost of the program does not change from NAIA to D3, so there would be minimal if any savings. In my opinion it is a bad business decision for Georgetown.

 

Oh I agree. I know several people involved with athletics at NAIA schools in Kentucky and athletics are a lifeline for their student body. However, Georgetown College is a sinking ship. Their departure from the Kentucky Baptist Convention has about killed them, and now they are throwing hail mary's hoping one sticks to keep them afloat.

Wonder if this would have any impact on their relationship with the Bengals.

Wonder if this would have any impact on their relationship with the Bengals.

 

I don't see why. The Bears train at a DIII school and a couple other teams do as well.

I don't see why. The Bears train at a DIII school and a couple other teams do as well.

 

Not the move to DIII. More the financial uncertainty of the institution.