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<blockquote data-quote="MWBATL" data-source="post: 1002896" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>There’s a difference between “being first” and being competitive. We were generally competitive with top programs. As recently as 2016 we were top 20.</p><p></p><p>To look at what happens when a college gives up on its major sport, look (for example) at Tulane, which de-emphasized athletics 50 years ago. The school was competitive in the SEC and with the best programs in the 1930’3 and into the 1940’s. The Sugar Bowl used to be played in TULANE Stadium which had a capacity of over 80,000. The football program fell off the face of the earth when Administration decided to cut back on funding. Donations fell, attendance dropped. W/L records collapsed. When they recently decided to try a little bit harder, and they built a new on campus stadium, they built one with a max capacity of 30,000. And rarely fills it at that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWBATL, post: 1002896, member: 944"] There’s a difference between “being first” and being competitive. We were generally competitive with top programs. As recently as 2016 we were top 20. To look at what happens when a college gives up on its major sport, look (for example) at Tulane, which de-emphasized athletics 50 years ago. The school was competitive in the SEC and with the best programs in the 1930’3 and into the 1940’s. The Sugar Bowl used to be played in TULANE Stadium which had a capacity of over 80,000. The football program fell off the face of the earth when Administration decided to cut back on funding. Donations fell, attendance dropped. W/L records collapsed. When they recently decided to try a little bit harder, and they built a new on campus stadium, they built one with a max capacity of 30,000. And rarely fills it at that. [/QUOTE]
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