The point you missed is that the handful of decent athletes who might have gone to SHU in the years to come will find roster spots and scholarships at better programs.
bharv wrote:
To the person earlier talking about the "solid" programs at American, Iona, Providence, etc...yes those are very solid middle and long distance programs.
That is not the only measure of success in track and field. Seton Hall even within the last 5-7 years has produced excellent long sprinters and excellent relays. These events have just as much value as the long distance programs mentioned above.
Don't think about this from a distance runner's perspective, when was the last time Iona had a 46 second 400m runner?
Seton Hall was a very solid sprint program. ANd it is a really bad lose for us as track and field fans to lose any program, much less one with the history and prestige that Seton Hall has possessed.
Let's hope that the big east does not become the CAA or the MAC where so many teams have been lost in the last few years (JMU, TOwson, Delaware, to many MAC schools to name).