Appalachian State's athletics department cuts men's indoor track and field

From the 90s wrote:

Because obese dudes can’t play soccer.

Football is an excuse to be a fat slob. It’s a dying sport though. Less mommies and daddies want their children to have long life physical and mental issues from playing pig skin. In 20 years soccer will be the dominate sport everywhere except the fried chicken south.

People have been saying soccer will be the dominate sport in 20 years since about 1973...has not happened yet. Heck youth soccer has seen a DECLINE in participation.

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Honestly, how many people even care about indoor track? I am not even sure indoor track is a good idea for college athletes. That means more competitions so recovery and training is reduced.

Luv2Run wrote:

Honestly, how many people even care about indoor track? I am not even sure indoor track is a good idea for college athletes. That means more competitions so recovery and training is reduced.

It's not that much competition to meaningfully reduce training and competition. One meet every week or two is probably fine in terms of recovery and training.

Also possible that Appalachian State gives 2020-21 indoor track low probability of happening with Covid-19 (2nd wave coronavirus and indoor sports in small facilities). If that's part of their assessment, makes decision easier.

Every real man loves football and it will never go away. Never. Indoor track isn’t a big deal. For many decades most schools did not compete in indoor track before early 80’s. Outdoors is plenty.

OldD1Coach wrote:

Every real man loves football and it will never go away. Never. Indoor track isn’t a big deal. For many decades most schools did not compete in indoor track before early 80’s. Outdoors is plenty.

LOL....

Indoor track is a waste.

Beer Miles wrote:

Why is men's soccer getting hit so hard? It's been hit harder than cross and track.

Same reason wrestling gets cut. Large team size (~30 kids) and nobody cares. You can be assured that every sport being cut is a combo of numbers of title IX (i.e. number of male athletes cut) AND the actual cost savings.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t the best Male youth soccer players bypass college system in favor of lower league pro contracts?

The same can be said about baseball and the minor leagues but there are still a lot of great players who do play in college. Barry Bonds, Tony Gwynn, Bo Jackson, Mark Prior, Stephen Strasburg. Even in track, most DI track all-Americans are at least able to qualify for the Olympic trials and have something of a post-collegiate career.

I get the sense that collegiate soccer is a dead end for most players.

Kvothe wrote:

Quackattack343 wrote:

App State played one ACC team and one SEC team in 2019

They beat South Carolina 20-15

They beat UNC 34-31

That's 2-0, by my count.

Cool. And they also only have a bit over 100 players on their team and not 150. Maybe they should cut even more teams. They do have 6 quarterbacks though. Guess some guys just really love practice.

The issue with Appalachian State, and many other mid-majors, is not the football team. It is the fact that they are in a conference in which you have to fly all over the country to play games that aren't even televised and making money. The Sun Belt goes from Myrtle Beach, SC to San Marcos, TX. That is completely ridiculous. Why does a baseball, softball, tennis, soccer, track or swimming team need to charter a flight from NC to TX to participate in a conference competition. At least when App's football team went and played Louisiana Lafayette it was televised and they got payed.

East Carolina just had to cut swimming and diving because of budget cuts. Why is ECU and App State not in the same conference? They are similar sized schools and combined travel alone from all sports from Greenville to Boone would save you tens of thousands of dollars.

That's because some teams/universities put too much emphasis on indoor or trying to get the triple crown of cross, indoor, and outdoor titles. Indoor should be an ancillary factor to training. You mostly base build, but race once a week or every other week as a fitness check/workout.

I'm not completely sure about that, but I get that sense about collegiate gymnastics. No one of significance comes from that I'm sure.

I think collegiate soccer used to be more valuable, but the increasing presence of MLS and farm teams has eaten away at that. I think high school and below soccer participation has seen a dip as more parents put their kids in premier youth leagues/clubs

The Hillbillies of Appalachian State Teachers' Junior College should send their football team to the Little House for another asswhuppin on Michigan and the Little Ten. Collect another big payday.

You will notice one sport not being cut = LaCrosse.

mahmood wrote:

You will notice one sport not being cut = LaCrosse.

They forgot they even had it.