This thread is taking a turn for the worse. Some of the posters are becoming no better than the ignorant-spewing fans on the football messageboards. It's not the football team's fault that the XC/TF teams were cut. No football player is responsible for the decision made by AD Muir.
The individual responsible is Muir and the blame is solely on him. It was his choise to cut the XC/TF programs and his decision to use Title 9 as a scapegoat and his decision to so unfairly and improperly inform the student-athletes and his fault for not keeping closer tabs on budgets, etc...because I am certain that with a little re-arranging, fundraising (perhaps at the FB games!?), and alumni outreach the programs could have been salvaged. So yes by all means picket and send emails to the AD and President and media outlets. But understand the situation can't be blamed on peer UD football student-athletes.