In an effort to increase scholarships and travel expenses as well as improve facilities for other sports, RMU chose to cut 7 sports. Speaking for the Track and Field athletes, there was no indication that this was coming. There were male recruits on campus on Tuesday.
crazy.
non-fbs football programs should either move up to fcs or be cut. that is final. a decent basketball school like bobby mo (upset the 2012 ncaa champs last year, and multiple tourny appearances) could become a great program like vcu if it weren't for deadweight football. programs like basketball, track, xc, soccer, etc are the great equalizers. conference and division lines are not as apparent, there is no fcs track! they had a good program, now they're just another casualty to poor leadership. i'm sure, behind all of this, is an athletic director and president without the collective balls to attack the real issue. the school will be doomed to medicority, forever and ever.
From the outside, and I mean way outside (New England) RMU appears to be using the "revenue sports" of football, basketball and lacrosse as a way to build awareness of the school outside of Western PA.
Unless you're a top tier Football school, the sucking sound you hear in your athletic budget is coming from football and its gives the board of trustees and school president something to do in the fall.
This won't be the last as the upcoming Football playoffs will have all the lower tier D1 schools/conferences in an arms race to improve their football programs.
The team went 500 in the NEC! Bottom of the barrell football team. A team like this will never be able compete against programs like North Dakota and Sam Houston State. And even then, if you "rise" to that level, you're still an FCS team. It doesn't make sense, especially in PA! Penn State owns PA. Pitt can barely hold on to their city's market. You think people in Moon Township give a sh%t about the Bobby Mo pigskin club???
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Robert Morris is one of only three men in history to sign the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation.
A great man, who invested in land at the wrong time.
He went bankrupt and was imprisoned for two years due to taxes and debts owed.
Lived his final days in poverty.
Man, that sucks. I actually know a guy who was going to run track as a freshman there next year.
Actually, if RMU wanted to pursue their options (especially on the women's side)consult an attorney. With football in the equation, colleges can not cut women's sports... especially if the school population is mostly women. Title IX???
Why would any school cut sports to better fund football. With the continued revelations regarding traumatic brain injuries and the consistent cover up by the NFL and many major college programs, the lawsuits should end the sport within the next decade, or increase the liability coverage so much that high schools will no longer sponsor it.
Most of the $ may go to Hoops and Hockey. Some reports also have Women's XC being cut? Women's T and F will stay.
The entire women's program at RMU is still in tact. The last post is untrue.
Coach smith
Michael,
The Trib was the one that got it wrong everyonelse was correct! RMU will have all 3 Women's teams/disciplines like WVU.
It appears to me that the leadership of the University has lost sight of students and the alumni body in an effort to focus funding on basketball and football. The program is and has been focused on developing individuals in capacities far beyond the basic faster, higher, stronger. I am neither a current nor previous athlete at RMU but I can confidently say that the programs will be sadly missed in the campus community.
Robert Morris University eliminating 7 NCAA Division I sports
http://www.wpxi.com/news/sports/college/robert-morris-university-eliminating-7-ncaa-divisi/nb93d/
The move affects 80 athletes.
Men’s indoor and outdoor track, cross country and tennis, and women's field hockey, golf and tennis are being eliminated, according to the university.
The savings generated by phasing out seven sports will fund improvements for the remaining Division I teams, including additional scholarships, facility upgrades, and increased travel and recruiting budgets, the university said.
Robert Morris will honor all scholarships currently being received by the impacted athletes and will assist those who wish to transfer. Under NCAA rules, student athletes who transfer from schools that have eliminated their sport do not have to sit out a season at their new school.
Dr. Craig Coleman, RMU director of athletics, gave the news to the athletes and coaches Tuesday.
"Clearly, this is the most difficult decision I've faced as athletic director and one of the hardest we've had to make as a university. I understand that our student athletes are very upset by this news, and we apologize for the distress this has caused," said Coleman. "Nonetheless, this is the right decision to ensure that the university's present growth remains sustainable and that our student athletes enjoy an excellent experience at RMU."
The university considered several criteria in reducing sports: the number of athletes, competitive success, academic achievement, cost, the adequacy of facilities, compliance with Title IX and whether a program was a Northeast Conference sport of emphasis.
Robert Morris University will drop from 23 Division I teams to 16.
Gotta fund ice hockey somehow
Does anyone know where Coach Smith is now?
Coach Smith wrote:
The entire women's program at RMU is still in tact. The last post is untrue.
Coach smith
In PA, working in an unrelated field.
Coaches News Network wrote:
Does anyone know where Coach Smith is now?
Coach Smith wrote:The entire women's program at RMU is still in tact. The last post is untrue.
Coach smith