DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 29, 2020 19:12:50 GMT -5
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Post by reformation on Jan 30, 2020 7:09:08 GMT -5
Seems ok I guess. Suspect gtown could be good at squash given its wealthy and private school demographic(I wonder if admissions pushed this as a way to admit more wealthy kids), though there is nothing wrong with this per se. I'm fine with adding it at end of the day but would like to see the univ focus on actually improving a lot of its non marquis sports to at least an ivy level.
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CTHoya08
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Post by CTHoya08 on Jan 30, 2020 7:53:32 GMT -5
Also possible that the strategy was "what's a sport we can get good at without having to invest or change much in?" given that we already take lots of prep school kids. In other words, not a way to get more rich kids, but to leverage the rich kids we're already getting.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jan 30, 2020 8:36:23 GMT -5
The optics aren't great, but the front page lists the other sports available. Some sports are more expensive (ice hockey), some have little or no sports participation in the Northeast (sand volleyball, triathlon), and some would just be a head-scratcher (bowling). www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/bball.htm
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Post by reformation on Jan 30, 2020 12:15:14 GMT -5
Also possible that the strategy was "what's a sport we can get good at without having to invest or change much in?" given that we already take lots of prep school kids. In other words, not a way to get more rich kids, but to leverage the rich kids we're already getting. To be any good we'd have to recruit kids--i'm sure we could leverage a few walk ons. not sure what the real objectives are
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CTHoya08
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Post by CTHoya08 on Jan 31, 2020 7:44:56 GMT -5
The optics aren't great, but the front page lists the other sports available. Some sports are more expensive (ice hockey), some have little or no sports participation in the Northeast (sand volleyball, triathlon), and some would just be a head-scratcher (bowling). www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/bball.htmOne of my law school classmates was very proud that his undergraduate school (Vanderbilt) had figured out that it could add bowling and use it as a path to win its first NCAA title. I didn't quite understand the pride in the gamesmanship.
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 31, 2020 8:26:14 GMT -5
Setting aside the ability to recruit and compete for a CSA championship team, I read the addition of women's squash as a nod to Title IX compliance in athletics. One of the FAQs suggests it without citation to Title IX.
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