(08-10-2013 12:16 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(08-10-2013 11:34 AM)ULdave Wrote:  I might be mistaken on this point but didn't ECU vote against stipends? If that is the case Holgorsen's point is justified. He may have used a bit of hyperbole in his statement but otherwise I think the blogger completely missed the point.

Rutgers and Wake Forest voted against the stipend too, but Holgersen didn't mention either of those schools.

The writer didn't miss the point. The UNC, Duke and NC State crowds just want it to be known that they see WVU the same way that they see ECU. They even mentioned the fact that WVU and ECU used to be in the same conference together.

The writer is saying that Holgorson thinks ECU doesn't belong on the same field because they can't compete. I think Holgorson was saying they don't belong on the same field if they limit the ability of big programs to do the things they want to do. Holgorson is complaining about the smaller schools acting as a anchor pulling down the big schools due to there own limitations.

I don't understand the bolded part of your comment. It has no mention in the article.