(01-28-2018 11:23 PM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  I know that the OP is probably just the messenger, but entire premise of this thread is so bogus that it’s annoying. Schools don’t willingly drop down to lower tier conferences, particularly under the guise of winning more. All that winning in a lower tier conference does is increase the desire to move up to a better conference, which means that it never makes sense to leave the better conference in the first place. Absolutely no sane university president makes this type of move in today’s conference realignment landscape. Living in the best neighborhood possible is all that matters, so you’d rather have the worst house in a better neighborhood than a mansion in a worse neighborhood. LaSalle isn’t going anywhere unless it’s to the Big East (which obviously isn’t happening). They certainly aren’t going to an inferior league. This is how crappy rumors that get fans unnecessarily into a tizzy get started.

While I agree that presidents are always going to buy as much house as they can afford you still have to make the mortgage payment.

The USA Today numbers for A10 suggests that a budget of around $20 million or more is the norm in A10.

They averaged just under 2300 per game and presumably some portion is students paying discounted ticket prices or attending free.

Tuition is producing around $105 million a year before housing and meals and assuming no discounts or scholarships (except endowed).

I think it is very plausible that La Salle cannot afford a budget that is competitive.


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