http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_def...ball_teams

Just came across this and felt like posting it, especially since a couple more bit the dust in 2009...kinda scary.

why is it scary? how many of these teams have you ever watched?

I used to go to Long Beach State games when I lived in Long Beach. They lost almost every game I saw. But I left California 6 years before they disbanded the program. They didn't win many games after I left, so you can imagine how many people cared that the program was discontinued...

(01-03-2010 03:48 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  why is it scary? how many of these teams have you ever watched?

Probably just East Tennessee when we were in the OVC, but Tulane of CUSA had a "prayer meeting" a few years ago; also, in my conference (MAC), Bowling Green has had 'the discussion' recently and EMU may be running on fumes. I guess I shouldn't be too worried since Akron just built a new stadium and the admin. appears committed.

I wish I could have gone to a Denver game. I hear a lot about their program and former stadium from their fans. But they'll never come back.

It was interesting how many of the schools that dropped football were small private schools......many of which were urban Catholic universitities.

That's over a really long period of time, so I don't see any real trend or concern.

In the mean time, look at all the schools starting football and/or moving up to higher divisions (just recently):

Boise St
Idaho
Buffalo
FIU
FAU
UConn
USF
UCF
WKU
MTSU
UC Davis
Towson

I notice your list is much shorter, DrTorch...

(01-03-2010 09:14 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  I notice your list is much shorter, DrTorch...

The point being that I listed recent additions (which I cleverly pointed to when I wrote "Just recently")...I didn't go back 70 years like the Wiki did.

Even if you had gone back 70 years or more, your list would still be shorter...

(01-04-2010 11:22 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  Even if you had gone back 70 years or more, your list would still be shorter...

Probably so. But I still see no concern that this is "scary".

i think it's good that some of these teams have ended their football programs. maybe they'll finally be able to give baseball some more scholarships.

(01-04-2010 12:49 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(01-04-2010 11:22 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  Even if you had gone back 70 years or more, your list would still be shorter...

Probably so. But I still see no concern that this is "scary".

Neither do I. It's evolution in action...

(01-04-2010 01:24 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  i think it's good that some of these teams have ended their football programs. maybe they'll finally be able to give baseball some more scholarships.

no chance

(01-04-2010 01:24 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  i think it's good that some of these teams have ended their football programs. maybe they'll finally be able to give baseball some more scholarships.

Football brings in the bucks.