(12-01-2023 04:40 PM)Scoochpooch1 Wrote:  A bunch of MAAC and Big East schools have dropped football over the past few decades.

Most of the MAAC dropped out between 2003 and 2008. Only one Big East school has dropped football (St. John's) since 1981.

As for Presbyterian, there are a total of 430 men enrolled... and 134 play football.

(12-01-2023 04:15 PM)TDenverFan Wrote:  Some of these smaller private schools use football to boost enrollment, especially in the non scholarship (or reduced scholarship) leagues.

Like Stetson football is not a big draw, but it enrolls 100 men in the university. Stetson currently has 1,000 males (https://www.stetson.edu/administration/i...orts.php), so football players are about 10% of their male enrollment. I doubt they would drop that program.

With the enrollment cliff coming up, I think the schools most likely to drop football are just the schools that are likely to close altogether.

The program was restarted about a decade ago for that reason. Also, they play at a HS field (that was used as Bobby Boucher's home stadium in The Waterboy)

(12-01-2023 05:52 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(12-01-2023 04:02 PM)pvk75 Wrote:  

(12-01-2023 03:51 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  Presbyterian or a NE school.

NE school? Any candidates or just picking a region? Delaware is going FBS and into CUSA. Other than some ACC or AAC schools, that leaves UMass.

If not Presbyterian, Marist or an NEC school. Guessing which one is like playing Russian roulette.

I would add Morehead State to this. State school in rural Kentucky playing non-scholarship football. Can't be long for this world, especially since we've established that OVC football isn't a requirement.

(12-01-2023 01:50 PM)shizzle787 Wrote:  In 2019, Jacksonville dropped football. That was the last Division 1 school to drop football since 2010. With pay for play coming and many other changes in college athletics, who will be next?

The contenders IMO:
Portland State
Stetson
Presbyterian
Marist
Wagner

I think both Portland State and Eastern Washington would be booted from the Big Sky if they drop football.

(12-01-2023 10:43 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(12-01-2023 01:50 PM)shizzle787 Wrote:  In 2019, Jacksonville dropped football. That was the last Division 1 school to drop football since 2010. With pay for play coming and many other changes in college athletics, who will be next?

The contenders IMO:
Portland State
Stetson
Presbyterian
Marist
Wagner

I think both Portland State and Eastern Washington would be booted from the Big Sky if they drop football.

I don't think they would. With Cal Poly and UC-Davis the Conference would still have 10 schools so plenty for Football.

(12-01-2023 03:30 PM)WAChsenburggemeinde Wrote:  I think 1 or more schools will add FCS football before the next FCS program drops it

I agree. We've been seeing more schools add it then drop it.

(12-01-2023 05:54 PM)DFW HOYA Wrote:  

(12-01-2023 04:40 PM)Scoochpooch1 Wrote:  A bunch of MAAC and Big East schools have dropped football over the past few decades.

Most of the MAAC dropped out between 2003 and 2008. Only one Big East school has dropped football (St. John's) since 1981.

As for Presbyterian, there are a total of 430 men enrolled... and 134 play football.

NYC had quite a little football collective 20+ years ago with St. John's, Wagner (listed them early or I'd forget), Fordham, Iona, Hofstra, Post, St. Peter's (NJ), Stony Brook, Merchant Marine, plus Army, Columbia, Princeton, and Rutgers



Side note: Manhattan had a club team into the 80's.

(12-02-2023 03:12 AM)Utgrizfan Wrote:  

(12-01-2023 10:43 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(12-01-2023 01:50 PM)shizzle787 Wrote:  In 2019, Jacksonville dropped football. That was the last Division 1 school to drop football since 2010. With pay for play coming and many other changes in college athletics, who will be next?

The contenders IMO:
Portland State
Stetson
Presbyterian
Marist
Wagner

I think both Portland State and Eastern Washington would be booted from the Big Sky if they drop football.

I don't think they would. With Cal Poly and UC-Davis the Conference would still have 10 schools so plenty for Football.

If Eastern Washington and Portland State do drop football, the Big Sky would bring up Central Washington and Western Oregon from D2.