LeMoyne College exploring move to D1

[ForCuseSake]

A certain school in Rochester is planning the move to D1 as well. COID side tracked them a few years, but they're still a go.

RIT or Naz?

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

A certain school in Rochester is planning the move to D1 as well. COID side tracked them a few years, but they're still a go.

What school is that?

Rochester is finally going to hire JB.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I call dibs RIGHT NOW getting to be Bees on the new board!

Wait, maybe I want to be OX. I need to think about this some more

BS.

You want to be CuseRunner.

 

[two3zone]

BS.

You want to be CuseRunner.

Applebees isn’t far from campus either.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Hopefully Le Moyne thrives and this move helps them continue to grow. Tutoring Le Moyne students has put a lot of stumpies through college, after all.

All of my Bio major friends became Business majors after Organic Chem, so they must have missed the fliers.

 

[All4SU]

It’s almost like these institutions are getting g out of the education business and getting into the sports business.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

It’s almost like these institutions are getting g out of the education business and getting into the sports business.

George Mason saw a 22% jump in applications after they made the Final Four in 2006.

Butler saw applications rise 50% between 2009 and 2011.

St. Peters' saw a similar jump in applications last spring after they made the Elite 8.

Schools see sports as a promotional tool, and there's evidence it works. That's the whole reason Le Moyne is going D1.

 

[obliterata]

I hope AW "adopts" them.

 

[BigNastyJon]

George Mason saw a 22% jump in applications after they made the Final Four in 2006.

Butler saw applications rise 50% between 2009 and 2011.

St. Peters' saw a similar jump in applications last spring after they made the Elite 8.

Schools see sports as a promotional tool, and there's evidence it works. That's the whole reason Le Moyne is going D1.

That’s wild

 

[dan7800]

RIT or Naz?

MCCC

 

[All4SU]

George Mason saw a 22% jump in applications after they made the Final Four in 2006.

Butler saw applications rise 50% between 2009 and 2011.

St. Peters' saw a similar jump in applications last spring after they made the Elite 8.

Schools see sports as a promotional tool, and there's evidence it works. That's the whole reason Le Moyne is going D1.

Yup. But now college enrollments are falling like a Duke player playing defense.

Fortune Magazine Article 2023

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Yup. But now college enrollments are falling like a Duke player playing defense.

Fortune Magazine Article 2023

Tell that to Le Moyne’s President and Board, I guess? I’m telling you why they’re doing it (they’ve said as much), not that it’ll work.

 

[690West]

That’s wild

Yup. Wait til you see FAU’s numbers in the next two years. A single run is incredible for a small school. Impact can last many years

 

[Giants1973]

In lacrosse or basketball?

 

[Hoo's That]

George Mason saw a 22% jump in applications after they made the Final Four in 2006.

Butler saw applications rise 50% between 2009 and 2011.

St. Peters' saw a similar jump in applications last spring after they made the Elite 8.

Schools see sports as a promotional tool, and there's evidence it works. That's the whole reason Le Moyne is going D1.

That’s wild

That's the so-called "Flutie Effect". BC saw a rise in applications after Flutie-to-Phelan. Athletic success doesn't increase contributions to academic side of the house, per several peer-reviewed studies.

 

[690West]

In lacrosse or basketball?

All sports

 

[Cusefan0307]

Have they offered Cooper Flagg yet?

 

[TexanMark]

I call dibs RIGHT NOW getting to be Bees on the new board!

Wait, maybe I want to be OX. I need to think about this some more

No you'll be Joel with the turkey fryer and tube socks

 

[HOFCeluck]

All of my Bio major friends became Business majors after Organic Chem, so they must have missed the fliers.

Same, only they didn’t wait until Ochem. They peaced out after a week of Gen Bio.

I hope AW "adopts" them.

NO

 

[FrancoPizza]

Going to the LeMoyne Halloween dance party or whatever my senior year of high school was a life changing experience

Details..,

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

That's the so-called "Flutie Effect". BC saw a rise in applications after Flutie-to-Phelan. Athletic success doesn't increase contributions to academic side of the house, per several peer-reviewed studies.

This is a play for survival. Le Moyne has an undergrad population of ~2,500 and is mostly a townie / commuter school in a shrinking area.

 

[Hoo's That]

This is a play for survival. Le Moyne has an undergrad population of ~2,500 and is mostly a townie / commuter school in a shrinking area.

And the "Flutie Effect" of moving up to D-1 is probably the exact thing they need to bolster enrollment. This is a smart move on LeMoyne's part, IMO. While it will cost them more to be in the NEC than in D-2, it's not as much of an increase as it would be if they were moving up from D-3 or moving from D-2 to P-5 or G-5 conference.

 

[shandeezy7]

This is a play for survival. Le Moyne has an undergrad population of ~2,500 and is mostly a townie / commuter school in a shrinking area.

I can assure you that is not an accurate statement. They've set records for applications/accepted students several times in the past few years and have brought in their largest freshman classes in the school's history multiple times over the past decade. It's not about survival, it's about D2 athletics no longer being a good fit for them, mostly from a geographical perspective.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

I can assure you that is not an accurate statement. They've set records for applications/accepted students several times in the past few years and have brought in their largest freshman classes in the school's history multiple times over the past decade. It's not about survival, it's about D2 athletics no longer being a good fit for them, mostly from a geographical perspective.

You’d know better than I if I’m misreading the tea leaves. I remember Dr. Lemura saying something along the lines of doing this to raise profile, though.

 

[Cusefan0307]

This is a play for survival. Le Moyne has an undergrad population of ~2,500 and is mostly a townie / commuter school in a shrinking area.

Onondaga Country has grown in population the past 20 years. This narrative needs to change.