Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="wgdsr, post: 5560566, member: 7179"]
bc's athletic director at the time, gene? difilippo supposedly was not a fan at all.  they may not have been giving schollies (as several big east teams weren't... nova, providence), but there are still costs to run a program, as well as staff time for oversight and everything else.  plus lacrosse wasn't nearly the big deal in new england that it is now.  just some NE preps.

also, the big east started to have some separation bt their department sizes and budgets and the other p5 conferences. by the time 'cuse and bc and rutgers found new homes, they went from $2-3 million in conference media money to $20m. and bc had high end men's hockey, which probably brought in at least some revenue and the potential for mega donors down the line from the sport in addition to wall street.

as far as why soccer vs lax, maybe based on how many big east teams were playing.

i will say based only on the success of the women's team that it's a possibility with the right AD.  still unlikely without major funding in today's environment, tho.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?