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Le Moyne College explores a jump to Division I sports: Here’s what it would take
Will Le Moyne College be the next Saint Peter's?
LeMoyne College exploring move to D1
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They are the +1 with Gonzaga to the Big East.
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Stonehill just jumped up and in the same conference. I wonder if all those teams are investigating the move
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Le Moyne went through this entire process about 10-12 years ago - consultants and all - and determined the costs associated with it to be too exorbitant, without enough return on investment. I’d have to imagine that cost has risen exponentially since that time.
Beyond the approximately $2M application fee for reclassification, a significant upgrade in facilities would be required (I believe that number was in the $8-$10M range 10 years ago, so I’m sure it’s at least double that now). Additionally, last I knew, D1 members had to spend a minimum of $4M annually on athletic scholarships/grant-in-aid. Not an easy task for a small school like Le Moyne.
Beyond the approximately $2M application fee for reclassification, a significant upgrade in facilities would be required (I believe that number was in the $8-$10M range 10 years ago, so I’m sure it’s at least double that now). Additionally, last I knew, D1 members had to spend a minimum of $4M annually on athletic scholarships/grant-in-aid. Not an easy task for a small school like Le Moyne.
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If Bryant and Canisius can do it, why not Le Moyne?
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Bryant did it at the same time Le Moyne considered it. The time to do it was then.
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Utica and le Moyne moving up together would be a cool idea
Utica is moving up to D2
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How long ago was that?
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Long before I knew some people with the program
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Brent Axe suggested that the success of St. Peters might have influenced LeMoyne to look at moving up, maybe the MAAC, the conference the Peacocks are in.
Off of these articles, LeMoyne seems to have the resources St. Peter's does:
en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
If they did it the MAAC would seem to have some natural rivals:
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Off of these articles, LeMoyne seems to have the resources St. Peter's does:
Saint Peter's University - Wikipedia
Le Moyne College - Wikipedia
If they did it the MAAC would seem to have some natural rivals:
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - Wikipedia
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The same thing was explored the previous time, the reason being that there are far more D3 schools to compete against within a two hour radius than D2 schools. Would greatly reduce both travel time and the travel budget while creating some new natural rivalries due to geography.
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This would be a big reason for them to go to D-3. There's something of an opposite in Florida. Rollins College (in Winter Park outside Orlando) would be much better off by having their sports in D-3 based on the size of the school but has to play in D-2 because there are no D-3 schools in FL.
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They got a lot of pushback from alumni last time regarding dropping to D3. I’d expect more of the same again this time around.
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Hartford is in the process of going D1 to D3 right now.
Hartford dropping from Division I to Division III after making first NCAA Tournament appearance
The university's Board of Regents voted Thursday to make the surprising move which was not well-received on campus
www.cbssports.com
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Monmouth is leaving the MAAC D1 conference, wonder if they sent out feelers to Lemoyne as a replacement. It was the MAAC that threw Lemoyne’s baseball team out of their conference 15 years ago,Hartford is in the process of going D1 to D3 right now.
Hartford dropping from Division I to Division III after making first NCAA Tournament appearance
The university's Board of Regents voted Thursday to make the surprising move which was not well-received on campus
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