Will Syracuse add a baseball program? SU is the only ACC entry without a team

[SWC75]

The 1961 College World Series:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_College_World_Series

We handled Northern Colorado and Western Michigan but couldn't handle Oklahoma State. The quarterback of the 1959 naitonal football champions, Dave Sarette, made the all-tournament team at third base.

 

[sufandu]

If the Supreme Court can strike down the Voting Rights Act of 1965, maybe somebody with some common sense can stand up to Title 9 as far too many mens sports programs across America have bitten the dust all in the name of promoting a forced level "equality" which doesn't need to exist.

I'm not saying that women don't deserve an opportunity to play sports - just that men shouldn't be punished because of it.

If the same percentage of girls/young women actually played organized sports through their teens, I'd have no problem with equal opportunities . But the thing is, 13 to 17-year-old boy's interest in playing organized sports far eclipses that of girls.

As such, the number of men wanting to play beyond high school is WAY greater than that of women.

So why the forced equality???

Plus, men who don't play football get penalized by football.

Everyone knows football is the major breadwinner in most - if not all - athletic departments, so it's NEVER going away.

But once you have those 85 football scholarships, you better start adding women's sports and fast - or else you can't add too many more mens programs.

The fact that SU wrestling and mens gymnastics wrestling had to die so women could be on "equal footing" is a crime, IMO.

As sad as it is, title IX is a necessary evil because so many schools would sacrifice women's programs so that they could support men's, especially the revenue sports, if they weren't forced to be equal. Someone could easily argue that all of the men's teams that have been cut don't need to be... just cut football and it frees up 85 scholarships that could be distributed to multiple teams.

 

[SWC75]

As sad as it is, title IX is a necessary evil because so many schools would sacrifice women's programs so that they could support men's, especially the revenue sports, if they weren't forced to be equal. Someone could easily argue that all of the men's teams that have been cut don't need to be... just cut football and it frees up 85 scholarships that could be distributed to multiple teams.

Or limit scholarships to the number of players who actually play during the course of a season. In football that averages 52. The NFL roster limit is 53 players. Why would a college team need more?

I think you'd have a lot more balance and a lot more, (competitive), major college teams if the scholarships were cut to a realistic level. Of course they might have to have a full-scale tournament to determine the champion, instead of having a cartel of top conferences insist on a limited playoff.

 

[sufandu]

Or limit scholarships to the number of players who actually play during the course of a season. In football that averages 52. The NFL roster limit is 53 players. Why would a college team need more?

I think you'd have a lot more balance and a lot more, (competitive), major college teams if the scholarships were cut to a realistic level. Of course they might have to have a full-scale tournament to determine the champion, instead of having a cartel of top conferences insist on a limited playoff.

True, that would offset things a little, but 52 would still be a lot more than any other teams have. That would also limit practice a lot. NFL teams have the benefit of practice squads. State schools would possibly also gain more of an advantage over private schools through preferred walk-ons.

 

[Quazzum69]

Would an SU baseball team be competitive in the ACC? How many baseball players even come out of the northeast? Even if the NE had the talent of the south or California, the best players would go to the powerhouses of the ACC, unfortunately. Much like college football, schools in warmer climate have a huge advantage. Not to mention the culture of college baseball in the northeast, which is nonexistent. But hey, if Stony Brook can be successful, why not SU?