Tulane? Rice?

[magnolialeague]

How many other small academic school need to consider dropping to D3 before something changes?

Washington & Lee dropped to D3 in case you want to see what it is like.

[EastStang]

But they start coming back the other way, as well. Georgetown dropped to club and now is 1-AA. I don't think Rice or Tulane are going to drop anywhere unless they have company. They are essentially in a conference that meets their needs to be competitive. CUSA is a conference where any team seems to be able to compete in any given year. Tulane went 12-0 in the last decade. Rice has had 8 wins seasons twice in the last decade and could do so again. I really don't see them dropping down a division.

[magnolialeague]

You, me, Stallion, and some grade school kids can beat Georgetown...though you are right, programs come and go...

The alumni need to have the will to support the program.

If I were G'town, I'd put a Hoops Arena on campus that seats 8-9.5K instead.

[me@smu]

They aren't dropping due to economics...Tulane's exemption from NCAA allows them to stay in the 1A despite only fielding 8 teams. The big news is they get their share of the TV revenue, $2 million bucks so far!