Hawaii Football Could Be 'Going Away'
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:24 pmThe MWC would lose a football playing member.http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/hawaii-athletic-director-says-hawaii-football-could-be--going-away-232207654.html
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:24 pmRe: Hawaii Football Could Be 'Going Away'
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:31 pmJune would not have anywhere to go
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:36 pmsmupony94 wrote:June would not have anywhere to go
Their AD didn't give a timetable for the program's extinction so it's possible June could swoop in to save them once again.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:48 pmSMU TROLL SBSMITH just go away like your UH football if that be the case 
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:12 pmPlanoStang wrote:SMU TROLL SBSMITH just go away like your UH football if that be the case
Oh, he is not a troll.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:18 pmtough to hear about any d1 program. Never an easy game for an away team on the big island
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:45 pmI can't imagine what it must cost UH teams for travel every year.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:48 pmPerfect scenario for a football savior.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:56 pmPlanoStang wrote:SMU TROLL SBSMITH just go away like your UH football if that be the case
Panic thread for JJ
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:16 pm“@EJSports4: June Jones weeps RT: @YahooDrSaturday "Hawaii AD says the Hawaii football program could be going awayâ€â€
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:17 pmRe: Hawaii Football Could Be 'Going Away'
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:08 amBYU-Hawaii recently dropped all sports. A different level, but their programs were very successful and they had the LDS $$ behind them
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:30 amRGV Pony wrote:BYU-Hawaii recently dropped all sports. A different level, but their programs were very successful and they had the LDS $$ behind them
They did that at BYU-Idaho as well, so it may be a philosophical decision.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:39 amwe have a much larger deficit and a lot less season tickets
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:47 amThere's no way they're cutting the football program unless they're shutting down their athletic department in total. Whatever they make off of TV money in the MWC now would become $0, and then they'd have to beg a lower-tier conference like the WCC to let them in for the other sports. I can't imagine that Hawaii's other sports would generate enough revenue for the WCC (or anyone else) that they would take them. In other words, killing football would make their deficit MUCH worse.
If they want to save money and lessen their deficit they should be cutting non-revenue sports. I'm betting the AD is trying to manipulate the big donors, the fans, or even the state to support the program better. The other thing he could be up to is cutting some other programs. "Well we talked about cutting the football program, but X Regent suggested cutting swimming instead."
Revenue sports won't be cut. Heck, for football you only have to travel 5-7 times per year, anyway. Can you imagine the volleyball travel budget?
If they want to save money and lessen their deficit they should be cutting non-revenue sports. I'm betting the AD is trying to manipulate the big donors, the fans, or even the state to support the program better. The other thing he could be up to is cutting some other programs. "Well we talked about cutting the football program, but X Regent suggested cutting swimming instead."
Revenue sports won't be cut. Heck, for football you only have to travel 5-7 times per year, anyway. Can you imagine the volleyball travel budget?