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« Last post by nickgyp on November 12, 2025, 08:55:45 AM »
I check this site as part of my daily routine on my tablet. Seems like both this thread and the 2025 Mt. Union roster views both increased dramatically overnight. Maybe fans are getting fed up with the NIL stuff and basketball program. Does seem big time college athletics is destroying the charm of identifying with student-athletes and th3 old Alma mater.
Club football had that charm and I suspect many small colleges still do.
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« Last post by nickgyp on October 26, 2025, 05:20:37 PM »
No way is that amount of money is necessary for stands at Corcoran to seat a couple thousand fans at Corcoran. The upgraded facilities could be used for soccer as well. A later stadium could be considered. Certainly, lockers and showers could be used st the nearby Fieldhouse and the rec center. My understanding is that there were upgrades for stands at Corcoran that had nothing to do with football being added.
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« Last post by Bruce on October 26, 2025, 01:30:43 PM »
$20MM does seem a little excessive. I’d love to see how they calculated that!
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« Last post by nickgyp on October 23, 2025, 08:09:57 PM »
Listened to State of Xavier Athletics interview of Greg Christopher by Paul Fritschner. Admittedly, I was curious as to whether there would be a mention of football. After much basketball talk, Paul asked about football. Christopher said it was still a thought and reiterated that FCS football makes sense. Again, the medical school takes priority but the lack of an in-campus stadium is still deemed an obstacle.
How much of an obstacle is debatable as $20 million for a stadium seems steep for what would be adequate for Xavier?s purposes. In any event, earlier this evening I sent Mr. Christopher an e-mail with links to both the Roanoke College experience as well as Mt. Union?s huge roster. I could envision X doing what Roanoke did. Field a club team and let it morph into a PFL team. Attract the males and increase the depleted enrollment. Gauge the interest, develop the program without an initial capital expenditure for a stadium. Xavier?s club team played at numerous local high school stadiums and Dayton?s current FCS team plays at a local high stadium.
This seems very doable. Develop the program and see how it goes. Addresses the need for males and increased enrollment without spending money up front.
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« Last post by nickgyp on October 12, 2025, 11:57:18 AM »
Bruce:
It would seem to be a logical move as schools like Mt. St. Joseph and Thomas More added football to increase enrollment and, arguably, save the schools. Not contending that Xavier is in such dire straits but the declining enrollment needs to be addressed. A myriad of smaller schools in Ohio operate football programs without breaking the bank.
Playing at a local high school in the absence of an on-campus stadium is very doable. Wasn?t long ago that I had read about Xavier planning to upgrade Corcoran Field. I haven?t heard any updates but building a 5,000 seat stadium couldn?t really take 20 million dollars especially if the facilities at Schmidt Fieldhouse and/the physical education center were used. Heck, both Xavier and opposing teams used Schmidt for locker room facilities in 1973 and prior years.
Maybe some of the half billion funds raised in the new capital campaign could be allotted for such purpose. A smaller scaled Xavier stadium would really look nice on Victory Parkway. Nothing fancy or extravagant.
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« Last post by Bruce on October 11, 2025, 07:52:16 PM »
You’d think it would have to increase male enrollment.
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« Last post by nickgyp on September 24, 2025, 02:53:03 PM »
Mt. Union is a division 3 program with a very good success record. It does not offer athletic scholarships. The 2024 roster had some 230 players. Crazy. https://athletics.mountunion.edu/news/2024/9/5/2024-mount-union-football-preview.aspx
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« Last post by nickgyp on September 24, 2025, 02:44:20 PM »
Can football add to male enrollment? Looks like it does at Mt. Union in Ohio. Astounding number of players. https://athletics.mountunion.edu/images/2025/8/27/2025_Football_Team_Website.jpg?width=1600
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« Last post by nickgyp on September 22, 2025, 03:42:21 PM »
On Saturday, I was flipping around the tv channels and found ESPN something televising Miami?s home game with UNLV. None of the other available games looked worth watching. I recall having seen a Xavier game in the 60?s at Oxford in the old wooden stand stadium as well as two club football games at Yeager Stadium. With a soft spot for the school?s beautiful campus and the quintessential college town, I figured why not watch the game.
It was halftime with Miami leading the undefeated Runnin? Rebels 24-10. I quickly learned that Miami?s starting QB was out early with an injury. In a matter of the first eight minutes of the 3rd quarter, UNLV knotted the score at 24-24. But after tying the game, UNLV kicked off only to have Miami return the kick 100 yards for a 31-24 lead. The ensuing Miami kick was returned but put UNLV fairly deep in its own territory.
A few plays into the series, a Miami defensive lineman deflected a UNLV pass into a linebacker?s hands for a pick 6. Miami led 38-24 as the 3rd quarter ended. The 4th quarter saw UNLV tie the game at 38-38. And in the waning minutes Miami drove into UNLV territory. A game-winning FG looked probable especially when a Miami running back ran some 15 to 20 yards to put Miami in better scoring position.
Unfortunately, the run ended with a punch-out fumble giving UNLV possession deep in their own territory with a couple of minutes left in regulation. Miami?s defense was unable to hold on a 3rd and 8. UNLv eventually kicked a FG to win 41-38 keeping Miami winless. I was disappointed for the Miami players.
The only reason I point this game out is that it was highly entertaining. Not sure about UNLV but I can?t imagine there is a whole lot of NIL money with Miami?s program. More importantly, even though it wasn?t Ohio State, Oklahoma or Alabama, it was fun to watch; and it seemed more akin to what college football can and should be about.
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« Last post by nickgyp on September 18, 2025, 04:48:54 PM »
Stumbled across this and it is an interesting take on Roanoke adding football. Interestingly, it started as a club team playing a four game schedule and now plays at a high school stadium. While it points to a leveling off effect in new programs after attracting males, it seems that in a hotbed of high school football, both Thomas More and Mt. St. Joseph locally continually attract players to the schools. The 2025 football rosters at Dayton and Duquesne feature over 100 players. Males who wanted an education and an opportunity to play football. https://www.npr.org/2025/09/13/nx-s1-5537920/does-football-help-colleges-with-recruiting
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