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Officials say ULM won't be following UAB's football footsteps
Posted on 12/12/14 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 12/12/14 at 1:52 pm
UAB's decision last week to discontinue its football program continues to receive backlash from not only its players but the student body who continues to protest the decision.
The school is the first to cut football since Pacific in 1995 with the school citing the rising costs in college athletics.
As the Blazers' coaching staff and football players pick up the pieces and look for a new school to call home, the decision hits close to home in the Monroe area.
UAB's athletic budget ranked 83rd among FBS schools, and first-year head coach Bill Clark was drawing a $500,000 paycheck annually with a staff expense of $1,011,000.
If UAB can make the decision to cut football, does it make schools like ULM that much more likely to fall in line?
The ULM athletic budget remains the lowest among FBS schools with its most recent revenue recorded at $11,231,311 — UAB reported a total revenue of $28,159,249.
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The school is the first to cut football since Pacific in 1995 with the school citing the rising costs in college athletics.
As the Blazers' coaching staff and football players pick up the pieces and look for a new school to call home, the decision hits close to home in the Monroe area.
UAB's athletic budget ranked 83rd among FBS schools, and first-year head coach Bill Clark was drawing a $500,000 paycheck annually with a staff expense of $1,011,000.
If UAB can make the decision to cut football, does it make schools like ULM that much more likely to fall in line?
The ULM athletic budget remains the lowest among FBS schools with its most recent revenue recorded at $11,231,311 — UAB reported a total revenue of $28,159,249.
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Posted on 12/12/14 at 1:58 pm to hsfolk
This is what happens when the prominent school in the state cares about more than just sucking up resources for its own football team.
Kudos to you LSU people
Kudos to you LSU people
Posted on 12/12/14 at 1:58 pm to hsfolk
Does ULM need a football program?
Posted on 12/12/14 at 1:58 pm to hsfolk
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first-year head coach Bill Clark was drawing a $500,000 paycheck annually with a staff expense of $1,011,000.
It's amazing that small schools with a limited budget still pay this much in coaches salary.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 2:07 pm to hsfolk
We should have all other public fbs programs in the state either shut down or dropped to fcs.
This post was edited on 12/12/14 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 12/12/14 at 2:21 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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We should have all other public fbs programs in the state either shut down or dropped to fcs.
Shut up.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 2:24 pm to Pettifogger
What resources are those? Last I checked LSU football is 100% self sufficient and gives money back to the university.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 2:25 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Not all of them.
ULL and Tech are good to have teams.
ULM? Meh.
ULL and Tech are good to have teams.
ULM? Meh.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 2:51 pm to BayouBengals03
ULM uses less taxpayer money than ULL or La Tech.
I think they all should move to student fees and be left alone to do what they want. It would take the politics out of it and all of that.
I think they all should move to student fees and be left alone to do what they want. It would take the politics out of it and all of that.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 2:53 pm to hsfolk
ulm, ull, tech, and Tulane should just kill their sports programs, and ULM should probably just kill the school altogether.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 3:06 pm to TH03
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ULM should probably just kill the school altogether.
I bet ULM's water ski and bass fishing teams will arse rape the teams on whatever school you attended, so frick off.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 3:09 pm to MWP
bass fishing team? Really?
This post was edited on 12/12/14 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 12/12/14 at 3:30 pm to hsfolk
ULM should drop down to FCS.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 3:34 pm to Smalls
I agree that ULM and ULL should not be in FBS and I think with the P5 and playoffs you will see more schools either drop FB or down to the FCS level which makes sense.
I just don't see who having FBS FB makes sense for ULM and ULL.
Tulane is private so they can do what they want.
I just don't see who having FBS FB makes sense for ULM and ULL.
Tulane is private so they can do what they want.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 3:37 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
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I agree that ULM and ULL should not be in FBS and I think with the P5 and playoffs you will see more schools either drop FB or down to the FCS level which makes sense.
I just don't see who having FBS FB makes sense for ULM and ULL.
Tulane is private so they can do what they want.
Why should ULL drop down but not Tech? Their expenditures are similar.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 4:56 pm to LordSaintly
ULM is going to have a REAL conversation in 2015 because the state budget cuts are going to be devastating once again for universities and eliminating sports will be topic of discussion.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 5:01 pm to MrLSU
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state budget cuts are going to be devastating once again for universities
Shouldn't Louisiana's current "economic boom" be driving increased tax revenues?
Posted on 12/12/14 at 5:05 pm to LordSaintly
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Why should ULL drop down but not Tech? Their expenditures are similar.
They shouldn't. Both programs have a pulse and potential. ULM has neither. In reality, ULM should be downsized and converted to a pharmacy college only, but our politicians are completely worthless.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 5:05 pm to Smalls
what "economic boom"?
Posted on 12/12/14 at 5:17 pm to hsfolk
I'm playing on the shite that LED spews all the time. 
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