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re: Wow, WTF is going on at James Madison?

Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:33 am to
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:33 am to
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They need to stop giving the students the option to add the fee or not, and just add it. Students will never agree to add a fee. They don’t care about ULM athletics lol


When I was at SLU around 2012 they tried to add a $500/semester athletic fee by student vote. It got struck down fairly strongly. Between all the scholarships SLU gives out and TOPS, it wouldn't even have been felt by the vast majority of students. Enrollment was around 15k at the time so that extra $15m per year would have gone a long way in boosting athletics.

I applaud JMU students for paying the fee. Having good athletics is such an enhancement to the college expierence.
This post was edited on 3/18/24 at 10:35 am
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:41 am to
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Wow, WTF is going on at James Madison?
I'm just casually aware of the school by name; I know they just moved up to D1 (FBS) level, going to the Sun Belt.

I noticed them in football, where they went 11-1.
Now they go 31-3 in basketball, winning the tourney and auto bid...

That's impressive, no matter the conference.



nobody has mentioned their 2021 softball world series run when they upset no. 1 oklahoma.
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31161 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:53 am to
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I'm just casually aware of the school by name; I know they just moved up to D1 (FBS) level, going to the Sun Belt.

I noticed them in football, where they went 11-1.
Now they go 31-3 in basketball, winning the tourney and auto bid...

That's impressive, no matter the conference.


The annual "predict a higher seed Wisconsin to lose in the first round" calls have begun. Despite the fact that the badgers are 17-4 in first round games since 2000.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33584 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 8:48 pm to
You’re about to learn about the funbelt, brother
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
36454 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 8:56 pm to
kansas has won 16 first round games in a row and have lost 2 first round games since 1990 (been in every tourney) and it gets discussed ad nauseum every year for them. bill self has a better tourney win % than tom izzo and one of them is a certified choker and one of them is "mr. march"

people are stupid
Posted by GoldenGuy
Member since Oct 2015
10884 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 6:52 am to
Virginia and Virginia Tech have absolutely shite the recruiting bed.
Posted by Hawgnsincebirth55
Gods country
Member since Sep 2016
16054 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 10:26 am to
Crazy how teams like coastal Carolina, app state and James Madison were fcs 15 years ago and now some of the top teams in the lower level of fbs football. Day 1 better than teams that have been there for years like ULM, Arkansas state, UAB, etc. just goes to show how much the culture of programs matters.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33584 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 10:33 am to
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just goes to show how much the culture of programs matters.
support means everything. if your school supports the program (financially) youll find success. if it doesnt, see ulm, etc. itll suck.
This post was edited on 3/19/24 at 10:33 am
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33584 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 10:35 am to
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$150 per semester would net roughly the following annual amounts based on the quick Googling of enrollment numbers.

UL: $4.8 Million added to current $33 Million budget revenues

ULM: $1.95 Million added to current $19 Million budget revenues

LA Tech: $3.6 Million added to current $28.6 Million budget revenues

Not exactly insignificant dollars for those athletic programs.
heck for us that might be enough to scrub one of the pay day games and get to play someone we can actually beat like a mac school or something to actually get bowl eligible more often.
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