ilovethecats
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marceagfan5 said:
Probably be forced to raise academic standards.
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Probably be forced to raise academic standards.
marceagfan5 said:
Marceag,
Gotta question because up until this point I haven't really gotten a clear answer. Where is the money going to come from? I have asked a few people that would know, and I seem to get a shoulder shrug and a confounded look on their face.
The former EWU president and many outside of Cheney seem hesitant to downright resistant to continually ask for more state funds to offset the athletic imbalance. My understanding throughout all of this is that this is a chronic problem and isn't going to be remedied by a booster bake sale and as my friend said it can't come from increased student fees. Not only as I was told might not be allowed per state law but there is little support locally (administration, faculty and student senate) and state wide (higher ed board) to pass off Eastern's chronic underfunding of the athletic department to the students in the form of higher tuition.
Has the state higher ed board changed their tune on infusing more money to the directional schools for their athletic departments or is there a white knight that is going to come in on their trusty steed and shower the department in dollar bills?
Look it would be better for our conference in general if EWU figured out its budgetary problems, but this is hardly a new thing in Washington with its directional schools and maybe why it is easy to be a bit pessimistic about the outcome.
marceagfan5
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Grizfan-24 said:
Good question and honestly I don't have an answer. Maybe its just blind faith that I don't see this turning out the way some others do.
You are absolutely correct, EWU needs additional funding from the State level and there has to be an ask, the bigger issue is its not entirely about athletics. Athletics is a small puzzle piece within the budget, but not the overwhelming problem, as you and PR have laid out. Eastern isn't the top dog in the state, not even close, so they have to fight for everything and EWU has done a great job developing under grad programs the past few years that will funnel undergrads into UW and WSU's grad programs, this has allowed WSU and UW to push for funds for EWU...Eastern was just hit with a budget issue, declining enrollment all in the midst of a year long pandemic, its not something you can fix overnight.
In terms of Eastern's booster ask for athletics...1.) Eastern has never been aggressive enough in this aspect IMO. 2.) EWU doesn't have a large pool of wealthy donors to draw from. We finally had some momentum with some large donations to the new stadium last year just before the pandemic and now that has lost traction with all the recent events.
This entire thread is so bsc.
Based on the EWU hire, currently I don't think there will be a mass exodus of players. Riley offers continuity and from my understanding has a good relationship with the players.
marceagfan5
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grizindabox said:
Riley was the perfect hire...he’s loved within the program and the job was his if he wanted it. Eastern moved quick and should avoid any big transfers leaving
tourist said:
No, no; please don't misunderstand. The thread is fine, and has even been rather enjoyable to peruse. My post was meant to simply highlight that it fully embodies the bsc.
goatcreekgriz
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PNWLope said:
And it’s gotta be tough to leave the cultural mecca of Cheney for the social desolation of Portland.
It's legit.tgreseth said:
https://twitter.com/tannergroves/status/1375552102253043713?s=20
I found my new frontrunner for a transfer big man!
HelenaHandBasket
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Griz til I die said:
Pipe dream.
Oh I know. He's gonna have tons of p5 interest. It'll be interesting to see what type of offer would be needed to pull him away from EWU.HelenaHandBasket said:
