Lohengrin
Banned for anti-Marxism
Without P5 athletics WF would slowly drop off the map academically. Football is the only ticket to P5. Basketball schools are a dime-a-dozen.
Without P5 athletics WF would slowly drop off the map academically.
Wake has won the National Championship in Soccer and Field Hockey. We've been to the tourney in Baseball and Tennis. Would we have done that without the P5 money?
Without P5 athletics WF would slowly drop off the map academically. Football is the only ticket to P5. Basketball schools are a dime-a-dozen.
This whole thread watching Clawson's credibility 1 game into his third season at Wake is funny. Y'all know that we gave Jim Caldwell 8 years and it was 7 years before he had a winning record, right? Clawson is not going anywhere just yet.
Agree to some extent. P5 sports are a huge reason Wake is considered a "national" university. IMO, the shift in reputation from a "regional" to "national" school had less to do with anything Wake did and more to do with (1) getting reclassified as a "research" university by the Carnegie Foundation circa early 90s; and (2) Tim Duncan.
Without membership in the ACC, we're the University of Richmond.
How do the dozens of non-P5 schools that play D1 football pay for their non-revenue sports? How do some consistently show up in the top portion of the Capital One Cup standings?
The point is, it's not black and white. The writing is on the wall RE: a move to super-conferences motivated by football money. It's possible - though not probable - that WFU gets left out in such a scenario. If that happens, it wouldn't be the end of the world.
Nah. In that scenario, the P5 conferences start their basketball tourney that will earn $$$$$. NCAA currently keeps that dough from CBS (I think there is a $1 billion contract). Insert Bz or Manning jokes here, but Wake stays relevant because round ball becomes much more valuable, IMO.
I don't disagree with your reasoning. However, there about 100 people who give two fucks about soccer and field hockey.Wake has won the National Championship in Soccer and Field Hockey. We've been to the tourney in Baseball and Tennis. Would we have done that without the P5 money?
That was also how long ago? This day in age coaching is a lot different. If you aren't winning, you will be replaced quickk by someone who else to give it a go.
That was also how long ago? This day in age coaching is a lot different. If you aren't winning, you will be replaced quickk by someone who else to give it a go.
The opposing coach on the sideline Saturday was given 5 years to do it.
In the one statistic that really matters (wins and losses), Cutcliffe's third and fourth years at Duke were worse than his first and second years. Should he have been put on "credibility watch" after year 3? Fired after year 4 (especially after losing the opening game of year 4 to Richmond 21-23)? Even in year 5 he had a losing record after the loss in the Belk Bowl. Fire Cutcliffe (retroactively )!
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2008–present) Coach Cutcliffe years
2008 Duke 4–8 1–7 6th (Coastal)
2009 Duke 5–7 3–5 5th (Coastal)
2010 Duke 3–9 1–7 T–5th (Coastal)
2011 Duke 3–9 1–7 6th (Coastal)
2012 Duke 6–7 3–5 T–5th (Coastal) L Belk
2013 Duke 10–4 6–2 1st (Coastal) L Chick-fil-A
2014 Duke 9–4 5–3 2nd (Coastal) L Sun
2015 Duke 8–5 4–4 T–4th (Coastal) W Pinstripe
2016 Duke 1–0 0–0 (Coastal)
Duke: 49–53 24–40