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Beach Volleyball

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WyoExpat

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I just saw that this is the first year that Beach Volleyball is an NCAA championship sport. I also saw that New Mexico added a team this year to make it's 22nd NCAA varsity sport. http://www.ncaa.com/news/beach-voll...-lobos-excited-and-realistic-beach-volleyball

We just had a conversation on this board about low-profile and non-revenue sports. We also talk about whether UW should stay Division 1/FBS. We also complained about Utah leaving the MWC. However, our 14+/- varsity sports are pretty minimal compared to the number of varsity sports the likes of Utah, BYU, and New Mexico field. I think we just barely field enough teams to qualify as Division 1.

I think that the number of varsity teams we field reflects one of the gaps we need to close in order to be a "big time" college sports powerhouse. NCAA Varsity Sports is about more than football and men's basketball--even if that is where the revenue comes from.
 
The only reason to add sports (and I'd love beach volleyball) is to add enough women's teams to bring back baseball.

If women's beach volleyball and softball or another women's sport could bring back baseball make it happen. You could fund all 2-3 of them just off Casper oil money wanting baseball
 
Coeur d' Alene said:
You could fund all 2-3 of them just off Casper oil money wanting baseball
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:roll: Right....

You're living in the 80s. Casper is no oil mecca; there are a few relatively small producers based there now and that is it. Few producers are even breaking even in the current commodity environment. The McMurrys certainly sold their assets at the right time if that is who you are referring to.
 
Technically, Wyoming has 17 sports (Track & Field count for 2 - indoor & outdoor).

The nice thing about beach volleyball is that the expenses won't be staggering because you already have the athletes at your school for normal VB. Also, it allows your normal VB team the ability to practice full-time in the spring as opposed to the limited number of practices they would get if they were out of season.
 
WyoExpat said:
I just saw that this is the first year that Beach Volleyball is an NCAA championship sport. I also saw that New Mexico added a team this year to make it's 22nd NCAA varsity sport. http://www.ncaa.com/news/beach-voll...-lobos-excited-and-realistic-beach-volleyball

We just had a conversation on this board about low-profile and non-revenue sports. We also talk about whether UW should stay Division 1/FBS. We also complained about Utah leaving the MWC. However, our 14+/- varsity sports are pretty minimal compared to the number of varsity sports the likes of Utah, BYU, and New Mexico field. I think we just barely field enough teams to qualify as Division 1.

I think that the number of varsity teams we field reflects one of the gaps we need to close in order to be a "big time" college sports powerhouse. NCAA Varsity Sports is about more than football and men's basketball--even if that is where the revenue comes from.
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Just to clarify; only a few idiots have been demanding we drop from FBS.
 
fromolwyoming said:
WyoExpat said:
I just saw that this is the first year that Beach Volleyball is an NCAA championship sport. I also saw that New Mexico added a team this year to make it's 22nd NCAA varsity sport. http://www.ncaa.com/news/beach-voll...-lobos-excited-and-realistic-beach-volleyball

We just had a conversation on this board about low-profile and non-revenue sports. We also talk about whether UW should stay Division 1/FBS. We also complained about Utah leaving the MWC. However, our 14+/- varsity sports are pretty minimal compared to the number of varsity sports the likes of Utah, BYU, and New Mexico field. I think we just barely field enough teams to qualify as Division 1.

I think that the number of varsity teams we field reflects one of the gaps we need to close in order to be a "big time" college sports powerhouse. NCAA Varsity Sports is about more than football and men's basketball--even if that is where the revenue comes from.
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Just to clarify; only a few idiots have been demanding we drop from FBS.
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A few? More than just the one?
 
wyokoke said:
fromolwyoming said:
WyoExpat said:
I just saw that this is the first year that Beach Volleyball is an NCAA championship sport. I also saw that New Mexico added a team this year to make it's 22nd NCAA varsity sport. http://www.ncaa.com/news/beach-voll...-lobos-excited-and-realistic-beach-volleyball

We just had a conversation on this board about low-profile and non-revenue sports. We also talk about whether UW should stay Division 1/FBS. We also complained about Utah leaving the MWC. However, our 14+/- varsity sports are pretty minimal compared to the number of varsity sports the likes of Utah, BYU, and New Mexico field. I think we just barely field enough teams to qualify as Division 1.

I think that the number of varsity teams we field reflects one of the gaps we need to close in order to be a "big time" college sports powerhouse. NCAA Varsity Sports is about more than football and men's basketball--even if that is where the revenue comes from.
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Just to clarify; only a few idiots have been demanding we drop from FBS.
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A few? More than just the one?
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Also counting the ones that were on that newspaper site a few months back.
 
Let's clarify, no one that actually has a basic understanding of how college athletics works is saying we should drop. Anyone that is advocating that process is ignorant to how that world works.
 
Coeur d' Alene said:
The only reason to add sports (and I'd love beach volleyball) is to add enough women's teams to bring back baseball.

If women's beach volleyball and softball or another women's sport could bring back baseball make it happen.
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I disagree. There is another reason to add another women's sport. As the enrollment of women grows compared to the number of men (at least on most campuses) the number of spots on varsity teams for women needs to keep pace--just to ensure there are not too many men's spots relative to the shrinking share of the student body made up by men.

Personally, I would like to see UW's varsity sports basically mirror the WHSAA.
 
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