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Georgetown has more grants than this and does not lose recruits to Dayton. Georgetown does not recruit in Ohio and the Midwest on a regular basis. To correct a post above, the program did not run out of money, Georgetown suspended a $32 million stadium project during a severe credit crunch affecting the school as a whole. As the endowment is now up 24% in 2007, many of these credit concerns appears to have corrected itself. SLU has a great opportunity to pursue club football. It should avoid comparisons to the Ivy and Patriot right now and make a call to the folks at Xavier and Marquette. The Billikens could have a club program next year if the momentum can start this spring and then consider a move up the I-AA/FCS ladder. --------------------------------------- http://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/football.htm

>Nearly all Jesuit schools cut football in 1966 because it >was costing way more than it was bringing in. Now, because >of Title IX restrictions, it is nearly impossible for any of >the schools to bring it back even if they thought they could >make money on it (which is very, very unlikely). False. In 1966, a half dozen Jesuit schools had already brought it BACK. In 1971, Georgetown traveled to SLU and won 30-7 against the Billikens' club team. Where there's a will, there's a way. Over 60 schools have added football since 2000, most in Div. III and NAIA, but Title IX affects them too. Even if SLU could just arrange a game each year with Marquette, Xavier, and Loyola, it would be a great addition to campus life.