News flash: Six schools drop football, La Tech to Sun Belt

News flash: Six schools drop football, La Tech to Sun Belt

By Jim Robinson
Ponyville Express
January 1, 2012

Six universities have dropped football, according to numerous reports from across the country. The news has sent shock waves throughout the college football universe.

After one season playing, the University of Texas San Antonio has elected to drop football due to poor revenue generated at matches held at the Alamodome.

"We thought we could succeed at the Division I FBS level, but we realized that we just were not ready to field a football team, period," said Lynn Hickey, UTSA Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics.

At San Jose State University, the life support has been taken from the football program, which had been suffering due to poor records and miniscule attendance.

"We needed to cut our losses, and this meant that our football team needed to be folded," said incoming SJSU Athletic Director Gene Bleymaier. "Obviously the fans will not be pleased with this, but what can you do?"

Texas State University, based out of San Marcos, Tex., will also drop football after a large sex scandal marred the football and volleyball teams there.

"This is a sad day for Bobcat Athletics," said Dr. Larry Teis, Director of Athletics at Texas State. "But we plan to move on and continue to foster the remaining programs we have. We will come out of this stronger than ever."

After a hailstorm destroyed the Kibbie Dome, the University of Idaho has elected to drop football so that it can focus on repairing the facility, which also houses the basketball teams as the Cowan Spectrum.

"There was no other option we could do," said Rob Spear, Idaho Director of Athletics. "We will consider restoring the football program at a later point, but we plan to have them compete in the FCS level instead."

Utah State has dropped football at well. Poor attendance and too many losing records to mentioned have led to demands to scrap the football team.

Scott Barnes, Athletic Director at Utah State, was very terse at the Press Conference. "Today will go down as a sad day at this university," Barnes said. "While we have had a tradition of fielding a football team, we have decided to drop football once and for all."

Finally, New Mexico State is dropping football. The move came as a shock to the citizens of Las Cruces, N.M, and many people have left town as a result.

"It's unfortunate that UNM will be the only school in the state that plays football at this level, but we felt it was for the good of the university that we dropped football," said Dr. McKinley Boston, athletics director at New Mexico State University.

Meanwhile, Louisiana Tech University has accepted an offer to join the Sun Belt Conference.