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Thu Feb 26, 2009 at 01:26:09 PM EST
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Blue Jersey users seemed to universally regret the loss of tennis, swimming and other "minor" sports as Rutgers pursued pigskin glory. So I was interested to see that Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan Jr. hasn't forgotten as he welcomes the new Athletic Director:
"I ask that he makes the restoration of the six varsity sports that were cut in summer 2006 a top priority.
"Men's heavyweight crew, lightweight crew, fencing, swimming, diving and tennis and women's fencing may not have received the same spotlight as football.
"But members of these teams were scholar-athletes in the truest sense who performed for the love of competition and achieved some of the highest grade point averages and graduations rates of any group of students at Rutgers.
If you were in charge at Rutgers, would you put your resources into trying to compete with the Florida's, U.S.C.'s, and Oklahoma's of the college football world when even Notre Dame can't manage it, or would you support smaller, less famous sports?
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Sun Nov 19, 2006 at 09:00:49 AM EST
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This year's erstwhile undedeated football record comes on the heels of Rutgers U eliminating their tennis and swim/dive programs.
Without getting into the whole debate about which programs deserve to stay or go (and how much the coaches deserve....or not) I can say this much: tennis and swim programs tend to attract good student/athletes who graduate.
Not sure what kind of talent pool RU expects to pick from after their latest athletic reshufflings. But nixing sports like tennis and swimming sure rule out a lot of bright, athletic New Jersey highschool seniors who would prefer to pay in-state tuition as they head off to college.
There is no doubt that this year's gridiron success has been thrilling to watch, but we should be mindful of what RU is giving up in its relentless persuit of football glory and dollars.
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