- April 25th, 2016, 10:08 am
#508377
This potentially opens up a huge can of worms that theoretically could impact our future.
CBS Detroit wrote:Terry Foster: Eastern Michigan Analyzing Football Program After Athletic Department Lost $52 Million Over The Last Two YearsClick Here for Full Story
April 20, 2016 11:57 AM
By Terry Foster
@TerryFoster971
Eastern Michigan University is doing a thorough self-examination that could change the landscape of the school’s athletic and academic programs.
Should it keep football? Should the football program drop to Division II? Should the school continue to subsidize athletes by siphoning moneyfrom academics? HBO dropped a bomb on the school Tuesday night during a Real Sports program that said the athletic department lost $52 million the last two years and ranks last in Division I football attendance.
But EMU Regent Jim Stapleton said some of the measures the school is considering were in the works before the Wednesday firebomb came out.