Western Washington drops football

[W. DeMontague]

Division 2 Western Washington has dropped their football program.

http://wwuvikings.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010809aaa.html

Always a sad day when any school eliminates their football program.

So few Division 2 football schools out west, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference is now down to 4 football playing schools again.

[Bison_Kent]

Very sad for a very competative program at the DII level. They were a team I covered a few years back.

[nwFL Griz]

Without Western Wa, who are the Grizzlies going to schedule?

All joking aside, it's sad anytime a school drops its football program.

[Purple Pride]

savewwufootball.com is pleased to announce the introduction of HB 1884 into The Washington State House of Representatives! This bill calls for a review of the decision to terminate Western Washington University's football program by President Bruce Shepard. We want to thank Representatives Ericksen, Roach, Takko, Johnson, Hinkle, Cox, Walsh, Dunshee, Sells, and McCoy for helping sponsor the bill. For more details, please go to www.savewwufootball.com


They've raised $530,000 so far.

[Cobblestone]

savewwufootball.com is pleased to announce the introduction of HB 1884 into The Washington State House of Representatives! This bill calls for a review of the decision to terminate Western Washington University's football program by President Bruce Shepard. We want to thank Representatives Ericksen, Roach, Takko, Johnson, Hinkle, Cox, Walsh, Dunshee, Sells, and McCoy for helping sponsor the bill. For more details, please go to www.savewwufootball.com


They've raised $530,000 so far.

More power to them!

[89Hen]

Without Western Wa, who are the Grizzlies going to schedule?

All joking aside, it's sad anytime a school drops its football program.
WW definitely played a Big Sky just about every year, didn't they?

[Cleets]

WW definitely played a Big Sky just about every year, didn't they?

They played Eastern Washington in 2003 I think
They played North Dakota in Fargo a few times in the past 4 or five years
They beat UC Davis a few years ago (tell i'm not making that up... somebody check that)

Western Washington has a beautiful campus (90 miles north of Seattle)

[Purple Pride]

They played Eastern Washington in 2003 I think
They played North Dakota in Fargo a few times in the past 4 or five years
They beat UC Davis a few years ago (tell i'm not making that up... somebody check that)

Western Washington has a beautiful campus (90 miles north of Seattle)
2007 28-21

They were 0-7 vs. UC Davis prior to that.

[Purple Pride]

They've gotten pledges from NY, DC, OK, MD, UT, CO, VA, TX, MI, CA and MN in the last 72 hours.

xbowxxbowxxbowx

[89Hen]

Western Washington has a beautiful campus (90 miles north of Seattle)
I'm so east coast biased I didn't even know there were 90 miles north of Seattle. xeyebrowx:p

[Cleets]

I'm so east coast biased I didn't even know there were 90 miles north of Seattle. xeyebrowx:p

Where do you live in Maryland..?
You know I went to high school in Maryland - there are like 40 something other states (maybe 42) you should check them out

[Purple Pride]

WWU Rejects $1 Million Fundraising Effort; Now Faces Equal Loss in Future Contributions

In January, new WWU President Bruce Shepard, suddenly and without input or warning, abruptly ended the football program. The unilateral decision making process along with the lack of transparency and a public process has outraged many WWU alumni.

A group of over 500 WWU alumni have put together over $1 million dollars in pledges in an effort to get the program reinstated. After the group had amassed over $600,000 in pledges, a small group of anonymous supporters added significant funds to the total, which represented a four‐year commitment of monies.

However, the WWU Administration has rejected the overtures of the group and key donors. And now, the university must explain why hundreds of thousands of dollars that were to be left to the school through wills and life insurance policies are suddenly evaporating. At least two dozen alumni and supporters who were contacted within the past week have started to or already made changes to their estate plans. Total future funds forfeited by the university as a result of these two dozen people will exceed, at minimum, $750,000.

According to various alumni, the way the WWU Administration has handled this situation has greatly undermined many donors’ confidence in the University.


http://www.savewwufootball.com/features/detail.asp?ID=38

[dgreco]

it is a shame what WWU is doing. Especially in 5-10 years when they are strong again and want to bring football back. When a DII school can make that kind of combined donation to support a team they have to look at it. Even if they do non-scholarship or minimal they could of kept the team.

[Marcus Garvey]

Where do you live in Maryland..?
You know I went to high school in Maryland - there are like 40 something other states (maybe 42) you should check them out

I believe the total is 57



:D

[blukeys]

I believe the total is 57



:D

Thank You Barack Obama!!!

[W. DeMontague]

The WWU President just doesn't like football and has no interest in bringing it back. He'd rather face all the scrutiny than give in.

One proud and arrogant m'fer.

[GeauxLions94]

They've gotten pledges from NY, DC, OK, MD, UT, CO, VA, TX, MI, CA and MN in the last 72 hours.

xbowxxbowxxbowx

Could this have been bailout money???