Hartford Leaving Division 1

[godanesgo99]

By now I'm sure most of you have heard this, but Hartford has now announced that the rumors were true, and the board has voted... Hartford is going back to Division 3. They will remain D1 until existing scholarships end. 

 

[Eli]

Hartford to D3 - General Danes Stuff - Big Purple Fans (ipbhost.com)

Yeah, crazy. I feel for staff and players...

[statefan]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/19/hartford-division-iii-sports-graduation/

[cwdickens]

17 minutes ago, statefan said:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/19/hartford-division-iii-sports-graduation/

Sadly .... University of Hartford is likely to find little success in the world of DIII sports...particularly being in New England ... dominated by the NESCAC New England Small College Athletic Conference .... likely headed to the Little East Conference

[godanesgo99]

That's a pretty strongly worded article calling for the dismissal of a college president in the Washington Post. I'm surprised it was published. 

[jimbo]

6 hours ago, godanesgo99 said:

That's a pretty strongly worded article calling for the dismissal of a college president in the Washington Post. I'm surprised it was published. 

And it didn’t come from a disgruntled alumni, Feinstein is a heavy hitter in the sports journalism world. 

Edited May 20, 2022 by jimbo
My forum skills apparently didn’t include spelling...

[jimbo]

I may have mentioned this before, if so...sorry about the repeat. Back in the early 2000s, we were making college visits with our daughter and Hartford was one of the stops. Our group of parents and prospective students was actually heckled by students as we walked between buildings. Telling us that they probably won’t tell us about such and such, and this has gone up or what not. A bit shocking, but otherwise hilarious. It didn’t happen on any other campus we visited. So the likelihood that an unpopular decision by an unpopular president and board would cause a reaction from the graduates is astronomically high in my view. They seemed like a feisty bunch. 

[Clickclack]

23 hours ago, statefan said:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/19/hartford-division-iii-sports-graduation/

This level of torching is something to behold...I'm not sure I've ever seen anything in sports this strongly worded. Dang...