Cutting Ties With Historic College Football Programs
May 18th, 2009 by Coach DeLorm
So I have been meaning to write about a topic that I have seen become increasingly more common over the past year. Even though some deem football to be the bread winner or crown jewel of their sports programs , more and more colleges are cutting football.
This brings up the question of why? I understand that American football carries many more expenditures such as equipment and insurance then lets say baseball, but having this sport within your school can be much more damaging. College football at any level can bring in much needed booster money as well as the unseen benefits it can bring to your student body. There are two division two programs in particular that have seen their storied football programs vanish before thier eyes. The first being from up in the northwest as Western Washington University.
WWU suddenly cut the football program earlier this year due to lack of funding. If you have not heard of this school before not to worry. The program has been around for over 100 years and has seen some tough seasons this past couple of years. When the announce was made alumni began fundraising and have collected over $600,000 dollars to help save the program. You would be interested in helping stop by www.savewwufootball.com. There still might be hope for this program though by more fundraising and possible state intervention.
The second school that recently cut their historic football program is Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO. Even though I from the Denver area and transplanted to PA, I was shocked to hear that this football program was being cut. I found out about how the process went down first hand from a former CC player ’s blog. The again cut not just football, but several other programs. I personally think that the 
leading issues that led up to them abandoning football was the fact that they had to travel long distances for away games because there are not any D3 programs in CO. I do hope that CC comes back and possible joins the RMAC which would allow them to play other Colorado teams which they use to do. If you would be interested in help raise money to save the Colorado College program here is the website, www.saveccfootball.com.
These are not just football programs, but rather families that these colleges have decided to break up. Many of these players have seen their last game and practice without even having the chance to say good bye to the game. I hope that any football coaches keep an eye out of any players looking to transfer or coaching staffs looking for some fresh blood to think of all those involved with these cuts.
