Re: RPI 2019-2020: Life after Lovisa
I can understand why fans would not want to donate, but if you are on the fence I would consider still supporting the women on the team. The athletic director has apparently made a decision--which he will need to own--holding back because of the coach will not produce a positive benefit, let alone a coaching change, at this point.
In my opinion, there is something larger in play that affects both the men's and women's hockey teams: I don't think the types of resource investments needed for the programs to be consistently competitive on the national scene are high on the list of priorities for RPI leadership. Reasonable people can disagree on whether enhanced athletic investments make sense for colleges in this fiscal climate (skyrocketing tuition, dwindling enrollments, investment risks to endowment), but I think this is part of the reality for RPI in the near term.
Originally posted by sezenack
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In my opinion, there is something larger in play that affects both the men's and women's hockey teams: I don't think the types of resource investments needed for the programs to be consistently competitive on the national scene are high on the list of priorities for RPI leadership. Reasonable people can disagree on whether enhanced athletic investments make sense for colleges in this fiscal climate (skyrocketing tuition, dwindling enrollments, investment risks to endowment), but I think this is part of the reality for RPI in the near term.
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