Chicago State is moving forward with football Head Coaching search

[colin2229]

Ummm do you know the state of CSU? Makes Roosevelt look like Harvard.

Wasn't comparing Roosevelt to CSU bud. Thanks for your input though.

Name another school in the country in which the practice facility is a 20+ mile drive through a major metropolitan city?

 

[colin2229]

Have you been on a lot of D2 campuses?

yup.

what's your point?

 

[missingwalter]

There’s alot to be desired going to school in Chicago compared to where many of these campuses are located. Some of them play in high school stadiums.

There are probably many kids in Michigan that would relish the opportunity to go and play in Chicago, as well as Wisconsin kids, which has no D2 programs.

Not to mention, kids that were over recruited that want to come back home and have a place to play. Having spent the last four years traveling around D2 stadiums and around D2 programs I believe it’s going to be better there than you think

 

[colin2229]

Ummm do you know the state of CSU? Makes Roosevelt look like Harvard.

fun fact - CSU and Harvard are the only college athletic departments I've seen seen both have pronouns listed.

 

[colin2229]

There’s alot to be desired going to school in Chicago compared to where many of these campuses are located. Some of them play in high school stadiums.

There are probably many kids in Michigan that would relish the opportunity to go and play in Chicago, as well as Wisconsin kids, which has no D2 programs.

Not to mention, kids that were over recruited that want to come back home and have a place to play. Having spent the last four years traveling around D2 stadiums and around D2 programs I believe it’s going to be better there than you think

I coached at Roosevelt when it was Robert Morris and I played Division 2 football. I'm well aware of both sides.

Kids want to go play somewhere where there's community, student involvement and the stadium is on campus (amounts other things). It's impossible for Roosevelt to get any of these (3).

Hence their coach just left to go to a D3 that offers the above.

 

[missingwalter]

its a fair point, but I still think they will become at the very least a middle of the pack GLIAC program.

I’m glad my son is out of WSU for his final year.

 

[McCaravan]

Roosevelt is an absolute dumpster fire of a place to play football. I don't see anyway they ever have a respectable Division 2 program.
There isn't a 100 yard patch of grass across the street at Grant Park they could acquire for practice purposes? I would absolutely hate going from downtown to Arlington Heights and back everyday for practice....they can't secure something closer to downtown or at least in the City to practice??
Their campus is a high rise in downtown Chicago and their football facility is in Arlington Heights. That's a 24mile drive to practice down interstate 90. The team takes buses to and from practice each day.
* Morris Field to Roosevelt University

Since the cafeteria is closed by the time the guys get back from practice, the team is given fast food for the bus ride home from practice each day.

The coach they had for the past 10-15 years just left for a D3 job.

They won't ever get enough talent to compete against the schools in their conference. They will get D3 talent that is drawn to the allure of a scholarship but they won't get actual high caliber D2 talent.

They will always have attrition issues because of the logistical nightmare the football program is set up with.

 

[colin2229]

its a fair point, but I still think they will become at the very least a middle of the pack GLIAC program.

I’m glad my son is out of WSU for his final year.

I really like the new Coach.

 

[missingwalter]

Wheatley?

 

[colin2229]

Wheatley?

Roosevelt’s coach - McKeon

 

[missingwalter]

Phew

 

[4Afan]

Wasn't comparing Roosevelt to CSU bud. Thanks for your input though.

Name another school in the country in which the practice facility is a 20+ mile drive through a major metropolitan city?

Name another school that has started a major sports program only to have it fold.

 

[Secondo1]

The more I think about it out this the more I agree with the poster who said there is on a 10% chance they get a football program. Way too many obstacles. Too many. The Roosevelt thing is very tough for the players and coaches. All of them have much better and many NAIA and D3 opportunities within a few miles.