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Re: Obe game attendance:  I don't think they really care about it.

OC is supposedly a good music school.  Perhaps they should focus on that and forget football.

"playing time" is a foreign cocept at OBE.  EVERY game they demand reduced clock time.

It appeared that most of the resources and attendance were were focused on the swimming pool.

BS66=WHAT??

Re: NCAC is a "basketball conference":  basketball is what boys play during men's wrestling season.

Oberlin dropping football would likely be a positive decision for all concerned, especially since their participation causes a significant alteration of the rules.  Looking at their results in most other sports raises a question of why continue.

Well stated.

Unbelievable!!!

Maybe a new AD also?

Li'l Giant:  Ditto

What specifically are D3 conferences doing to protect against closing?

As with multiple conferences in D3 and D1, tradition and maybe common sense have been lost.

Re:  WC - OBE "game".

I participated in and coached sports.  The basic principles I was taught and followed were: athletic competition is a learning experience, strive to do your best, and never quit during a contest. (It is perfectly acceptable to quit, for a variety of reasons, after attempting to participate in any endeavor.)

The Wabash-Obe game followed only one of those guidelines:  Learning -- the players learned it's acceptable to quit striving during an event. ("Taking a knee" is, or should be, offensive to everyone at the event.)  That reflects negatively on the sport, the officials, the coaches, and the institutions; plus, it represents cheating 1) the fans of an event for which they spent time and money, and, 2) the players of an opportunity to improve their skills and enjoyment.

Question 1:  Is there an NCAA, NCAC, or other college "rule" that stipulates a college is obligated to field a team, in any sport, if the college elects not to do so, for what ever the rationale?  (I'm not aware of one.)

Question 2:  What is the future of D3 institutions given the current financial struggles for a great number of them (evident in the NCAC and other conferences), which may well reduce both athletic and academic funds? (More college closures in the near future?)

Question 3:  If one of the key performers in a music concert decided to get up and leave in the middle of a solo, what would be the audience and reviewers' reactions?

Is forcing Wabash players not to play their best fair to them and reducing play time fair to football?