Just saw that Stanford is dropping men's volleyball.

Jul 9, 2020
1:04:59am

couldge All-American

I wonder if other programs follow their lead. It might have an impact on conference membership.

Stanford cuts 11 varsity sports programs as the pandemic worsens finances

A gap in resources widened by the coronavirus pandemic is leading Stanford University to cut 11 varsity sports from the school's athletics program in 2021, the school announced Wednesday.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/us/stanford-varsity-spt-trnd/index.html

*Edited typo to from Stamford to Stanford.

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Just saw that Stanford is dropping men's volleyball.

couldge

7/9/20 1:04am

StaNford

Avery

7/9/20 6:16am

Or the Utes often call it Standford

PortlandBlue

7/9/20 6:45am

In Utah - Stan-Ferd

Future_Tacos

7/9/20 7:49am

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The Brig

7/9/20 9:19am

This is true...everyone, everywhere says: “Stan-ferd.”

BlooCoog

7/9/20 9:35am

just dropping for 2021 at this point, right?

SingleStrapBackpack

7/9/20 7:50am

nope, permanently being transitioned to be just a club sport. But they will

cwilke1

7/9/20 8:11am

Is the PAC-12 looking for a replacement team?

statguru

7/9/20 8:06am

the pac-12 does not sponsor men's volleyball. Stanford is in BYU's conference

cwilke1

7/9/20 8:12am

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Roko's Basilisk

7/9/20 8:27am

And wrestling :(.

dYrtbYkerYder

7/9/20 9:04am

Cancel the Standfird marching musical clowns, too.

CougarThug

7/9/20 10:59am

their dumb tree should be the first thing to go

SingleStrapBackpack

7/9/20 11:09am

Amen...they are a classless, arrogant bunch; I'll never forget their distasteful

BlooCoog

7/9/20 1:07pm

Sheesh angry a bit?

ChiTownCougarV2

7/9/20 1:35pm

It was lame...did you find it humorous or in good taste? This is the same group

BlooCoog

7/9/20 1:41pm

I was hoping more big-name universities would pick up men's volleyball.

Hill4Heisman

7/9/20 11:22am

Most Big-Name Universities do have club teams. Title IX makes it difficult to

gp232

7/9/20 12:34pm

While Title IX is an obstacle, at only 4.5 scholarships, men's volleyball is

The Chelsea Dagger

7/9/20 1:28pm

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