Throw in the towel?

[dbilmes]

I wonder what Ed Marino has to say about this.

[billhoward]

I wonder what Ed Marino has to say about this.

Something about the spellcheck button perhaps, or not confusing him with the Tom and Bill Marinaro lacrosse family?

[KeithK]

The Ivies started as a football conference and I think the Ivy Agreement specifically states that there must be round robin competition in football (and in as many other sports as possible).  Dropping football probably means dropping out of the Ivy League, which is not going to happen.

I think it's pretty unlikely that we would be kicked out of the Ivies if we dropped football.  Even if the agreement says something to that effect agreements can be changed.

[Towerroad]

I wonder what Ed Marino has to say about this.

I am not sure why Ed Marinaro's opinion should carry any more weight than anyone elses (his $ are a different matter). I am certain that most if not all the current and former players would object to this course of action but that does not necessarily mean it is a bad idea.

Financial considerations are important, I don't know if football is a money maker or not. What is clear is that we are not very good at it.

[rss77]

Yes Caltech does not have football but the University of Chicago and MIT both have varsity football.

[Trotsky]

MIT at least had about 50 years off.

Also: let's hear it for CalTech baseball!

[Towerroad]

I wonder what Ed Marino has to say about this.

I am not sure why Ed Marinaro's opinion should carry any more weight than anyone elses (his $ are a different matter). I am certain that most if not all the current and former players would object to this course of action but that does not necessarily mean it is a bad idea.

Financial considerations are important, I don't know if football is a money maker or not. What is clear is that we are not very good at it.

Ok you win, it looks like a conference we could be competitive in

http://www.newenglandfootballconference.com/seasons/index

[Trotsky]

Ok you win, it looks like a conference we could be competitive in

http://www.newenglandfootballconference.com/seasons/index

They are in the ECAC...

[RichH]

MIT at least had about 50 years off.

Also: let's hear it for CalTech baseball!

A colleague I knew from grad school was a catcher in his undergrad days for CalTech. He threw a party after that win in 2003, as it broke a similarly long losing streak.

Also, due to a self-reported violation, they had to "vacate" the losing streak. Smart, I guess? From http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/story/_/id/8930863/caltech-baseball-victory-one-record-book

Caltech, like USC, Ohio State and Penn State, is on NCAA probation, believe it or not. The Beavers self-reported after violating one of the NCAA's myriad rules, this one stating that student-athletes have to take a full course load to be eligible.

Caltech students aren't officially taking a full course load until the end of the third week of every term. They are allowed to shop the tough classes before finalizing their curricula and many student-athletes chose academic prudence over rigid adherence to NCAA rules.

The baseball team had to vacate its 0-112 record during the period it "cheated."

[scoop85]

Cornell trails Brown 14-2 with 2:30 left in the half.

I have watched almost 35 years of mostly bad Cornell football. This is the most inept offensive football I've seen in all those years. The offensive line is hopeless

[CAS]

Don't understand why Cornell isn't competitive in football.  Wasn't too long ago when we had reasonable success.  Under Jim Hofher, from 1990-97, Cornell went 33-23 in Ivies, never finishing below 4th.

[CAS]

Don't understand why Cornell isn't competitive in football. Wasn't too long ago we had reasonable success.  Under Jim Hofher, from 1990-97, Cornell went 33-23 in the Ivies, never finishing below 4th.

[Ken711]

Don't understand why Cornell isn't competitive in football. Wasn't too long ago we had reasonable success.  Under Jim Hofher, from 1990-97, Cornell went 33-23 in the Ivies, never finishing below 4th.

Lack of recruiting and coaching.  With the former being the greatest issue the last 15 years.  Remember the ill-fated Tim Pendergast era.

[Weder]

Are we at the point of inducting a second-place team into the athletics department hall of fame?

http://frontrow.espn.go.com/2014/10/marcellus-wileys-96-lions-inducted-into-columbia-university-athletics-hof/

[Ken711]

Might as well throw the towel in on the men's basketball team as well.  Outside of the one Steve Donahue run, winning seasons are few and far between.