As of 8:10am this morning one of the finer programs in the country is lost due to "budgetary" problems.
No one saw it coming and they just recently signed some top level recruits that gave them one of the top 3 recruiting classes in the country.
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But, let's examine further. OSU last won a men's NCAA swimming and diving champion ship in 1962. Let me repeat - 1962. Since then an SEC school has won it 10 times. And, a Big 10 school, other than OSU has won it 6 times, led by a historically great Indiana team. The women have never won it or not since 1982, as far back as I found records.*
Why not go back to 1950 if you are going to go back to 1962. What is another 12 years when you are talking in decades. Since 1950, OSU has more swimming championships than the entire SEC conference if you are going to use your argument. Put it to rest.
I had the opportunity to coach at one of the first schools to drop men's swimming, Bowling Green State University in Northwestern Ohio in the Mid-American Conference. They dropped their program in 2001? (the exact date escapes me) In the early 90's we took the team to ASU to train for x-mas break. I remember training with the ASU and SMU teams, (it might have been Texas A&M.) What a great experience training in the desert was. The facilities were and hospitality was top notch. I hope those kids find a new home and attain the goals they have set for themselves. I have fond memories of the two trips we took to ASU. I believe BG still has a women's team.
But, let's examine further. OSU last won a men's NCAA swimming and diving champion ship in 1962. Let me repeat - 1962. Since then an SEC school has won it 10 times. And, a Big 10 school, other than OSU has won it 6 times, led by a historically great Indiana team. The women have never won it or not since 1982, as far back as I found records.*
Why not go back to 1950 if you are going to go back to 1962. What is another 12 years when you are talking in decades. Since 1950, OSU has more swimming championships than the entire SEC conference if you are going to use your argument. Put it to rest.
I had the opportunity to coach at one of the first schools to drop men's swimming, Bowling Green State University in Northwestern Ohio in the Mid-American Conference. They dropped their program in 2001? (the exact date escapes me) In the early 90's we took the team to ASU to train for x-mas break. I remember training with the ASU and SMU teams, (it might have been Texas A&M.) What a great experience training in the desert was. The facilities were and hospitality was top notch. I hope those kids find a new home and attain the goals they have set for themselves. I have fond memories of the two trips we took to ASU. I believe BG still has a women's team.
