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Interesting article indeed. Given that GMU football would either have to
compete as a DI-FCS or DI-FBS because of another bylaw, I would think the start-up cost to sponsor DI football would be too rich for a lot of "mid-major schools." Now if GMU already had existing facilities (i.e. a "large" soccer stadium, lacrosse stadium, multi-purpose stadium in terms of size and not necessarily capacity), then that would reduce some of the start-up cost. Speaking of capacity, I think all DI (FBS and FCS) football stadiums currently have a capacity of at least 5,000. If GMU currently did have an existing facility that could work, then GMU would need to make sure the existing facility address any capacity concerns.
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Any chances George Mason and/or Virginia Commonwealth get football
-- MaskedRacer
Oct 10, 2022 at 12:40 PM ET
MaskedRacer
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10/10/22 12:40 PM ET
Nope Mason never will. Told the Skins no to building out the facility
-- Brewing_Hokie
Oct 10, 2022 at 06:58 PM ET
Brewing_Hokie
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10/10/22 06:58 PM ET
Correct me if wrong, but that can change if the BOV & President change?
-- Stech
Oct 11, 2022 at 02:08 PM ET
Stech
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10/11/22 02:08 PM ET
Well could have ever Mason has other challenges
-- Mercury
Oct 11, 2022 at 05:06 PM ET
Mercury
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10/11/22 05:06 PM ET
One would think but the president has changed.
-- Brewing_Hokie
Oct 11, 2022 at 02:11 PM ET
Brewing_Hokie
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10/11/22 02:11 PM ET
Where would they play?**
-- Femoyer Hokie
Oct 10, 2022 at 04:54 PM ET
Femoyer Hokie
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10/10/22 04:54 PM ET
GMU has a large piece of undeveloped land
-- Hokie1992
Oct 12, 2022 at 05:43 AM ET
Hokie1992
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10/12/22 05:43 AM ET
Man every HS football player will end up getting a scholie
-- Vippie1
Oct 10, 2022 at 04:42 PM ET
Vippie1
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10/10/22 04:42 PM ET
I don't think the interest is there at either school. At least in terms of
-- VTHokie2000
Oct 10, 2022 at 03:33 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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10/10/22 03:33 PM ET
The administration at Mason definitely isn’t interested, and I suspect
-- RJHokie
Oct 10, 2022 at 06:20 PM ET
RJHokie
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10/10/22 06:20 PM ET
I wasn't thinking just about the administration though. I also included
-- VTHokie2000
Oct 10, 2022 at 06:24 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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10/10/22 06:24 PM ET
Interesting history as Mason Club football dates to 1993
-- Hokie1992
Oct 12, 2022 at 06:22 AM ET
Hokie1992
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10/12/22 06:22 AM ET
Interesting article indeed. Given that GMU football would either have to
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-- VTHokie2000
Oct 12, 2022 at 11:07 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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10/12/22 11:07 AM ET
Being a mostly commuter school probably has something to do with the
-- RJHokie
Oct 10, 2022 at 10:07 PM ET
RJHokie
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10/10/22 10:07 PM ET
Hey, competition for the Hokies after NIL makes everything go kablooey.
-- FrederickHokie
Oct 10, 2022 at 10:03 PM ET
FrederickHokie
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10/10/22 10:03 PM ET
Even if everything goes kablooey, football will still be the most expensive
-- VTHokie2000
Oct 11, 2022 at 08:36 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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10/11/22 08:36 PM ET