Sunday, March 13, 2011

BREAKING: UNO Moves To Summit League, Eliminates Football And Wrestling

And, no the HQ is not talking about the University of New Orleans...

After trying to move to Division III and not being able to find a conference dance partner, it looks like they're heading to D2 and the newly-tweaked Gulf South Conference.

We're actually talking about the University of Nebraska-Omaha...

The school says it received an offer to join the Summit, but since neither football nor wrestling are in Summit's plans, the Mavericks eliminated the sports. UNO currently competes in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association's Division II.

School officials say the decision was forced by a NCAA ban on division jumps that begins June 1. But the fact UNO's football and wrestling programs lose money was another element in the change.

University regents still have to approve the idea...

Here's something the school may not have to worry about much longer...
Regrettably...
This was Competition Day- just ten days ago...
((HT: unomavfootball))


And the HQ will do that one better...
The wrestling team won their third straight D2 title LAST NIGHT!!!

What have you done for me lately...???
Here's a documentary on the wrestling program that will not exist after, well, now.
((HT: bajjaliproductions))


Here's UNO AD Trev Alberts and Chancellor John Christensen on the decision...
((HT: WOWT-TV Omaha))

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