Quote from: hasanova on March 26, 2009, 08:22:42 AM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on March 25, 2009, 10:59:31 PM

Quote from: hasanova on March 25, 2009, 10:46:44 PM
Another consideration for CC football players is what to do if you want to continue playing.  If you are a rising senior, then you'll probably be forced to return to CC for the sake of academic continuity.  If you have 2-3 years of eligibility, however, you may want to transfer ... especially if you're really passionate about football.  At this late date, though, that may be easier to say than to do.  It's difficult for me to comprehend why CC officials couldn't (and didn't) make a more timely decision.

Interesting point.  Looking at their web site, this '2009 offseason roster' shows
8 seniors
11 juniors
14 sophomores
1 freshman

Maybe this was a decision made to cut a team that simply is no longer viable.  The economic angle gives CC a cover story but with only 34 guys on the roster pending what recruits they could have scraped up this summer ... had no idea the situation was that grim in the Springs.

I feel for Coach Bodor.  When I talked with him he seemed to be a man who wanted nothing but the best for his players.  He deserved better than to have the program unceremoneously yanked out from under him.

Yeah, 34 guys is very thin ... and one freshman is quite telling.  Reminds me of how low the Lewis and Clark roster was a few years ago.  If it's a viable program, you'd think they'd have at least 60 with 20 incoming freshmen.

I play(ed) football at CC, and that's an offseason roster, meaning Coach Bodor listed everyone in the class they'll be next year. He must have mistakenly left someone as a freshman. We were expecting to get another 20 kids this year, almost half of which were committed to go to CC early decision. None of us expected this, and even the coaches didn't know until that morning. I finally blogged about the day in its entirety if you guys want to check it out, maybe it will be enlightening: http://www.thed3experience.com/Blog/wordpress/2009/03/my-life-as-a-d3-player-the-end-of-colorado-college-football/

By the way, I'm one of those kids looking to transfer in a ridiculously small time window. It sucks.

-Chris Jarmon