TexasTerror
October 5th, 2006, 07:48 PM
Good news, the I-AA program at Butler will continue. Interesting quote from the AD which says that not only will Butler compete at the Pioneer Football League, but compete as a "championship-seeking program"...what's that mean?
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler's struggling football program, winless last year and 5-38 the past four seasons, was given a reprieve Thursday following recommendations from a study panel and first-year coach Jeff Voris.
The university has begun addressing the recommendations, which include increasing salaries and upgrading facilities for the Division I-AA program, athletic director Barry Collier said.
"We are dedicated to building our football program into one that can not only compete in the Pioneer Football League but indeed become a championship-seeking program," Collier said.
Last year, Butler appointed a 15-member commission to look at the program and fired coach Kit Cartwright, who was 7-36 in four years with the Bulldogs. Voris, a four-year starting quarterback at DePauw, was hired after five seasons as the coach at Carroll College in Wisconsin.
A 30-20 win over Hanover last month snapped an 18-game losing streak, which at the time was tied for the longest in Division I. The Bulldogs are 2-3 this season.
"Now that we know specifically what football needs to succeed, we can address those needs," Collier said.
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=135306
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler's struggling football program, winless last year and 5-38 the past four seasons, was given a reprieve Thursday following recommendations from a study panel and first-year coach Jeff Voris.
The university has begun addressing the recommendations, which include increasing salaries and upgrading facilities for the Division I-AA program, athletic director Barry Collier said.
"We are dedicated to building our football program into one that can not only compete in the Pioneer Football League but indeed become a championship-seeking program," Collier said.
Last year, Butler appointed a 15-member commission to look at the program and fired coach Kit Cartwright, who was 7-36 in four years with the Bulldogs. Voris, a four-year starting quarterback at DePauw, was hired after five seasons as the coach at Carroll College in Wisconsin.
A 30-20 win over Hanover last month snapped an 18-game losing streak, which at the time was tied for the longest in Division I. The Bulldogs are 2-3 this season.
"Now that we know specifically what football needs to succeed, we can address those needs," Collier said.
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=135306