Quote Originally Posted by Libertine View Post
I don't think they had the time for that. CSU needed warm butts in the classrooms ASAP. When I say the enrollment numbers were disastrous, I mean the school was in danger of shutting down completely. The 1980's were a very bad period for Charleston Southern. The construction of Lightsey Chapel had already nearly bankrupted the school early in the decade and add to that the 1987 market crash and the Jim Bakker scandal that damaged donor giving to all faith-based institutions everywhere. My point is that CSU was in crisis mode during that time frame and shutting down the program for a couple of years would have cost them tuition dollars and publicity that they desperately needed.
Yeah thats a great point. They were more interested in bodies than scoreboards.

Im so proud of what that program has accomplished against some big odds. God help our opponents if CSU ever invests in a stadium and competitive coaches salaries!