Falcons suspend diving program

ah55 · Post by **ah55** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:08 pm

The BG News has learned the diving program has been suspended by BG.

http://bgviewsnetwork.com/sports/2009/0 ... /index.php

Peregrinner · Post by **Peregrinner** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:36 pm

Very sad to learn this. Awful news anytime a BGSU program gets cut. I hate to think how those girls must feel right now.

PGY Tiercel · Post by **PGY Tiercel** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:55 pm

Not surprised. They lost a good coach when the men's team were cuts (I always like both the Diving coach and the head swim coach when the men had a team).

It's the Journey... · Post by **It's the Journey...** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:19 pm

The Falcons have gone through six diving coaches over the past seven years according to Knavel.

It has to be almost impossible to have any consistency with that high of a turnover. Maybe it's the facility. Seriously though, i'm sure this has to have more than a little to do with the high turnover.

The part-time position paid $12,000, according to Knavel.

How does the department expect to attract and keep a coach when that is the salary?? It looks like football isn't the only sport where the assistant coaches are underpaid. I feel bad for those three women. Hopefully the department is doing everything it can to get them on teams at other schools.

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:26 pm

"They suspend the program. Suspend the program...that very day!"