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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a lot of rumor and conjecture here.

It is not surprising that SJC could get a lot of former GC players, since Steffanelli is now at SJC after GC abruptly let him go.   That in and of itself is not ramping up to a national model.

Has anyone confirmed that they are actually fielding two varsity teams??  A regular varsity and a supposed national one??   That would indeed be a change.[/quote]

Yes, they are. They shared details at an event last week. [/quote]

Makes me wonder if this was the plan all along when SJC hired its new president in the middle of 2024. He didn't really have a strong academic background but was from UA and that this is Kevin Plank's idea. Not completely surprised that this is also being pushed after the president's kid graduates.[/quote]

The new president is a devout Catholic who is from DC, went to Catholic schools here, has older children who graduated from SJC and has been a consistent supporter of Lasallian values. He was not hired to gut the school’s academics, arts and services programs and replace it with a sports-only agenda. The school was already a big sports school. This is nothing new. [/quote]

Okay. Thanks for the info SJC admin person that was directed to respond to this thread. Nothing you posted disputes what I wrote. I'd not you didn't even contradict his lack of academic background..see here

https://www.cathstan.org/local/st-johns-new-president-brings-business-background-and-experience-as-a-school-parent-to-the-role

If what is posted is true then it is a change to the current dynamics as SJC. You can argue it is the devout Catholic view or not (it's not) but at the end of the day the move to a more national team model is going to require a great deal of changes in the school. From changes in how scholarships are divvied up to placement to costs to facilities to capital improvements. And as noted above, moving to an IMG model can almost guarantee that prices for the non-athletes are going to go up at a rate exceeding what it has over the last decade to create the seed funding for this idea.[/quote]

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