Why do we play Division II games at the beginning of the year (football)?
Just like any other team, when you begin the season, you want to test the new players and work all the wrinkles out. Playing a D-II opponent allows you to do this rather than playing an equal opponent right off the bat. Now, with saying this, anyone can lose to anyone on a given day. I assume that no one in Indiana really thought that we could beat them with 22 less scholarships and being on the road, but it can happen. I would like to see if we could get a SEMO or Murray State to start the year, as that would add a little bit of regional flair. We have had some beginning discussions on these topics. Has SIUC ever considered a women’s soccer program? Would it be feasible? If we ever did add a sport, that would be the one to add. Most other MVC members have women’s soccer, and it is played very competitively in St. Louis and Chicago, so recruiting would be a natural. The architects are looking at what cost and ramifications it would be to make the surface in the new football stadium com
