This is great! The War on 74 between Bradley and ISU now has a name and sponsor (Country Financial).
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Bradley -ISU "War on 74" to have a trophy, sponsored by Country Financial
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well, there are questions.... but here's some expanded info- LINK
"Bradley and Illinois State will compete throughout the academic year for the War on 74 Rivalry Series trophy,
with points awarded based on head-to-head athletic competition, academic achievement and community engagement"
- This is not only for basketball but apparently all sports
- does ONLY the head-to-head competition matter?
- who worked out the system for awarding "points"? Are some activities or sports going to be more heavily weighted on points?
- who gets the trophy if BU & ISU split the season series in every sport?
- The premier, revenue sports ought to take precedence, but apparently not?
- the term "community engagement" is pretty subjective, so who is the judge on these matters?
- Bradley sponsors 9 men's & women's sports plus two that are co-ed (XC & track, but does not field a full track squad)
...ISU has 12 sports plus the same two co-ed ones, so do they have an inherent advantage because private schools are definitely
...at a disadvantage (tuition) for many of those teams that utilize walk-ons and partial scholarship players.
Taxpayers do help subsidize ISU's costs (tuition) but not Bradley's
AND will there be bias since Country Financial is based in Bloomington, IL and has a long history of strong ties to ISU
thru partnerships, ISU scholarships, advertising and business deals.
It's not like they have shown any bias or anything.
"Bradley and Illinois State will compete throughout the academic year for the War on 74 Rivalry Series trophy,
with points awarded based on head-to-head athletic competition, academic achievement and community engagement"
- This is not only for basketball but apparently all sports
- does ONLY the head-to-head competition matter?
- who worked out the system for awarding "points"? Are some activities or sports going to be more heavily weighted on points?
- who gets the trophy if BU & ISU split the season series in every sport?
- The premier, revenue sports ought to take precedence, but apparently not?
- the term "community engagement" is pretty subjective, so who is the judge on these matters?
- Bradley sponsors 9 men's & women's sports plus two that are co-ed (XC & track, but does not field a full track squad)
...ISU has 12 sports plus the same two co-ed ones, so do they have an inherent advantage because private schools are definitely
...at a disadvantage (tuition) for many of those teams that utilize walk-ons and partial scholarship players.
Taxpayers do help subsidize ISU's costs (tuition) but not Bradley's
AND will there be bias since Country Financial is based in Bloomington, IL and has a long history of strong ties to ISU
thru partnerships, ISU scholarships, advertising and business deals.
It's not like they have shown any bias or anything.
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