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Originally Posted by PVCpirate
This is a great example of a double standard. Most high schools in the United States have a football team. Sometimes new schools are built or schools without football teams decide they want one, so a new team is formed, and they hire a coaching staff who may or may not have experience, and buy uniforms and equipment. And usually, like most rookie FRC teams, they kinda suck. Does anyone question the district for spending the money to do this because the team doesn't win? No, and when I have seen school districts cut sports, it's an outrage. That question should not exist for FRC teams, because like football, there's more to it than winning.
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This precisely. I came from a school with a football team that went 3-37 in the 4 years that I was there. They went 2 seasons without a win. Yet, they were never denied any funding, (and actually got increased funding), and people always praised the individuals on the team. Granted, the football teams do bring revenue to the school through the games, but even then, if the team is winless in 2 seasons, there is still an outrage at cutting any funding to the program.