The Slippery Rock decision had nothing to do with our decision. We had ongoing talks about [dropping the sports]. It was just coincidental that it happened at the same time.

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The biggest expense was the travel funding. That was by far the biggest concern. It was pretty close to doubling the cost of taking a bus to Waynesburg College, maybe from $400 to $800.

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We want the coaches to concentrate on what sport they were brought to Thiel to coach, the reason that we hired them to coach. From a monetary standpoint, we didn't think that it would be feasible to get a head coach with the necessary expertise to put in these programs.

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