I talked to a good friend yesterday who has been very knowledgeable over the years of the inner workings of the West Coast conferences and schools. He said that there is rumblings of St. Mary’s being on suspect footing financially as an institution and its future is murky. As a small, regional and remote school with (depending on your POV) stronger local competitors, is its fate the same as many similar schools across the US (especially liberal arts schools without a specialty)? Curious if anyone has heard anything similar and if its success on the court hasn’t reaped the “ESPN ticker” benefits that Gonzaga has earned.
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