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[> [> Re: High Point -- JB, Sun, March 22 2026, 7:52:30

Our president knows we have a basketball team. I think.

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[> [> Re: High Point -- Another Left Coast Griff, Sun, March 29 2026, 17:09:46

I'm a guy that graduated from Canisius in the 80's and was very active in several athletic programs but moved out West. My son goes to High Point. As a 3 year High School Varsity Baseball player in SoCal graduating at only 17 his first varsity year at 14, he wasn't highly recruited because of his age and quite frankly his size. High Point had him on the radar and we took a visit to the school. He saw the players that they had were 23-25 years old and said "no way" for baseball, but loved the school so he went there anyway without playing baseball. The High Point President is Not a billionaire, but he knows many of them and he is a GREAT fundraiser. From various reports High point has about 1.2 Billion in Assets but very little or no debt. He has maybe 30-50 or more major companies such as Netflix and google with on campus residences that meet with students regularly. My son is in his 2nd year majoring in Business Analytics and Sports Management, and the school has flown him and a couple of other hundred students on private charters to both Providence last year and Portland this year for March Madness. The President didn't pay for that. I can tell you this didn't happen over night, High Point had a plan and it is working. I have met President Stout and he is a very nice guy...but doesn't have a presence like Father Demske or Cooke and I am not sold on any vision, especially for sports. High Point's President Qubein has the fundraising capabilities, space and actual donors. Word has it High Point might buy up an old Mall area and start a D1 Football team. Not sure Stout can bring those assets to the table. I root for Canisius it is disappointing for the school continually being bottom feeders in multiple sports. Administrations win Championships

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[> Re: High Point -- BfloGriff, Sun, March 22 2026, 8:22:27

Our President has a unique background in college and university athletics. He and our Athletics Director together selected the present MBB coach. He also is in the midst of raising $150 MM for CU. BG would be surprised to learn something like he did not have a vision for growing Canisius, including D1 sports. But that takes time if he doesn't happen personally to be a billionaire.

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[> [> Re: High Point -- JB, Sun, March 22 2026, 8:44:30

A vision??? He didn't come to one game all year. Maybe he should start there.

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[> [> [> Re: High Point -- He was all the games on Thursday & Saturday., Sun, March 22 2026, 10:27:18

Just saying. Go Griffs!

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[> [> [> [> Re: High Point -- JB, Sun, March 22 2026, 11:02:33

Big deal. If he was the AD at Michigan St that would mean something.

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[> [> [> Re: High Point -- BfloGriff, Sun, March 22 2026, 10:48:10

Actually he does have a vision. It's called "Answering The Call" (ATC). Steve K. Stoute, JD became the 25th President of Canisius College (CC) in July, 2022. CC became Canisius University on August 1, 2023. ATC was published on September 13, 2023. It has four parts, one of which is "Student Success and Engagement", part 3 of which is "Leverage athletics and recreation to support an engaging and vibrant student experience.". Stay tuned.

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[> [> [> [> Re: High Point -- JB, Sun, March 22 2026, 11:05:42

I have a vision too. It's called "Becoming a billionaire". It's never going to happen but I can envision it.

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[> [> [> Re: High Point -- He was all the games on Thursday & Saturday., Sun, March 22 2026, 12:04:40

Just saying. Go Griffs!

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[> [> [> [> Re: High Point -- Maybe he will enter the portal, Sun, March 22 2026, 12:18:13

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[> Re: High Point -- Griff72, Sun, March 22 2026, 8:49:24

The schools we somewhat compare to are basically the MAAC schools, St Louis has 16,000 students and a $2 billion plus endowment and now in a city without pro football to dominate the sports scene, as stated High Point also a unique situation that likely will be in A10 or so in near future.

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