Little Loyola College grew up this past weekend when the school officially changed its designation to Loyola University Maryland. After many conversations with lots of alums and friends, the concensus is that the change is a great one.
Through the years, my college roommates have always said that their degrees were worth more due to the great strides Loyola was making on the academic side.
The one place these same people were a bit disappointed was the athletic side. A few have said that the Hounds haven't change much since the early '80s. Now that is an exageration since the school has increased grant in aid, coaches salaries and operations budgets. The next step is to put some trophies in the trophy case.
The level of support for the teams has remained constant and the need to market the programs has never been more apparent with the growth of many of the Maryland schools going full speed ahead with their marketing programs. Now is the perfect time for Little Loyola to step up and make some noise.
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