DoCtoR62
Masters Student
Posts: 463
Reg: 05-18-08
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12-12-19 10:41 AM - Post#294537
In response to Bison89
In a sport that can only offer 36 numbers to begin with, retiring numbers is not a good tradition to start. It can put future coaches in a difficult position if a highly-touted recruit has a strong affinity for a number that is not available because of someone who played 50 years ago.
I agree that "retiring jerseys" isn't the answer either ... confusing to most. The Dallas Cowboys haven't retired one number. Rather, they honor their all-time greats in their Ring of Honor. It seems to me a better way to distinguish your all-time special players from your Hall of Fame players. If you want to hang the jersey in the ring of honor, I'd be cool with that. In Bucknell's case, I think it's fun to see the evolution of our color usage in jerseys over the years.
Before it gets too far down the road, the admin may want to develop some type of standard. Jen Walz was the women's program first great scorer, but I don't know that her career is more distinguished than several men's and women's players from the last decade. No questions about Leslie, Muscala and Molly Creamer, IMO.
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